Italian Serie A giants
1Go Napoli made a historic breakthrough in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg in the early hours of Thursday morning (16th) by thrashing Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 at home, making the two-legged aggregate score 5-0, and successfully advancing to the last eight. With a whopping 25 goals in the UEFA Europa League this season, the team led the whole of Europe and became the best in the Serie A extravaganza. England legend Leniga, who favored Napoli to win the UEFA Champions League a few months back, seems to be expected to profit from it!
Napoli is currently leading the Serie A. The title seems to be out of reach, and the team is able to push for the UEFA Champions League. In this match against Eintracht Frankfurt, the team won 3-0 thanks to Vitor Ossenhan's second goal and Schilensky's penalty kick. Napoli scored 25 goals in the first 8 matches of this year's UEFA Europa League, becoming the UEFA Europa League's top goal scorer, while only three teams in the history of Serie A scored more than 25 goals in a single UEFA Europa League match.
In addition to Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan, Real Madrid's coach Angelo Anciarotti also led his team into the top 8, making a total of four Italian coaches in the top 8 of the UEFA Europa League. Napoli coach Spaletti said after the match, "Napoli has never reached the UEFA Top 8 in its history, which proves that we have created a great achievement."
Napoli's goal scorer Vitor Ossenhan also said, "It's amazing to make history with a win, we will continue to chase our dream, Napoli has the ability to win the UEFA Champions League, we have a great coach and I think Napoli has a great chance to win the title." England's Leniga also said, "I really enjoy watching Napoli, they play at a fast pace and with a lot of passion, and I've been tipping them to win the UEFA Champions League for a few months now!" According to the soccer betting odds, Napoli's current odds to win the title are 7 times, second only to Manchester City, Bayern and Real Madrid, the three top teams.