Cagliari – Napoli: Champions out to seal a top-four place 
Friday night in Sardinia hands us a clash of opposites. Napoli, written off for the title but still chasing Champions League football, travel to a Cagliari side now nervously checking the rear-view as the drop looms.
Napoli rediscover their spark 
Their title defence turned sour as Inter pulled away. No time for sulking — Conte’s men must lock in that Champions League ticket. Six points clear of Juve (5th) with nine games to go, they still control their fate. A scrappy 2-1 win at Lecce last week — Hojlund with the lifesaver, Politano finally ending his drought — made it three wins in a row, their first streak like that this season.
Only real snag: they can leak on the road, already beaten six times away in the league this term. Lucky for them, Sardinia suits Napoli. Since April 2009 they haven’t lost at Cagliari in league play. Perfect chance to make it four straight.
Cagliari sliding toward the drop 
All hands on deck for the Sardinians. Form is brutal: two points from the last 18. Worse, Fabio Pisacane’s men were humiliated 3-1 by Pisa — a side that had won only once this season and did the damage with ten men on the pitch.
Even with a six-point cushion above the drop, the Rossoblu can’t keep hoping for miracles. They showed fight in the Coppa Italia against the same Napoli in December (knocked out on penalties after a 1-1 draw) — they need that bite back. Against a Napoli a touch shaky away from home, the hosts will be dreaming of a shock heist on Friday to kickstart their survival bid.
Probable line-ups
Cagliari : Caprile ; Ze Pedro, Mina, Dossena ; Palestra, Adopo, Gaetano, Folorunsho, Zapata ; Esposito, Kilicsoy
Napoli : Meret ; Beukema, Buongiorno, Olivera ; Politano, Gilmour, Anguissa, Spinazzola ; McTominay, Alisson ; Hojlund
Football Prediction Cagliari vs Napoli
Napoli to win
This trip to Sardinia has long felt like a stroll for Napoli. With Cagliari collapsing in recent weeks, the sensible result should happen on the pitch.
Despite some away wobble this season, Conte’s side have found attacking rhythm and are getting key players back at the right time. Against a Sardinian defence in real trouble, expect the visitors to control the game, cement their place on the podium and temporarily move into second, leaving the hosts deeper in panic.
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