Napoli has a great opportunity to further distance themselves from the closest companion on the table, Juventus, by winning today's match. The current difference between the two teams is 1 point, and considering that there are three rounds left until the end of the championship, three new points from this game would be very important for them before the visit of the uncomfortable Fiorentina next week. They enter this match with very high morale after a 4-1 away win against Spezia, in which they scored as many as 3 goals in the first half. With such a game, they made it clear to their closest followers that they do not intend to give up in the fight for the Champions League. They are playing really impressively at home this season. They suffered their last defeat in January this year, and since then they have played 13 more games and recorded a great 10 victories. On average, they score more than 2.5 goals per game at home during the season, and in terms of goals conceded, they are really impressive, because they allowed their opponents only one goal per game on average. Against today's rival, they have a very satisfying history of matches, they do not know about the defeat in the last 10 games. 

Udinese is in a safe 11th position, without any risk of slipping into the danger zone. They haven't been playing great lately and in the last 9 games they only managed to beat very low quality teams, like Benevento and Crotone. One fact that can worry all the fans of the guests before this match is the extremely insecure defense of their team. Sounds incredible, but in the last 6 games in a row, the Udinese players committed a foul in their penalty area. Such a thing can be expected even today against the very penetrating Insigne, Mertens and Osimhen. 

It is from the aforementioned Osimhen that the players of Udinese are in the greatest danger. After missing the entire half-season and starting to play only in January, the great Nigerian is starting to justify the big money invested in his transfer to Napoli. He is in great shape and has scored 5 goals in the last 4 matches and has one assist. Since there are no additional problems with injuries before this match, Gattuso will perform the strongest team on the field. I expect a maximally attacking-oriented Napoli who will be attacking Udinese's goal from the first minute and I would not be surprised if we see two goals in the first half.