AC Milan will take on Napoli tonight in the first of three meetings that will take place in April, with the other two to come in the Champions League.
The official website have picked out some of the key trends ahead of the game with the first being Napoli’s proficiency in the air. Luciano Spalletti’s side have scored 15 goals from headers so far this season, but thye will be without Victor Osimhen.
Then there is the battle of the two left winger in Leão and Kvaratskhelia who ‘tend to move into the centre of the box to look for a shot on goal’, while Saelemaekers and Lozano will work on the opposite flank for their respective teams.
The Neapolitans boast 14 clean sheets in Serie A this season which shows that they are often successful in limiting opponents, while Milan might look to take the game as deep as they can given they have scored 11 goals in the last quarter of an hour of play.
The midfield battle will be crucial given Spalletti and Pioli prefer a 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 respectively. If Bennacer in terms of characteristics is closer to Lobotka, it will be up to Tonali to compete physically and technically with Zambo Anguissa and Ndombele.
Brahim Diaz and/or Krunić will have the task of supporting the midfield duo and limiting line breaks from the Azzurri’s midfielders, with Zielinski also a danger in both phases.