Roma v Napoli

 

Roma v Napoli
Serie A, 7.45pm LIVE BT SPORT

ROMA BIDDING FOR 8 WINS FROM 8

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] great match, on paper at least, tonight at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A (7.45pm LIVE on BT SPORT).

It’s the top two in the table and the big question is whether Roma can continue their remarkable start to the new season.

They are seven wins from seven and have conceded just one goal.

Napoli haven’t exactly done badly themselves under new coach Rafa Benitez – they lie second in the table, two points adrift, and will go top if they beat their southern rivals here.

As you can see it’s usually a fixture that guarantees goals.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Max last 10 only)
May 2013 Serie A Roma 2-1 Napoli
Jan 2013 Serie A Napoli 4-1 Roma
Apr 2012 Serie A Roma 2-2 Napoli
Dec 2011 Serie A Napoli 1-3 Roma
Feb 2011 Serie A Roma 0-2 Napoli
Oct 2010 Serie A Napoli 2-0 Roma
Feb 2010 Serie A Napoli 2-2 Roma
Oct 2009 Serie A Roma 2-1 Napoli
Jan 2009 Serie A Napoli 0-3 Roma
Aug 2008 Serie A Roma 1-1 Napoli

Some are even touting this as a title decider so early on in the season.

Both teams will be as keen to avoid defeat as they will be to win the game so there could be an element of cancelling each other out going on.

As such under 2.5 goals looks the call at around with Star Sports.

STAR FORECAST
(stake between 0.5 and 10 points)
6 points win UNDER 2.5 GOALS at around 5/4

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN HOVE

Apple has won approval for plans to build its new “spaceship” headquarters in northern California.

The 2.8 million square foot building got a unanimous green light during a meeting of Cupertino City Council.

Apple boss Tim Cook tweeted his delight, saying: “Our home for innovation and creativity for decades to come. Cupertino City Council Gives Unanimous Approval for Apple’s New Campus.”

The new HQ, near San Jose, was the brainchild of co-founder Steve Jobs, who presented the plans to the council in June 2011.

In what is said to be his last public appearance, Jobs said the main building was like a “little spaceship” and said it had the potential to be the “best office building in the world”.

More than 14,000 employees will come together in Apple Campus 2, whose four-storey main building includes a huge garden area at its centre.

The Star Sports team are in the process of persuading Ben Keith to lodge a similar application with the planning department at Hove Council. Just two minor modifications. (1) It will be in the shape of a star (2) instead of a garden in the centre, there will be, er, Hove.