Napoli Have a Clear Edge over Inter in Crunch Matches | OneFootball

Inter missed out on two chances to overtake Napoli at the top of the table as they have lost in back-to-back away matches, in the make-up game versus Fiorentina and against Juventus on Sunday. The Nerazzurri have had more than a few troubles against quality opponents, Sky relays.

The Simone Inzaghi-led team has collected 16 of 33 possible points against upper-echelon teams. They have soundly defeated only Atalanta and Lazio. They eked it out once versus Roma and in the home game against the Viola. In addition to what happened in the last round, they have also been topped by Milan earlier in the season. They have shared the spoils with the Bianconeri, Napoli, Bologna, and in the second Derby.

Napoli have been a little less effective against smaller sides but have accumulated more points than Inter in crunch matches, 22 out of 36. Only Atalanta and Lazio have bested them, in both cases at home. They have taken down Bologna, Milan, Roma, Fiorentina, La Dea on the road, and Juventus. Instead, they have drawn in the Turin’s meeting with the Bianconeri, against their main rivals, and in the last two fixtures at the Stadio Olimpico.

Napoli and Inter will lock horns at the Diego Armando Maradona in the 27th round. The Partenopei will then host Fiorentina and Milan and visit Bologna in their remaining difficult tilts. Inter will face Atalanta and Bologna away and then defy Roma and Lazio at home down the stretch.

As for the other top clubs, Juventus and Fiorentina have picked up 16 points in this kind of bouts, Atalanta 15, while Bologna (10), Lazio (9), Milan, and Roma (7) have been less effective.