Napoli and Inter Milan will continue their Serie A title battle when they face Como and Genoa
respectively, as part of Matchday 26 in the Italian top flight.
Inter will host Genoa at the San Siro on Saturday night, with Nerazzurri manager Simone Inzaghi
wary of the threat posed by their opponents – after the teams played out a 2-2 draw when they last
met in August of 2024.
“This is a team that fought back to make a draw against us,” said Inzaghi, referencing a late
equaliser from Junior Messias. “We cannot afford to underestimate anyone. It is this time of the
season when mistakes can be costly, and we need to make sure we are applying pressure to our
rivals.”
Napoli will have the chance to respond on Sunday afternoon when they face Como at the
Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium. The hosts are fighting to ensure their top-flight survival, with
manager Cesc Fabregas hoping that former Tottenham Hotspur star Dele Alli can add some
creativity and penetration in attack.
“He was a fantastic player,” said Fabregas of the English attacker. “I played against him many
times. I’m glad if I can help him rediscover himself.”
Elsewhere, AC Milan will face a tricky test away to Torino, with Rossoneri manager Sergio
Conceicao hoping to see a more aggressive approach from his team when it comes to winning
back possession.
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“The aggression that I want without the ball is achieved through training, I haven’t had time to do
it,” admitted the Portuguese. “Their characteristics aren’t even these; we had to understand the
right area to press and then restart strong. There were moments that I liked and others not so
much.”
Also keep an eye out for Lazio’s trip to Venezia; Atalanta and Juventus will back themselves to win
away to Empoli and Caglirai respectively; and Roma will be in action on Monday night when they
host Monza at the Olimpico Stadium.
“We need to keep taking it one game at a time, we can’t take our fans for a ride saying we are
targeting this or that tournament. All we can promise to them is that we’ll give our best in every
game,” noted Giallorossi manager Claudio Ranieri, whose team is juggling commitments across
the UEFA Europa league, Coppa Italian and Serie A.
Friday, 21 February
21:45: Lecce v Udinese – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
Saturday, 22 February
16:00: Parma v Bologna – LIVE on SuperSport OTT7
16:00: Venezia v Lazio – LIVE on SuperSport Football
19:00: Torino v AC Milan – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
21:45: Inter Milan v Genoa – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
Sunday, 23 February
13:30: Como v Napoli – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
16:00: Verona v Fiorentina—LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
19:00: Empoli v Atalanta – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
21:45: Cagliari v Juventus – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
Monday 24 February
21:45: Roma v Monza – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
