Serie A title hopefuls Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan are all in action on Saturday as the Scudetto race begins to take shape.
Leaders Inter saw their perfect start to the campaign ended in surprising fashion with a home defeat to Sassuolo during the week and they have been joined on 15 points by city rivals AC, who have recovered well from this month’s derby thrashing.
Defending champions Napoli are four points behind the Milan duo and all three teams feature on our Saturday accumulator which, if successful, comes in at odds of 20/1.
Double Chance - Lecce or Draw @ 1/1
AC Milan to beat Lazio and both teams to score @ 3/1
Double Chance - Salernitana or Draw @ 13/8
Accumulator pays 20/1
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to fluctuation.
Double Chance - Lecce or Draw - 1/1
Lecce have been the surprise package in Serie A so far this season and they head into their home clash with Napoli level on points with the defending champs after only suffering their first defeat of the campaign during the week - a narrow 1-0 reverse at Juventus.
At home, Roberto D'Aversa's side are yet to put a foot wrong, recording three wins from three against Genoa, Salernitana and, most notably, Lazio and they are capable of picking up at least a point against Napoli - something that can be backed at 1/1.
The Partenopei's title defence has got off to something of a sluggish start, with a home defeat to Lazio being followed by back-to-back draws on the road at Genoa and Bologna.
It is just one win in six Serie A away games for Napoli now, a run that stretches back to last season and that further enhances the possibility of Lecce taking something from this contest.
AC Milan to win and both teams to score - 3/1
AC Milan have won both their home matches in Serie A to date this season, running in five goals in the process, but they have been beaten at the San Siro during 2023/24, going down 5-1 to Inter in the Milan Derby - a match that was technically their away fixture.
The Rossoneri have recovered well from that setback, picking up back-to-back league wins over Verona and Cagliari and they will fancy their chances of adding another success against a Lazio side that have lost two of their three away matches this term.
Maurizio Sarri's side have been beaten by both Lecce and Juventus on the road, with those defeats coming either side of an eye-catching victory at Napoli, and they have managed to both score and concede in all three of those away fixtures.
Lazio are certainly capable of finding the back of the net at the San Siro, but it is difficult to see past a Milan victory, with the home win and both teams to score available to back at 3/1.
Double Chance - Salernitana or Draw - 13/8
Inter Milan's flying start to the season had been showing one or two signs of slowing down before they finally suffered their first setback during the week, losing on home soil to Sassuolo.
The Nerazzurri had won their opening five league matches, but a draw with Real Sociedad in the Champions League and a narrow 1-0 success at Empoli prior to Wednesday's loss at the San Siro underlined they have perhaps not been at their best in recent weeks.
With another Champions League match to come against Benfica next midweek, Saturday's away clash to Salernitana could prove to be another stumbling block for Simone Inzaghi's side.
Salernitana may be yet to win in the league this season, but they are a tough nut to crack on home soil, losing just one of their last 10 Serie A matches at the Stadio Arechi, a run that includes a 1-1 draw with Inter last season.
Given their overall lack of victories, it is difficult to go all out for Salernitana to win this game, but they are available at 13/8 to avoid defeat in the Double Chance market, which could represent good value.
Double Chance - Lecce or Draw @ 1/1
AC Milan to beat Lazio and both teams to score @ 3/1
Double Chance - Salernitana or Draw @ 13/8
Accumulator pays 20/1
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to fluctuation.
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