Serie Aaaaargh!... Napoli in the eye of their own storm against Manchester City Tuesday 22 November 2011 11:18 Anyone who thinks watching Napoli is a massive bucket of fun obviously hasn't been following the Azzurri recently. Going into the international break they lost at Catania, having frozen in the headlights at Bayern Munich where they were 3-0 down inside 42 minutes before offering something of a comeback to finish 3-2. Then on their return to competitive action at the weekend they failed to break down a well organised -- read "defensive" -- Lazio, though they had a good goal incorrectly ruled out for a non-existent offside. The result left coach Walter Mazzarri and his not-so-merry men off the pace in the league, seven points behind Juventus and facing Manchester City on Tuesday in what is a make or break moment, even at this early stage of the campaign. Failure to progress in the Champions League coupled with a sluggish domestic run could derail their whole season, so the current hype in the Bay area is for once justified, with the match billed as il finalissmo (the very big final). Such an event needs a full house and that's what they'll get at the San Paolo, where the fans will be flooding through the turnstiles a good three to four hours before kick-off. The locals will no doubt be looking to welcome one of the city's favourite players, Mario Balotelli, who they hold in high regard for being, well, Mario Balotelli,