Prediction: Match to end in 2-2 draw
Napoli and AC Milan will lock horns with each other in Serie A this coming weekend. The match between Rudi Garcia’s side and Stefano Pioli’s team will be held at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time on Sunday.
Napoli
Napoli are the defending Serie A champions and are expected to be in the mix for the Scudetto again this season. Although things under manager Rudi Garcia did not start the campaign well, they are now doing well and are back in form.
The Naples outfit are fourth in the Serie A table at the moment with 17 points from nine matches. Napoli are five points behind leaders Inter Milan. Rudi Garcia’s side are very much in the race for the title this season.
Napoli will head into the Serie A match against AC Milan this coming weekend on the back of a 1-0 victory over 1. FC Union Berlin away from home in the UEFA Champions League. It came after a 3-1 victory over Hellas Verona on the road in Serie A and followed a 3-1 defeat to Fiorentina at the Stadio Armando Maradona Stadium in the league.
Team News:
Napoli are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against AC Milan. Alex Meret will be in goal for the Naples outfit. The four defenders will be Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Natan and Mario Rui. Jens Cajuste, Stanislav Lobotka and Piotr Zielinski will be the three midfielders and will have Matteo Politano, Giacomo Raspadori and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the three forwards in front of them.
AC Milan
AC Milan are one of the biggest and most historic clubs in the world and regularly challenge for the Serie A title and compete in the UEFA Champions League. I Rossoneri are doing well at the moment and are expected by many to go the distance.
Stefano Pioli’s side are second in the Serie A table at the moment with 21 points from nine matches. Milan are a point behind leaders and city rivals Inter Milan. The Rossoneri, though, are not having the best of times in the UEFA Champions League. Milan are third in Group F at the moment with two points from two matches, two points behind leaders Newcastle United and a point behind Paris Saint-Germain in second.
Milan suffered a 1-0 defeat to Juventus at San Siro in Serie A last weekend. It came after a 1-0 victory over Genoa away from home in the league and followed a goalless draw with Borussia Dortmund on the road in the UEFA Champions League.
Team News:
AC Milan are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Napoli. Malick Thiaw is suspended after being sent off against Juventus. Antonio Mirante will be in the goal for the Rossoneri. Yunus Musak and Yacine Adli will be the two defensive midfielders. Christian Pulisic, Tijjani Reijnders and Rafael Leao will be the attacking midfielders and will have former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud upfront leading the line.
Key Factors to Consider
- Napoli have scored 20 goals in 9 Serie A matches.
- Napoli have conceded 10 goals in 9 Serie A matches.
- AC Milan have scored 16 goals in 9 Serie A games.
- Napoli have conceded 10 goals in 9 Serie A games.
- Victor Osimhen has scored 6 goals in 8 Serie A matches for Napoli.
Conclusion
Both Napoli and AC Milan are doing well in Serie A at the moment, and both teams are aiming to win the Scudetto this season. While Napoli are the defending Italian champions, Milan are the former champions. This will be a very exciting game of football that should have a few goals. One should not surprised if this particular Serie A game ends in a draw.
Prediction: Match to end in 2-2 draw
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