The return match in the round of 16 of the Champions League is more important for Napoli than the placement in the next stage, given that only a positive away result is a prerequisite for the club to remain in the race for a place in the Club World Cup. The new format of the Club World Cup includes a larger number of participants, but only two clubs from one country will be able to qualify. With Inter having already secured a place in the tournament, there is only one more Italian club left with the competition for that position: Juventus and Napoli.Napoli’s hot n cold form continues – Khvicha’s goal annulled by Sanabria’s scissor kickConsidering that Juventus is not involved in European competitions this season, the fate of the Italians is in the hands of Napoli. The club has to make up five points behind the Old Lady. The first step towards achieving the goal is the elimination of Barcelona, but success against the Catalans would not be enough. Napoli will have to achieve at least one win or two draws in the quarter-finals. If Napoli achieves the set goal and makes it to the World Club Championship, it will collect around 50,000,000 euros and become part of the world football elite, which is an additional satisfaction for the club. This is further illustrated by the fact that Aurelio de Laurentiis allocated 10,000,000 euros for premiums.Mbappe’s successor at PSG: Two Africans and two Portuguese in a race to fill those Kylian shoesIt’s no secret that the first man of Napoli had high expectations in previous seasons in the Champions League, and the elimination from Milan in the quarter-finals last season was seen as a disappointing result. The elimination of Barcelona would represent the penultimate step on the way to winning the ticket to the Club World Cup and eight-figure premiums for the players. And the big role in this team belongs to Victor Osimhen, who will surely benefit from a lofty premium, before he makes his big transfer elsewhere in June 2024.SERIE A – ROUND 28FridayNapoli – Torino 1-1 (0-0)/Kvaratskhelia 61 – Sanabria 65/SaturdayCagliari – Salernitana 4-2 (2-0)/Lapadula 12, Gaetano 40, Shomurodov, 51, 76 – Kastanos 56, Maggiore 58/Sassuolo – Frosinone 1-0 (0-0)/Thorstvedt 58/Bologna – Inter 0-1 (0-1)/Bisseck 37/Genoa – Monza 2-3 (0-2)/Gudmundsson 52, Vitinha 68 – Pessina 8, Mota 18, Maldini 79/SundayLecce – Hellas Verona 0-1 (0-1)/Folorunsho 17/AC Milan – Empoli 1-0 (1-0)/Pulisic 41/Juventus – Atalanta 2-2 (0-1)/Cambiaso 66, Milik 70 – Koopmeiners 35, 75/Fiorentina – Roma 2-2 (1-0)/Ranieri 18, Mandragora 69 – Aouar 58, Llorente 90+4/Monday22:45: (1.95) Lazio (3.50) Udineze (4.40)***odds are subject to change***
