NAP vs INT Dream11 Tips for Napoli vs Inter Milan Serie A Fixtures 18 April

NAP vs INT Dream11: Napoli are set to welcome Inter Milan to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium for a crunch tie in the Serie A. Napoli are clawing away at the Champions League spots and are just 2 points off 4th placed Atalanta. They have won 6 of their last 8 games, losing just 1 in that run. Sitting proudly atop the table, Inter has extended their lead to 11 points over fierce rivals, AC Milan. Antonio Conte’s men have been cruising with 9 straight wins and their last league defeat coming all the way back in January. They will look to continue that run when they travel to Naples.

Date: 19th April, Monday
Kick-Off: 12:15 am (IST)
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Naples

Serie A Table: Napoli is in 5th place with Inter in 1st.

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Recent Form
Napoli: WWWLW
Inter: WWWWW

Head-to-Head (last 5 meetings):
Napoli – 1
Draw – 1
Inter – 3

NAP vs INT Today Match Prediction Details

Napoli News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• David Ospina picked up a hamstring injury last week and has been ruled out until next month.
• Faouzi Ghoulam continues to remain sidelined with a knee injury.
• Hirving Lozano picked up his 5th yellow card of the season and will be suspended for this game.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Alex Meret should start in goal to replace the injured Ospina as Elseid Hysaj starts at left-back over Mario Rui.
• The midfield 5 should remain the same as Dries Mertens could be given the nod up front over Victor Osimhen.

Napoli Starting XI (likely)

Alex Meret (GK)
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Kalidou Koulibaly
Kostas Manolas
Elseid Hysaj
Fabian
Diego Demme
Matteo Politano
Piotr Zielinski
Lorenzo Insigne
Dries Mertens

Inter News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Arturo Vidal is out with a knee injury.
• This game comes too soon for Alexander Kolarov who has a muscular injury.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• The backline should remain unchanged as Inter line up in their usual 3-5-2.
• Stefano Sensi could be replaced by Nicolo Barella and Achraf Hakimi could be handed a start in wing-back.
• Lautaro Martinez is back and should replace Alexis Sanchez up front.

Inter Starting XI (likely)

Samir Handanovic (GK)
Milan Skriniar
Stefan de Vrij
Alessandro Bastoni
Achraf Hakimi
Nicolo Barella
Marcelo Brozovic
Christian Eriksen
Matteo Darmian
Romelu Lukaku
Lautaro Martinez

Fantasy Football Tips

Captain Options

Romelu Lukaku – Romelu Lukaku has been unstoppable this season with 21 goals and 9 assists in 26 starts in the league. He has created 48 chances, shot on target 44 times and has 42 successful dribbles. The Belgian also put in man of the match performances in 2 of his last 3 games for the club.

Lorenzo Insigne – Playing on the left-wing, Lorenzo Insigne has 15 goals and 5 assists in 25 starts in Serie A this season. He has created an impressive 50 chances, completed 53 successful dribbles and maintains a pass accuracy of 82%. He also has 2 goals and 1 assist in his last 3 games for the club.

Differential Pick

Achraf Hakimi – The Moroccan has proven to be a great signing for the club as he is on 6 goals and 5 assists from a wing-back role. He has created 36 chances, completed 51% of his dribbles and whipped in 22 accurate crosses as well. In his last appearance for the club, Hakimi came off the bench and provided an assist for Matteo Darmian who bagged the winner against Cagliari in the 77th minute. This should earn him a start as he will look to link up with the likes of Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez to bag a win for the Nerazzurri.

NAP vs INT Dream 11 Teams

Goalkeeper – Handanovic
Defenders – Darmian, Koulibaly, Hakimi, Di Lorenzo
Midfielders – Brozovic, Insigne (VC), Zielinski
Forwards – Lukaku (C), Mertens, Martinez

Likely Winner:

Although the advantage swings ever so slightly in Inter’s favour, the NAP vs INT Today Match Prediction will be a tough one to predict. Napoli will desperately want a win to put pressure on Atalanta and Juventus who face each other this game week and sneak into the top 4. But they face the joint tightest defence in the league as Conte’s disciplined side have conceded just 27 goals in 30 games this season. Inter have also lost just twice so far and it will be a difficult task for the home side to come away with all 3 points.