Cups are always the hardest games to predict when the both teams are equally matched and Napoli vs Atlanta is one of that game where the best teams gets to face off. Who will take the 1st leg advantage as it goes a long way to determining the efforts to be put in the 2nd leg.
Atlanta is no easy team in Seria A to just use in getting 3 points just like that. I wasn't expecting an easy game in this round and Atlanta is all in on this one. They've #Atlanta has got the upper hand with at least 5 shots on target while Napoli has got just 2. I don't see them loosing neither do I see them wining or even playing a both team score in this game. Any outcome would be surprising but then a goal less draw is my prediction.
Cups are for moments and sometimes they are second choices for big clubs. If they loose positions in national leagues or out from Champions League, they concentrate more on national cups. Oppositely, they will spend more priority and player resources for Champions League or fighting in national leagues (title or spot to Champions League next season).
It is very obviously that if they already are in semi final, they will want to go to the final match and win it.
0-0 between Atalanta and Napoli on the other game of the semifinals of the Coppa Italia.
Atalanta dominated the game but couldn't score a single goal.
In the second leg of the game, Napoli will have a good advantage since they will play "away" and in the case of a tie with 1 or more goal, they will pass directly for the final.
For whatever reason the semifinal is the only turn with 2 games, never understood why
With the style of Atalanta and the quality of Napoli players, Napoli can score goals in the second leg but I don't know will they manage to end that game with a draw. Atalanta can create a productive match and kill Napoli.
I feel very surprise with Atalanta that they can keep their destroying ability in 3 seasons. They can destroy any team with their sexy football.