This is a must-win game for Napoli. The Italian champions are already 9 points behind title rivals Inter Milan, and they cannot afford to lose any more ground. Their away form has been inconsistent this season: six wins, one draw, and five defeats from 12 games. However, Genoa tend to struggle at home. They’ve lost five of their 12 home matches this season, as they don’t have a great deal of firepower in attack. Napoli are unbeaten in their last seven games against Genoa, including a 2-1 win earlier this season, and they should have enough quality to edge this clash.
Last week I took over 2.5 goals in the Napoli v Fiorentina match, and my argument was that this team is missing too many key players, so we should see Fiorentina score. We saw Napoli pull off the 2-1 win, but man did they look shaky defensively. A better team than Fiorentina would have put in 3+ goals. While Genoa isn't much better than Fiorentina, I'm going to continue to bet on goals until Savic is back in the goal for Napoli. Genoa brought out goals in Lazio, so they can do it against anyone.
