Last weekend could not have gone better for Napoli. Not only because the Partenopei beat Juventus 5:1, but also because the first runner-up Milan also dropped important points in the championship race. The Neapolitans have now increased their lead in the fight for the scudetto to nine points.During the week, Napoli now tackles the first hurdle of the Cup this season. In the round of 16, Partenopeia will face a league competitor from Cremona. The team from Campania goes into the match with Cremonese as clear favourites. The two clubs met in the league almost three months ago. Napoli won in Cremona with 4:1. A similar result cannot be ruled out this time either, because the Neapolitan offensive has already heated up and the Old Lady felt it on her skin four days ago.Napoli was last champion of Italy in the 1989/1990 season. Since then, the Partenopei have not managed to be crowned, and the course of the season so far in Serie A indicates that coach Lucian Spalletti 's team is never closer to the feat after 18 games.With a nine-point advantage over the second-placed Rossoneri, as well as the outclassing of Juventus, the championship ambitions have been confirmed again. For the Partenopei, it was the eighth win in nine matches at home in Serie A of the campaign. On average, Spalletti's men score almost three goals at home.Some changes in the ranks of the Neapolitans are expected, compared to the starting 11 against Juventus. Strikers Viktor Osimen and Kvicha could start the match from the bench, but even so, the Neapolitans are better. Napoli have never lost a competitive game against Cremonese at home anyway. It would be even more surprising if the long-standing domestic streak ends in the current state of the Parthenopei.Cremonese is currently on its way to Serie B. After 18 rounds in the league, the newly promoted team from Lombardy has only seven points, which means that nine points separate it from safety before the start of the second half of the season. The return seems quite unrealistic. You know me, I like Italian Cup matches and usualy this are rarely wrong selectons, when the stronger team welcomes an outdog, especialy when they are in good form. Predicting two possible results: 4-1, 3-1.
