In their last six meetings, the Partenopei have yet to lose to the Rossoneri, and last season was the first time in 27 years that they were able to beat them at the San Siro. Yet while they are on a better run of form with an 11-match unbeaten streak across all competitions, Rafa Benitez's squad have been dropping points in the league and only sit three points ahead their opponents.
Milan, on the other hand will be coming into this game after a 1-0 reversal to Genoa which put an end to the small gains Pippo Inzaghi's men had made by earning two draws and a win in their last three fixtures. It has been, in short, a stop-start season so far for the Diavolo, who are out of European competition entirely due to their disappointing performance last season.
As such, both the team and its fans are really hoping to improve their fortunes this time around and compete for a Champions League spot. However, that is much easier said than done due to the recent dominance of Juventus and Roma and recent good form of the likes of Genoa and Sampdoria.
Interestingly, though, one thing that does seem to affect both teams are goals. Milan have not been impressive whatsoever in front of their home fans with just nine in seven. Napoli have also struggled to find the back of the net on the road and have one less--eight--in their septet of league games away from the San Paolo.
What will probably, though, make this an entertaining contest for both Rossoneri and Partenopei fans, as well as general Serie A neutrals is the goals scored vs. goals conceded for each team. Despite being among the higher scoring sides in the league this campaign with 23 and 26 respectively, their defenses have been less reliable, conceding 18 each. Hence, given that just three points divide the two, viewers will hopefully be in for a free-flowing match that could produce goals at each end of the pitch.
Milan v. Napoli Team Sheets
Milan's First XI: Diego Lopez; Bonera, Mexes, Rami, Armero; Poli, De Jong, Montolivo; Honda, Menez, Bonaventura
Napoli's First XI: Rafael; Mesto, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David Lopez; Mertens, De Guzman, Callejon; Higuain
Milan's Bench: Abbiati, Agazzi, Albertazzi, Zaccardo, C.Zapata, Essien, Muntari, Saponara, El Shaarawy, Pazzini
Napoli's Bench: Andujar, Colombo, Henrique, Britos, Gargano, Hamsik, Inler, Radosevic, Zapata
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