It is quite obvious that Napoli are struggling this season,and there is no way they can get to where they were last season because the team has lost that team spirit that was in their team,and the thrive towards breaking the yoke of not winning the Scudetto tittle for years.This season,they have been so poor in form,and if they do not push towards winning more games,they won't qualify for the Champions league next season.They were able to keep some of their best players of last season till this season,but if they do not qualify for the Champions league next season,it will make those players want to leave.For instance, Osimhen is considering moving to England,and his prefered destination is any of the London teams,either Chelsea or Arsenal.
Yeah, 14 points behind it is almost impossible for Napoli to catch up especially with inconsistent performance while their competitors continue to advance by collecting points from each game obviously Napoli have no chance for the title this season, as you said even for the Champions League it is uncertain and if it's true that next season Napoli will not get a ticket to the Champions League then I'm sure their mainstay player will move moreover Osimhen is now uncomfortable there because of internal conflict. This week Napoli will come to the Stadio Olimpico to face AS Roma and I think Napoli will lose more points at the same time AS Roma will take over Napoli position in the 5th place, I did not underestimate Napoli but Roma could be relied upon when playing at home.
Another match this week that is worth waiting for is Bologna vs Atalanta, both teams are in good condition but of course Bologna has another advantage as a home team especially recently Bologna defeated 2 strong teams AS Roma in Serie A and Inter Milan in Coppa of course these 2 positive results will have an impact on their confidence. Bologna also has a good record while playing at home, so far they have only lost 2 times so I don't see Atalanta having a chance to win.