AC Milan vs Napoli – Champions League. An all-Italian quarter-final and we have a definite bet in this one.
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AC MILAN vs NAPOLI – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Napoli has been terrific this season, and they are running away with the league title. In fact, with 9 games remaining, the Partenopei have a 16-point cushion over Lazio. As it stands, AC Milan is 4th in the table, 22 points behind the leaders. However, if we go back two weeks, Milan thrashed Napoli. For the record, on the back of 39% possession, the scoreline was an astounding 0-4.
In that recent match, a 4-goal difference exaggerated the Devil’s superiority. Nevertheless, it was a top performance, with all of Rafael Leao, Brahim Diaz, and Sandro Tonali impressive.
For the weekend match against Empoli, coach Stefano Pioli made his intentions clear. All of Diaz, Florenzi, Leao, and Giroud was held back for tonight’s big one!
The hosts have just one confirmed absentee for tonight’s game, namely Ibrahimovic. Following a recent injury, Junior Messias was given a place on the Milan bench. That suggests he’s available, which is also the case for back-in-training Pierre Kalulu.
At the weekend Napoli returned to winning (1-2) ways against Lecce. While Luciano Spalletti sent out the best XI for that match, they failed to impress against a team that lost its 5 previous games.
While Napoli could be holding back for the Champions League, they do appear to have gone off the boil! Moreover, they are missing key player Victor Osimhen. The striker was responsible for 23 of his team’s goals this season. Another forward Giovanni Simeone is the other absentee.
If we take into consideration both teams xG, the current odds would seem about right! However, as a consequence of Osimhen being out for Napoli, this looks like a great opportunity for Milan. We are taking the hosts to take a first-leg lead.
BET: AC MILAN +/-0
Odds: 1.87