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Serie A: AC Milan vs Napoli preview, team news, prediction and tips

December 18
Football

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AC Milan will lock horns with Napoli in the Serie A matchday 18 at the Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday. The kick-off is at 21:45 CEST.

Preview

Despite being considered as the two main contenders for the 2021/22 Scudetto, Milan and Napoli have struggled with results lately. Both the Rossonerri and the Parthenopeans have an idential record of just two wins in their respective last five games across all competitions.

What's more, the forthcoming opponents have failed to claim all three points in their most recent Italian top flight fixtures. While Stefano Pioli's men registered a 1-1 stalemate at Udinese last weekend thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's last-gasp strike, Luciano Spalletti's side suffered a 1-0 loss to Empoli last Sunday.

Therefore, Milan and Napoli have found themselves in second and fourth in the standings with 39 and 36 points respectively at his point of the season.

Team news

Simon Kjaer, Pietro Pellegrim, Rafael Leao and Ante Rebic are all sidelined for the Rossonerri while Kalidou Koulibaly, Fabian Ruiz, Lorenzo Insigne and Victor Osimhen will play no part for the Parthenopeans for the same reason.

Prediction

Both sides badly need all three points in this one to keep up with leaders Inter who have already won their matchday 18 clash against Salernitana on Friday and thus extended their lead at the top of the table over Milan and Napoli to four and seven points respectively. Given that Spalletti's crop are on a three-game winless streak ahead of their trip to Lombardy while missing a number of their key players through injury, we'd rather stick with Pioli's team in this one.

Tip

AC Milan to win at 2.35 with 1XBET.

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