After securing a place in the Champions League's last 16, Napoli aim to get back on track in Serie A when they continue their faltering title defence against Cagliari on Saturday.
The Scudetto holders beat Braga in midweek, but last week's loss to Juventus left them 14 points off the top of the table; meanwhile, Cagliari's climb away from the drop zone continues.
Although Victor Osimhen's first-half strike, which followed an early own goal, secured second place in Group C behind Real Madrid, the Italian champions have lost their last two league matches without scoring and could now lose three on the spin in Serie A for the first time since January 2020.
A 2-1 victory over Atalanta BC in Walter Mazzarri's first match since returning as head coach bred some optimism in the camp, but three losses then followed, including two against title rivals Inter Milan and Juventus.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia missed a sitter in last week's 1-0 reverse to Juve, which was symptomatic of how things have been going for last term's Serie A MVP and his underperforming teammates.
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