Serie A: AS Roma vs Napoli preview

Current Serie A leaders Napoli have a serious test to pass on Saturday evening as they face fellow title contenders AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium in the Italian capital. Last season both sides won the direct away match, Roma grabbed a 3-1 victory in Naples while Napoli secured a 2-1 success in Rome. Overall, Roma have a slight advantage in the recent head-to-head record, they won three of the last six games while Napoli have only managed to win twice during that span. AS Roma had a troubled start to the season as they lost 3-1 at home against Inter in the second match day, but then they recovered and won four consecutive Serie A matches. Before the international break they secured an impressive 2-0 away victory at AC Milan. In the Champions League they started with a goalless draw at home against Atletico Madrid and then earned a narrow 2-1 victory at Qarabag. Stephan El Shaarawy, Patrick Schick and Kevin Strootman are injury doubts, while Emerson and Gregoire Defrel will most likely miss out. Napoli are enjoying their best season start in decades, they have won all their seven Serie A matches so far with an impressive 25 goals scored. In the Champions League group stage they started with an away defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk but then did well to beat Feyenoord 3-1 at home. They have scored three or more goals in all their Serie A matches so far, including an impressive 4-1 victory at Lazio. Striker Arkadiusz Milik is the only injury concern for head coach Maurizio Sarri. Probable line-ups: Roma: Alisson - Peres, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov - Pellegrini, De Rossi, Nainggolan - Florenzi, Dzeko, Perotti Napoli: Reina - Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam - Hamsik, Jorginho, Allan - Callejon, Mertens, Insigne My prediction: Napoli to win 3-2. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Roma win - 3.20 Draw - 3.40 Napoli win - 2.25