"I've been a coach for many years, I realized that to be happy and live football well you need important squares, with strong moods. From this point of view, Rome-Naples is my match, of my life, but it will never be a competition against an enemy, but between two parts of me ". This was stated by Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti on the eve of the match against the Giallorossi that he coached from 2005 to 2009 and from 2016/17. "There is no past - added Spalletti - to defeat for me, but a very important match for the future of Napoli that we must try to win. Obviously I will be all from Napoli, but Roma will never be my enemy. ? I have already received them but I do not deserve them, I know how much passion and how much love, how much obsession I have given to Rome and for Rome,if they make them to me at that distance they can be endured and then I will be consoled by the memory of the applause of the magnificent games won by playing spectacular football, obtaining victories that have made the history of Rome ".
Probable formations
Rome (4-2-3-1): 1 Rui Patricio; 2 Karsdorp, 23 Mancini, 3 Ibanez, 5 Vina; 17 Veretout, 4 Cristante; 22 Zaniolo, 7 Lo.Pellegrini, 77 Mkhitaryan; 9 Abraham. (87 Fuzato, 63 Boer, 13 Calafiori, 19 Reynolds, 24 Kumbulla, 42 Diawara, 14 Villar, 55 Darboe, 59 Zalewski, 21 Mayoral, 11 Carles Perez, 92 El Shaarawy, 14 Shomurodov). Coach: Mourinho. Disqualified: - Warning: Cristante Unavailable: Spinazzola, Smalling.
Naples (4-3-3): 25 Ospina, 22 Di Lorenzo, 13 Rrahmani, 26 Koulibaly, 6 Mario Rui, 8 Ruiz, 99 Anguissa, 20 Zielinski, 11 Lozano, 9 Osimhen, 24 Insigne.
(1 Meret, 12 Marfella, 46 Idasiak, 59 Zanoli, 5 Juan Jesus, 31 Ghoulam, 4 Demme, 68 Lobotka, 7 Elmas, 21 Politano, 14 Mertens, 37 Petagna).
Coach: Spalletti.
Disqualified: none.
Be wary: none.
Unavailable: Malcuit, Manolas, Ounas.
Referee: Massa of Imperia.
Snai odds: 2.80;
3.45;
2.45.