Beleaguered and surely outgoing Serie A defending champions Napoli host cellar-dwelling Salernitana in their first game of 2024 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday.
The round 20 match sees Walter Mazzarri's men seeking a response to last weekend's 3-0 mauling at Torino, while Filippo Inzaghi's men are still disappointed after the events of the closing minutes in the marginal 2-1 to Juventus in gameweek 19.
That loss began the New Year on a dispiriting note for the Partenopei, who have lost four of their recent six league games — a 2-1 home win over Cagliari.
Napoli's only other league victory with Mazzarri in charge came at Atalanta BC in late November, and the inconsistency showed by last season's league winners leaves them ninth in Serie A.
Be that as it may, the Azzurri are just two points behind Lazio in sixth and five shy of fourth-placed Fiorentina, so rising in the table is not far-fetched if they string wins together.
That remains to be seen with this group, especially with growing injuries, suspensions and absences due to international commitments.
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