Fabio Cannavaro hopes Napoli triumph in the Europa League, but warns “the only way they’ll take the Scudetto off Juventus is by signing Lionel Messi.”

The Ballon d’Or and World Cup winner played for both his hometown club Napoli and later Juvem but is currently working as the Coach of Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande.

“It really did seem as if Napoli or Inter could halt the Juventus domination, but the Bianconeri seem intent on marching on regardless,” Cannavaro told Il Mattino newspaper.

See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk

Fabio Cannavaro believes Napoli should aim to win the Europa League - “I don’t know why, over time, Italian teams have snubbed this competition”.

The former centre-back lifted the trophy with Parma in 1999, and wants his home club to follow that lead 20 years on.

“I was the last to win what was still the UEFA Cup in 1999,” Cannavaro recalled, speaking to Il Mattino.

See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk

Atalanta President Antonio Percassi is delighted with their first half of the season. “I couldn’t even dream of such a start.”

The Orobici flattened Sassuolo 6-2 on Saturday, closing 2018 in eighth place with 28 points, but also as the top scorers in Serie A with 39 goals, surpassing leaders Juventus.

“I couldn’t even dream of such a start to the campaign,” President Percassi told the club website.

See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk

Marek Hamsik insists Napoli can still win the Scudetto this season and ‘will always remember’ the reception they received after beating Juventus.

Napoli lost the Serie A title to Juve in the final two rounds of last season and dropped into the Europa League after they crashed out of the Champions League, but Hamsik made it clear his side were ready to bounce back in 2019.

“We started the year top of the League by playing some very good football,” the midfielder told Gazzetta dello Sport.

See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk

Napoli Coach Carlo Ancelotti discusses Juventus’ striker Cristiano Ronaldo - “I don’t think he’s changed much from when I coached him”.

The pair were together at Real Madrid, winning the Champions League in 2014, but are now rivals in Serie A.

“I saw him when we played against Juventus,” Ancelotti explained to Tiki Taka.

“We didn’t speak afterward though. He seems like the usual Ronaldo to me, he’s always a very decisive and motivated player.

See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk

Simone Inzaghi felt Lazio “certainly didn’t deserve to lose” to Atalanta, but knew VAR would rule out a late equaliser “when I saw the wait kept dragging on”.

The Biancocelesti thought they’d salvaged a point through Francesco Acerbi’s header, but after a long check it was ruled out as his foot was offside.

“When I saw the wait kept dragging on, I thought they’d probably disallow it,” Inzaghi admitted in his post-match interview with Sky.

See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk

Sevilla sporting director Joaquin Caparrós believes “the chances of going through are 50 per cent” against Lazio.

The Spanish side drew the Aquile in the Last 32 of the Europa League, and will take on Simone Inzaghi’s men in February.

“The objective is to aim for the maximum,” Caparrós told assembled reporters after the draw in Nyon.

“Lazio are a team with a style similar to ours, with a three-man defence. Let’s say that the chances of going through are 50 per cent.

See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk