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Napoli will be looking to put a disappointing January behind them this evening when they take on Cesena in a Serie A tie that they really should be winning, with Bet365 offer a live stream in HD and making them favourites at a very short price of 1/3, as we bring you the all important team news.
During the opening month of 2012, Napoli slipped to 7th in the table after winning just once in the league and picking up just three points from their last three Serie A games.
They did pick up valuable victories in the Coppa Italia though – against Cesena and Inter Milan respectively – so its not as if they have completely lost the winning habit. They could, no doubt, do with three points this evening though.
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Looking at the league table, they currently find themselves three points adrift of a top six place and this will be their minimum aim for the season.
February is a massively important month for them too – they take on Chelsea in the Champions League on the 21st – so they will be keen to begin a positive run with a comfortable win over Cesena.
The away side are the underdogs for this one too having one just once across the last eight games. This has seen them slip into the relegation places and there is no doubt that they are in a dogfight for survival between now and the end of the season.
What Daniele Arrigoni’s men need is a burst of positive results to give them a boost. Back in November, they won four out of five games and this shows that they can get the job done when in good spirits.
Whether they will tonight is another matter though as Napoli have only lost twice at home all season.
The home side do have some key players unavailable though with the suspended Ezequiel Lavezzi and the injured Paolo Cannavaro set to miss out. Leading scorer Edinson Cavani comes back into the starting line-up though and will look for a goalscoring return.
As for the visitors, Marek Hamsik and Goran Pandev are set to lead the line as they aim to cause an upset at the hands of Napoli this evening.