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Champions League Draw: Pastore's Analysis of Napoli and Roma

August 28, 2026Pablo Navarro1 мин

The Champions League draw appears favorable for Napoli. Journalist Giuseppe Pastore from Cronache di spogliatoio shared his analysis, also commenting on the other Italian teams: "Napoli cannot do worse than last year. They have a good path to secure at least the 13 points neede

The Champions League draw appears favorable for Napoli. Journalist Giuseppe Pastore from Cronache di spogliatoio shared his analysis, also commenting on the other Italian teams:

"Napoli cannot do worse than last year. They have a good path to secure at least the 13 points needed to comfortably advance to the playoffs. Their opponents include Arsenal, Maresca's City (who is from Campania), Brugge (still in Italy), Farioli facing an Italian team for the first time, and Bodo, though fortunately, they'll play them in Naples. Villarreal is always tough away, and there are still Norwegians with Viking, but at home. They also have an inconvenient away match against Sabah, but we'll see how that fits with their league schedule."

"Roma has a chance to reach the top 24; 11 points should be enough. Napoli has that potential, while Roma's prospects are yet to be seen. Como, on the other hand, seems to have missed out on everything. Where will they get their 11 points? It's a very difficult path, but Como is not yet widely known in Europe and will undoubtedly have strong arguments, especially against teams that will let them play. They have less than a 50% chance, and it won't be easy. Let's see the calendar to determine if they face AEK early and then face more manageable rivals towards the end."