Spezia vs Napoli Prediction: Will the Neapolitans be able to consolidate their lead?

Napoli is 13 points ahead of everyone in the Italian league table. Will the Neapolitans be able to consolidate their lead after the away match against La Spezia?

The team lost their most striking forward, M'Bala Nzola, due to injury. La Spezia has played two matches so far without him and expectedly failed to score. With the same score of 0:2, the Eagles lost on the home field to Roma and away to Bologna. Perhaps Daniele Maldini will help the team. We will probably be able to see the forward, a representative of the great dynasty of football, in the starting lineup in the game with Napoli.

La Spezia needs goals and points now. After losing twice in a row, the modest team dropped to 17th place and is only five points ahead of the relegation zone. The 18th place is now occupied by Verona, who have improved their pace, and Spezia will probably have a tough time soon.

The Neapolitans are leading the league with a handicap, and you can probably already say that they can only lose the Scudetto this season to themselves. In many ways, the crucial factor was the 5:1 victory over Juventus on Matchday 18. The team was energized by beating Salerno (2:0) and, last weekend, Roma (2:1).

Napoli plays their first UEFA Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt on 21st February, and in addition to La Spezia, they also have games against Cremonese and Sassuolo. After picking up 9 points in this stretch and even increasing the gap from their pursuers in Serie A, Napoli will be able to work quietly on two fronts.

La Spezia will not be able to rely on their leading scorer M'Balu Nzola in the upcoming match. After the meeting with Bologna, they will also be without Emmanuel Gyasi - the second-leading scorer got his fifth yellow card of the season. The absence of two strikers suggests that La Spezia is unlikely to score against Napoli, given that Napoli has one of the best defenses of the season. Luciano Spalletti's team is unlikely to work hard, score a couple of goals, and play to their strengths, as they did in the recent away fixtures with Sampdoria and Salernitana. We bet here on Napoli's victory in a not very productive game.