Napoli
Europa League
16th Finals
Thu , Feb 25 , 2021 18:55
2 - 1
Granada
Napoli
Granada
2 - 1
Napoli has a task of overcoming a two-goal deficit from last week's first leg, against overachievers Granada on Thursday. Read our reasons for Napoli vs Granada prediction and betting tips.
Napoli has announced they will not be speaking to the media for the foreseeable future after the 4-2 defeat to Atalanta. The club made the decision and has banned coach Gennaro Gattuso and his players from giving interviews. This was the latest setback after Thursday’s 2-0 Europa League defeat to Granada. It piles further pressure on coach Gattuso, with reports increasing that he could be fired. The Partenopei are sliding down the Serie A standings, as the injury crisis is taking its toll on the squad. They have lost three of their last five Serie A games. De Laurentiis reportedly spoke to Napoli players on Monday to confirm the coach won’t be sacked.
That situation deteriorated further when Victor Osimhen was stretchered off after losing consciousness during the final minute of the game. He knocked the back of his head on the ground when falling awkwardly and momentarily lost consciousness. Nigeria international has been taken to the local hospital for tests. Dries Mertens, Diego Demme, Andrea Petagna, Elseid Hysaj, David Ospina, Kostas Manolas, and arguably this season's star man, Hirving Lozano, all miss out this week. Gennaro Gattuso will be forced to field almost the same team as on Sunday, only with Osimhen being replaced by the diminutive Lorenzo Insigne, who will operate as a 'false nine'.
Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Rui; Elmas, Bakayoko, Ruiz; Politano, Insigne, Zielinski
Decimated Napoli needs a miracle to stay in the Europa League after Kenedy scored one and set up another in just two minutes, giving Granada the 2-0 victory. Eljif Elmas volleyed over on a corner at the back post, but Granada caused a lot of problems down the right with Kenedy and then Foulquier bursting into the box. It was a warning, but not heeded, because, after a couple of corners, the hosts took the lead. Kenedy curled a great ball to the back post for Yangel Herrera to surprise Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a header. Barely 90 seconds later, Napoli had tried to go on the attack but was caught cold by a rapid Darwin Machis counter, setting up Chelsea-owned Kenedy for the precise daisy-cutter angled drive. Granada has exceeded expectations this season and finds themselves in ninth place in the La Liga standings. The Spanish outfit suffered a 3-2 defeat over the weekend and will need to put in a better effort in this match.
Granada boss Diego Martinez is set to retain the 4-2-3-1 employed in the first leg, with Yangel Herrera and Maxime Gonalons expected to come back into the starting lineup in midfield. Defender German Sanchez - sent off in the disappointing defeat to Huesca - Antonio Puertas, Yan Eteki, and Alberto Soro are all expected to drop out of the side, as Darwin Machis, Jose Molina and Kenedy return in the attack. Neyder Lozano, Luis Milla, Luis Suarez, and Roberto Soldado are all on the sidelines through injury, though Jesus Vallejo could return from an injury picked up in the first leg.
Granada: Silva; Foulquier, Duarte, Sanchez, Neva; Herrera, Gonalons; Kenedy, Montoro, Machis; Molina
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Napoli played few games on a great level, including their 1-0 home win against Juventus. The potential of this team is high, but they tend to switch off from time to time and ruin their chances to win games and points. This game should be a turning point of their season. Our final Napoli vs Granada prediction is a home team win.
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26.09.2024. | Napoli | VS | Palermo | 5-0 |
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21.09.2024. | Juventus | VS | Napoli | 0-0 |
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15.09.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Napoli | 0-4 |
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03.11.2024. | Napoli | VS | Atalanta | 0-3 |
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26.10.2024. | Napoli | VS | Lecce | 1-0 |
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04.10.2024. | Napoli | VS | Como | 3-1 |
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29.09.2024. | Napoli | VS | Monza | 2-0 |
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26.09.2024. | Napoli | VS | Palermo | 5-0 |
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31.08.2024. | Napoli | VS | Parma | 2-1 |
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25.08.2024. | Napoli | VS | Bologna | 3-0 |
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10.08.2024. | Napoli | VS | Modena | 0-0 |
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03.08.2024. | Napoli | VS | Girona | 0-2 |
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31.07.2024. | Napoli | VS | Brest | 1-0 |
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10.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Napoli | 1-1 |
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29.10.2024. | Milan | VS | Napoli | 0-2 |
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20.10.2024. | Empoli | VS | Napoli | 0-1 |
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21.09.2024. | Juventus | VS | Napoli | 0-0 |
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15.09.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Napoli | 0-4 |
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18.08.2024. | Verona | VS | Napoli | 3-0 |
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17.05.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Napoli | 2-2 |
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06.05.2024. | Udinese | VS | Napoli | 1-1 |
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20.04.2024. | Empoli | VS | Napoli | 1-0 |
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07.04.2024. | Monza | VS | Napoli | 2-4 |
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16.11.2024. | Sporting Gijón | VS | Granada | 1-2 |
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09.11.2024. | Granada | VS | Eldense | 3-2 |
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02.11.2024. | Real Zaragoza | VS | Granada | 2-1 |
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30.10.2024. | Cortes | VS | Granada | 0-2 |
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27.10.2024. | Granada | VS | Levante | 1-2 |
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22.10.2024. | Castellón | VS | Granada | 2-3 |
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19.10.2024. | Granada | VS | Tenerife | 4-0 |
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13.10.2024. | Granada | VS | Córdoba | 1-0 |
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05.10.2024. | Mirandés | VS | Granada | 0-1 |
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29.09.2024. | Burgos | VS | Granada | 2-2 |
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09.11.2024. | Granada | VS | Eldense | 3-2 |
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27.10.2024. | Granada | VS | Levante | 1-2 |
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19.10.2024. | Granada | VS | Tenerife | 4-0 |
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13.10.2024. | Granada | VS | Córdoba | 1-0 |
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20.09.2024. | Granada | VS | Málaga | 2-2 |
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07.09.2024. | Granada | VS | Deportivo La Coruña | 1-1 |
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30.08.2024. | Granada | VS | Huesca | 1-3 |
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15.08.2024. | Granada | VS | Albacete | 1-2 |
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08.08.2024. | Granada | VS | Al Wahda | 1-1 |
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04.08.2024. | Granada | VS | Al Nassr | 1-0 |
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16.11.2024. | Sporting Gijón | VS | Granada | 1-2 |
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02.11.2024. | Real Zaragoza | VS | Granada | 2-1 |
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30.10.2024. | Cortes | VS | Granada | 0-2 |
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22.10.2024. | Castellón | VS | Granada | 2-3 |
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05.10.2024. | Mirandés | VS | Granada | 0-1 |
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29.09.2024. | Burgos | VS | Granada | 2-2 |
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15.09.2024. | Elche | VS | Granada | 2-2 |
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24.08.2024. | Racing Ferrol | VS | Granada | 0-1 |
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25.07.2024. | Las Palmas | VS | Granada | 1-1 |
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20.07.2024. | Almería | VS | Granada | 2-1 |
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Daniel Garcia is originally from Basque Country, and as a kid who grew up just a few streets from Mendizorrotza Stadium, the choice of Deportivo Alavés as his favourite club is more than obvious. Because of his studies, he moved to Madrid where he graduated in Sports Journalism. Daniel plays football on the weekends, but that does not stop him from watching all La Liga matches. He believes that the outcome of a match can be predicted if all the parameters are analyzed well, including form of the players and weather conditions. Currently he is living in Belgrade, and is in love with a Serbian girl who works as a journalist at one of the famous Sport Channels in Serbia.