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While Napoli had failed to get a single win in the last five games, they are still only one point behind the leader Inter, which is their advantage right now. Yes, they had a very terrible period and they should be angry about the possibility, because imagine if they just won five in a row, they would be guaranteed to win the title by now, the league would have been over, with just five games, hell even if they won just a few, they would be in a bigger advantage.
Now, they need to recover and get back, but lucky for them, they had their period and now if they just go back to only being average, then they could do a lot better and win the title. Not many teams have 5 terrible games with no win and still be one point away from the leader.
It should be that being absent from European competition makes it easier for Napoli to create consistency in Serie A, but in reality, Inter Milan, who face a busier schedule, have gradually managed to take over the top of the standings. Of course, if Napoli do not lose many points in their last five matches, they can lock the Scudetto faster this season. I'm not exactly sure if this is the impact of Kvaratskhelia departure.
Next, Napoli will host Fiorentina, a match that I think won't be easy to win either, but theoretically, they are certainly more favored. If Napoli draws again or suffers a defeat, Inter Milan will start to feel comfortable leading the standings. Meanwhile, Atalanta and Juventus will continue to try to apply pressure until the end of the season.
Knowing well that Inter Milan are just a point ahead of Napoli, which will make them more serious in winning their game against Fiorentina because they know that that will be their only way to meet up and be involved in the points race because they and Inter Milan are, if not, we all know that Inter Milan will be able to win Monza in their next meeting, so definitely Napoli will have to be more consistent or not; I don’t think they will be able to achieve what they are willing to for this season, and it will affect them, although talking about Atalanta and Juventus, their next game will justify if Juventus will win and get the same points as Atalanta or Atalanta will win or even end on a draw.