Napoli vs AC Milan Betting Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Italian Serie A
THE FACTS
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When is Napoli vs AC Milan on and what time does it start? Napoli vs AC Milan will take place on Friday 19th May, 2023 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Napoli vs AC Milan? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Napoli vs AC Milan on in the UK? TNT Sports have the rights to Serie A matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule for Napoli vs AC Milan
Where can I stream Napoli vs AC Milan in the UK? If Napoli vs AC Milan is televised on TNT Sports, then subscribers can stream the match live on discovery+
THE LOWDOWN
NAPOLI
Napoli are the reigning champions in Italy but it has been a disappointing start to the campaign with the Neapolitans languishing down just inside the top four ahead of this weekend. After losing their manager, Luciano Spalletti, over the summer, Rudi Garcia has struggled to live up to his name and is under pressure, as stated by the club president, Aurelio D’Laurentiis.
Despite their poor start to the campaign, though, the home team have now managed three victories in their last four matches. They come into this on the back of a slender 1-0 win against Union Berlin, too, continuing their form, in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League in their most recent outing, during the week.
AC MILAN
AC Milan reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League last season but failed to put up much of a defence of the Serie A title as Napoli took that away and comfortably ran away with the league title. Now, under the management of Stefano Pioli with some heavy summer investment, the Rossoneri are expected to challenge once again.
In their opening nine matches of the campaign, AC Milan have managed seven victories and two defeats but those two losses have been hard to come by with a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Internazionale in the Derby della Madonnina as well as a 1-0 loss at home to Juventus, last weekend. They were then hammered by PSG in midweek.
THE TEAM NEWS
NAPOLI
Napoli have a couple of key injury concerns for this weekend’s visit of the Rossoneri as defender, Juan Jesus and forward, Victor Osimhen, injured.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Natan, Rui; Zielinski, Lobotka, Cajuste; Politano, Raspadori, Kvaratskhelia
UNAVAILABLE: Osimhen (Injured), Juan Jesus (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
AC MILAN
Stefano Pioli is without some key players for this one with the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ismael Bennacer still missing, as well as Samu Chukwueze.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Mirante; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Florenzi; Musah, Adli; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao; Giroud
UNAVAILABLE: Thiaw (Suspened), Chukwueze (Injured), Sportiello (Injured), Loftus-Cheek (Injured), Caldara (Injured), Bennacer (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Jovic (Injured)
THE PREDICTION
This is a clash between the last two winners of the Serie A title but they are both feeling a little underwhelmed so far. Napoli have suffered just two defeats in their opening nine matches as they try and challenge, once again, but their recent improvement has come against much lesser opposition. AC Milan have been outstanding but their recent results and performances have really let them down. This was the UEFA Champions League quarter-final last season and it could well be another entertaining encounter with both teams scoring seeming quite likely.
BETTING TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
