Napoli vs AC Milan Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Napoli began to find some form just before the international break as they now welcome AC Milan to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Monday night.
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Napoli preview: Finding form
Antonio Conte has dealt with injuries and endured his usual tough campaign balancing domestic and European campaigns but the Neapolitans have begun to rediscover some form with key men returning to full fitness.
The Partenopei come into this one on the back of a 1-0 victory over Cagliari in their most recent outing a couple of weeks ago, extending their winning streak to four matches as they sit tucked inside the top four.
AC Milan preview: The last stand
AC Milan head into the Serie A run in as the closest competitor to Internazionale at the top-of-the-table with a six-point deficit between themselves and their arch-rivals with eight games to go.
Massimiliano Allegri’s Rossoneri headed into the March international break on the back of three victories in four matches, having entertainingly defeated Torino by three goals to two at San Siro.
Napoli team news: Lukaku situation
Romelu Lukaku is training in Belgium and his situation is up in the air as he now deals with a thigh injury, while key men such as Giovanni Di Lorenzo and David Neres remain sidelined.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Buongiorno, Mathias Olivera; Politano, Gilmour, Lobotka, Miguel Gutierrez; McTominay, De Bruyne; Hojlund
Unavailable: Rrahmani (Injured), Di Lorenzo (Injured), Vergara (Injured), David Neres (Injured)
Questionable: Lukaku (Fitness)
AC Milan team news: Hopeful on trio
Centre-back Matteo Gabbia, versatile midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek and attacker Rafael Leao all missed out on the international duty but they could be available here.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Jashari, Pervis Estupinan; Pulisic, Fullkrug
Unavailable:
Questionable: Gabbia (Injured), Loftus-Cheek (Injured), Leao (Injured)
Napoli vs AC Milan prediction
Massimiliano Allegri has turned his AC Milan side into his typical side. The Rossoneri, for example, have conceded just 23 goals and have lost just three matches but a lack of goal threat has held them back. Napoli, fairly remarkably in that context, have scored fewer than their upcoming opponents and a low-scoring encounter appears likely for this one in Naples.
Napoli vs AC Milan tip: Under 2.5 goals
