It will be reunion of sorts for former AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso, as his Napoli side welcome an in-form AC Milan to the San Paolo Stadium. The teams are stacked together in the Serie A table with just two points separating the two sides. The hosts are 6th with 51 points, while the visitors are 7th with 49 points.
While Napoli can’t catch the top-four for a Champions League qualification spot with 14 points the gap, they have already qualified for Europa League as Coppa Italia Champions. Milan can qualify with their current spot, although leap-frogging their hosts can be a satisfying continuation of their recent form.
Napoli defeated Genoa 2-1 in their last round making it seven wins in their last eight Serie A matches. The only reverse was the 2-0 loss at Atalanta. Interestingly, five of the seven wins have come with a single-goal margin. Equally impressive for the hosts, they have won four of their last five Serie A home matches losing only once. Interestingly, all these five matches saw goals from both teams which could be in play here. Another interesting pick could be the 2-1 final score, which was seen in three of Napoli’s four wins in their last five Serie A home games.
Milan are one the in-form sides of the division, having defeated top-two sides Lazio and Juventus in back-to-back matches. The visitors are unbeaten since the restart and have won four of their last five, drawing the other. This has been an excellent run of matches for Milan, who have scored 15 goals during the process, netting at least two goals every match. There is renewed hope for the Rossoneri to finish in the top-five, as top-four is practically far off. Even away from home, Milan have started finding the goals and have nine in their last three road trips. To go with that, Milan have lost only once in their last seven away league games, winning four and drawing two.
Napoli vs AC Milan has always been a blockbuster clash and more so this time considering the form these two sides are in. While Napoli have won four and lost just once in the five matches since restart, Milan have won four and drawn once. Crucially, both sides have been involved in high scoring matches which is our main pick here. We are tipping this match in the over 2.5 goals market, while risk-takers can look at backing Napoli to continue their good home run against Milan with a win.