Ahead of this game, Napoli is five points behind the first-placed Inter Milan. Gli Azzurri's chances for the famous Scudetto are slim, but with five more rounds left to play in Serie A, there should only be a winner mentality from Luciano Spalletti's men. Napoli will visit Empoli, a club close to the relegation zone that is currently experiencing a huge downfall in form. Empoli is coming from a 1-4 loss to Udinese, which is the hosts' seventeenth consecutive match without a victory. I simply cannot see the hosts surprising the giant from the South of Italy, and will predict the guests to find the important three points here.

Empoli is troubled with injuries, missing three valuable players - Nicolas Haas, Riccardo Marchizza, and Lorenzo Tonelli. The guests also have a few absentees, but with a good squad depth, there should be no problems finding a decent starting eleven. Napoli is without Stanislav Lobotka, Eljif Elmas, David Ospina, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Napoli arrives at the duel from a 1-1 draw vs. AS Roma. Being the best away team in the league, the visiting side hopes for another great performance on the road. Spalletti's squad has lost only one of its sixteen league visits, winning in eleven of those. They only conceded twelve goals away from home, while finding the net thirty-one times. Contrary to the favorites, Empoli is terrible at its home ground. The hosts were victorious in just three matches on this pitch this season, failing to win in thirteen out of sixteen.

Aurelio Andreazzoli's team had a phenomenal start to the season, even being considered a contender for the top seven at some point. However, the newly-promoted side saw a horrible change in form, and is just a bit away from the relegation spots. With nothing to fight till the rest of the campaign, I can see the hosts going to this game with an easier tempo, while the guests go into the clash hungry for the win. Good luck!

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在这场比赛之前，那不勒斯落后排名第一的国际米兰5分。蓝衣军团获得意甲冠军的机会渺茫，但意甲还有五轮比赛要打，斯帕莱蒂的球队应该只有赢球的心态。那不勒斯将拜访恩波利，这是一家接近降级区，目前正经历着巨大下滑的俱乐部。恩波利1-4负于乌迪内斯，这是东道主连续第17场比赛没有获胜。我根本看不出东道主会让来自意大利南部的巨人感到惊讶，我预计客人们会在这里发现重要的三点。

恩波利正受伤病困扰，失去了三名有价值的球员——尼古拉斯·哈斯，里卡多·马尔基扎和洛伦佐·托内利。客人们也有一些缺席，但是有了良好的阵容深度，找到一个像样的首发11人应该不是问题。那不勒斯缺少了斯坦尼斯拉夫·洛博特卡、埃尔吉夫·埃尔马斯、大卫·奥斯皮纳、乔瓦尼·迪·洛伦佐和卡里杜·库利巴利。

那不勒斯在1-1战平罗马后来到决斗现场。作为联赛中最好的客场球队，客队希望在客场能有更好的表现。斯帕莱蒂的球队在16次联赛访问中只输了1次，其中11次赢了。他们在客场只丢了12球，却有31次破门。与热门球队相反，恩波利在主场表现糟糕。东道主本赛季在这个球场上只赢了三场，16场比赛中有13场没赢。

奥雷里奥·安德烈佐利的球队本赛季开局出色，甚至一度被认为是前七的有力竞争者。然而，这支刚刚晋级的球队在状态上发生了可怕的变化，离保级只有一步之遥。在剩下的比赛中没有什么需要战斗的，我可以看到东道主以更轻松的节奏来观看这场比赛，而客人们则渴望着胜利。好运！