Napoli are looking to get revenge on Fiorentina after last season’s defeat at the Artemio Franchi, but their recent record against the Viola is poor.
Former Coach Maurizio Sarri famously said that his side lost the Scudetto “in a Florence hotel room”, having watched Juventus come back from 2-1 down to Inter to win 3-2 in the last minute.
Napoli are looking to get revenge on Fiorentina after last season’s defeat at the Artemio Franchi, but their recent record against the Viola is poor.
Former Coach Maurizio Sarri famously said that his side lost the Scudetto “in a Florence hotel room”, having watched Juventus come back from 2-1 down to Inter to win 3-2 in the last minute.
That sapped the morale from his squad, and after Kalidou Koulibaly’s red card the following day they went down 3-0 in Florence.
Partenopei midfielder Allan has admitted he and his teammates are out for revenge, but they’ve struggled against the Viola in recent matches.
Fiorentina were one of only two teams against whom Napoli failed to score last season, the other being Inter.
The Neapolitans have won just one of their last five games against tonight’s opposition, though that was a 4-1 triumph in May 2017.
Coaches Carlo Ancelotti and Stefano Pioli have faced each other twice, with Carletto winning on both occasions.
His Milan beat Pioli’s Parma 2-0 and 1-0 in the 2006-07 season.
Napoli are looking to bounce back from defeat to Sampdoria in Week 3, and they haven’t lost two games in a row since October 2016.