Napoli at Salzburg 3/14/19 - Europa League Picks & Predictions

Napoli recorded a really nice 0-3 win at home against Salzburg in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16. The match-up is now reversed and the Austrian team will try to outdo themselves in order to qualify. But Napoli are coming here with numerous problems and this could be interesting.

Salzburg will surely be feeling frustrated about the outcome of the first leg. They played a really great match - they were actually better than Napoli - but were really unlucky. Not only did they concede three goals but they also failed to score an away goal, even though they deserved it. But they have been excellent in the competition so far and they have a lethal offensive line. Napoli did a solid job in the first half of that match, taking a two-goal lead with goals in an eight-minute span. Their opponents were better overall throughout the whole match but they scored an own goal at the 58th minute to give Napoli a three-goal lead. Napoli have a crucial problem at the back, as three of their best defenders are missing here. This spells trouble against one of the most productive offenses in the competition.