AC Milan hosts Napoli in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, a week after they trashed Gli Azzurri in Naples. Though, Rossoneri lost that momentum against Empoli on Friday night, wasting a nice chance to collect three points and cement its top-four Serie A place. Napoli is pushing well, with the team from the south bouncing back quickly following a nasty defeat to Milan. Luciano Spalletti’s crew is a massive favorite in this matchup, but according to the players, they don’t feel the pressure.
AC Milan vs. Napoli Preview
AC Milan (+170) was in an excellent situation before Friday’s contest against Empoli. A 0-4 victory over Napoli fired up the fans and the players, but a goalless draw erased all that and, furthermore, caused massive frustration.
Giroud scored a late goal, which was canceled following the VAR check, making the entire thing even more painful for Rossoneri. Pioli’s unit couldn’t breach Empoli’s back line.
Milan has just one victory in the previous six contests, posting three draws and two losses during that span. The situation is a bit better at San Siro, where Rossoneri haven’t lost for the past five contests, winning three and recording back-to-back draws in the most recent appearances. All those events were with under 2.5 goals and four with both teams not scoring.
Napoli (+160) lost that meeting against Milan, 0-4, which was only the second failure for Gli Azzurri in the past ten events, winning in all other eight. Luciano Spalletti’s crew is already a new Serie A champion, but they aren’t slowing down at all.
The past four of their games have seen over 2.5 goals, and in all of their victories, Napoli has scored at least twice. Their offense is probably the best in Europe, with Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen dominating the pitch and any rival defense.
Napoli won the past eight events on the road, netting two goals in each, while allowing only one, which is an impressive achievement. We haven’t seen a team that strong away from home in years, which is why we have massive respect for this unit.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pierre Kalulu aren’t ready to play, and they are out.
Osimhen is questionable for this event, but even if he misses Wednesday’s contest, it won’t be a problem for Spalletti to replace him.
AC Milan vs. Napoli Head to Head
The last game was at San Paolo Stadium less than two weeks ago, where Milan triumphed 0-4. Previously, Napoli was better than Milan, 1-2. By the way, Napoli has won the past three games at San Siro against Milan.
AC Milan vs. Napoli Prediction
So Milan beat Napoli at home, and that’s why the bookmakers have a certain respect for Rossoneri before Tuesday’s clash. The fact that Osimhen won’t play is another reason for that, but even if that happens, we haven’t got the slightest doubt about Napoli’s victory. You need to remember that Napoli made the difference in the standings without Osimhen, becoming the best team in Europe at one point. Odds make the pick very valuable, and we must go with the guests. We anticipated seeing higher profits for Napoli’s win, but +160 is way above our expectations.
AC Milan vs. Napoli Pick: Napoli +160
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