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Napoli face Egnatia at the Stadio Teofilo Patini on Sunday (July 28) in a pre-season friendly. Gli Azzurri endured a grossly underwhelming campaign last season. They have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte as their new boss as they look to return to the upper echelons of Serie A.
They beat second-tier side Mantova 3-0 in their last pre-season outing, with three different players getting on the scoresheet in the first half, including summer arrival Leonardo Spinazzola.
Egnatia, meanwhile, are the holders of the Kategoria Superiore, winning the Albanian top-flight title last season for the first time. They returned to competitive action earlier in the month against Bosnian side Borac in the first round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, where they lost on penalties.
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They have dropped down to the Conference League qualifiers, where they beat Vikingur 1-0 on Thursday in the first leg of the second round, thanks to a first-half strike from Lorougnon Doukouo.
Napoli vs Egnatia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Sunday's game will mark the first meeting between the two teams.
- Egnatia's last meeting against Italian opposition came in August last year when they lost 4-2 to Inter in a pre-season friendly.
- Gli Azzurri's only encounter against Albanian opposition came in the 2008-09 campaign, beating KF Vllaznia Shkoder 8-0 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup qualifiers.
- Egnatia have managed just one clean sheet in six games across competitions.
- Napoli scored 55 goals in Serie A last season, their fewest in the top flight since the 2009-10 campaign, when they scored 50.
Napoli vs Egnatia Prediction
Napoli are on a run of back-to-back victories after going winless in seven games. They are clear favourites for the weekend clash and will target a comfortable victory.
Egnatia, meanwhile, saw their latest result snap a three-game losing streak. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams should see the Naples outfit come out on top.
Prediction: Napoli 4-0 Egnatia
Napoli vs Egnatia Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Napoli
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of Egnatia's last six games have produced more than 2.5 goals.)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No (Both teams have scored in one of Gli Azzurri's last five games.)
