Great stop! Theo Hernández had time and space after receiving a good pass inside the area, but his shot aimed at the top left corner was brilliantly saved by David Ospina.
2 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 games looks such a favorable outlook for the Napoli team as well as winning the most recent away game at AC Milan, in their last 5 home games at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium there have been 3 losses and 1 draw for Milan.
Milan's young striker Rafael Leão has scored the first goal in seven of the 11 games he has scored in this campaign.Photo: Getty images// Ciancaphoto Studio
In fine form with four goal contributions in his last four Serie A games, Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne has scored eight of his nine goals this season at home, so he will charge the home side on their way to the title.Photo: Getty images// NurPhoto
On the other hand AC Milan are top of the table at the moment, but let four points slip against lower-half rivals after drawing their last two league games after opening the scoring both times. The Coppa Italia draw against Inter in midweek means they already have three draws in a row, but a win in this clash could put the Rossoneri on course for their 19th Serie A title and first since the season. 2010/11 especially after already facing rivals like Inter Milan and Juventus. The last time 'Il Rossoneri' traveled to Napoli they ended up with a 3-1 win and will be looking to replicate that result.
Undefeated in six away games and racking up more points away than at home (same scenario as Napoli), Milan are the only Serie A team to have scored in all of their away games this season, but in addition, He has the best away attack in the entire SA.
That's because they have failed to win seven of the eight away league games in which they have conceded the first goal this season.
The exciting race to see which team wins the Scudetto comes to another critical moment when Napoli host AC Milan at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, both teams on 57 points separated only by goal difference. Napoli had to wait until min. 94 to beat Lazio 2-1 the previous day in Serie A and is still in the race to win its first league title since the 1989-90 season, a campaign in which his great figure was the one who now gives him the Name your stadium. That season's runner-up was none other than AC Milan, a team against whom Napoli have lost just one of their last 14 top-flight games. Despite the 'Gli Azzurri' possessing the best defense in the league, they have struggled at home lately, losing three of their last six home games in Serie A, compared with not losing any of the first seven. of this campaign.
The game will played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Is a stadium in the western Fuorigrotta suburb of Naples, Italy. It is the third largest football stadium in Italy, the stadium currently accommodates 60,240 spectators. Following the death of former Napoli player Diego Maradona on 25 November 2020, the city's mayor Luigi de Magistris and Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis proposed to rename the stadium "Stadio Diego Armando Maradona", and on 4 December 2020, the proposal was passed by the City Council.
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