Could Napoli Upset Teams in the Latter Stages of the Champions League?
Italian Serie A side Napoli recently topped Group A in the group stages of the 2022/23 Champions League tournament. They finished above second place Liverpool, third place Ajax, and fourth place Rangers. The question being asked here is, could Napoli progress even further and upset even more teams in the final 16 knockout phase of the tournament? Find out more right here.
A closer look at Napoli's most recent Champions League results
In their third from last group stage match in the Champions League, Napoli travelled away to Ajax on October 4th and beat the Eredivisie side 6-1. In the reverse fixture on October 12th, Napoli beat Ajax 4-2 at home. On October 26th, the Italian side hosted Rangers and beat the travelling side 3-0, and then on November 1st, they lost 2-0 away to Liverpool. If you want to watch Napoli in action in any of their upcoming fixtures, don't forget that you can purchase affordable Champions League tickets right now at Seatpick.
Upcoming fixtures
The UEFA Champions League final knockout stage round of 16 will get underway in February 2023, and Napoli's first game is against Eintracht Frankfurt on February 21st. They play the same team at home on March 15th. On the same evening, Liverpool play Real Madrid at home. Upcoming games for Napoli in Serie A include the following fixtures:
- Away to Inter Milan on January 4th
- Away to Sampdoria on January 8th
- At home to Juventus on January 13th
- At home to Roma on January 29th
They also play Spezia away on February 5th, Cremonese at home on February 12th, and Sassuolo away on February 17th, to name just a few upcoming Serie A fixtures.
Can Napoli win the Champions League or Serie A?
There's a good chance that Napoli can win the Champions League and Serie A, and to get a better picture of just how likely it is that Napoli can win either would be to head to some of today's most trusted sports betting websites to compare the odds. For example, you will see that Napoli are currently the favourites to win Serie A, and they are currently the fifth odds-on favourite team to win the Champions League behind, in particular order, Bayern Munich, PSG, Liverpool, and Manchester City.
A closer look at the odds
To win the domestic league (Serie A), you are currently looking at odds of around 4/9 in UK fractional odds, which works out to 1.45 in European decimal odds, and -225 in American/moneyline odds. If you were to place a bet on them to win the Champions League right now, you would be looking at average odds of around 12/1 (which is 13.00 or 1,200).
In other words, a more sensible wager would be to bet on Napoli to win the Serie A league. However, don't forget that no matter how sure the odds may seem, no bet is guaranteed to return you a profit. Remember, to gamble in the real money mode, you usually have to be at least 18 years old. If you do decide to gamble with real money, remember to gamble responsibly and never chase your losses.