October 23rd features a match where Roma hosts Napoli in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. Roma sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sampdoria. Lorenzo Pellegrini struck first for Roma in the 9th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sampdoria couldn’t manage to score, and Roma took the shutout win. Roma looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while napoli is fresh off their 3-2 win against Bologna. Joshua Zirkzee struck first for Bologna in the 41st minute, but Juan Jesus got the equalizer for Napoli in the 45th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 69th minute on a goal by Victor Osimhen to cap off a wild match. Napoli is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Napoli is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Giacomo Raspadori each having 3 goals in their last five. Roma’s most prolific scorer has been Paulo Dybala. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.