(ANSA) – ROME, FEBRUARY 16 – The knockout phase of the Europa League starts on Thursday, with three Italians involved. At Lazio and Napoli, who reached second place in their group, were joined by Atalanta, who slipped down from the Champions League. The scheduled round includes the play-offs between the runners-up and the third of the Champions League groups: the teams that prevail will reach the eight group winners, directly admitted to the second round. A tough task for Napoli, who go to the Camp Nou to face a Barcelona this year in difficulty, but always fearful. The forecast of Snai analysts is oriented towards the Catalans, data at 1.99, but does not preclude the Neapolitans from undertaking, whose success is at 3.75, with a draw at 3.55. The odds on the passage of the round confirm a certain balance, given that Barcelona are at 1.75 and Napoli are very close, at 2.00. Spalletti will field most of the holders who on 8 August 2020, in the first knockout rounds of the Champions League, lost 3-1 at the Camp Nou after drawing at the San Paolo.
Lazio play at Porto, led by old friend Sergio Conceiçao, protagonist in the Biancoceleste in the cycle of the second championship. Hosts ahead, at 2.05, draw at 3.55, Lazio chance at 3.45. The difference, however, is given only by the home factor, because from a return point of view the odds on the passage of the turn remain on a level of perfect equality: 1.85 for both. Immobile is the most anticipated goal man, at 2.75, paired with the Iranian Taremi. Atalanta, which hosts Olympiacos, is very favorite. The victory of the Goddess travels at low altitude, 1.45. For the Greeks, the road to balance is difficult, at 4.50, that of a decidedly uphill success, at 6.50. The prediction on the passage of the round is also unbalanced: 1.30 against 3.30. Among the three Italians, Atalanta is the closest to the final triumph: this is the evaluation of the Snai analysts, who place the Goddess at 8.00, immediately after the favorite Borussia Dortmund (6.50) and in the company of Barcelona and Seville. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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