Na big match dey for Serie A today as Napoli go host AC Milan for Easter Monday. The game go hold for Stadio Diego Armando Maradona by 8:45 pm, and e fit shake how the title race go end. As Inter dey lead the table, the winner of this match fit become their main rival for the Scudetto.
Na second versus third wey dey play. Milan dey second place with 63 points, while Napoli dey third with 62 points. Just one point dey separate both teams before kick-off. For Milan, dem don lose only two matches from their last 29 league games, and dem just win Torino 3-2. Their away record strong wella—dem get the best defence for away matches, concede just 0.67 goals per game, and dem don collect 14 points from matches wey dem dey lose before.
Napoli enter this match with four straight wins before the international break. But Milan don win three of their last four matches, even though dem lose to Lazio and Parma for their last five games. The pressure dey high because Milan dey nine points behind Inter but with one game wey dem never play. So, dem need to win to keep the pressure on the leaders.
For Napoli, big news be say their midfield ‘fab four’ go start together for the first time this year. Stanislav Lobotka, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Scott McTominay, and Kevin De Bruyne all dey expected to play from the beginning. This midfield combination strong wella, and dem go try control the game against Milan.
But Napoli get one problem for attack. Romelu Lukaku no go play because club dey punish am for no report for training last week. So, dem go depend on other players to score goals.
For Milan side, manager Massimiliano Allegri dey plan big change for attack. Reports show say e fit drop Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic, make Niclas Fullkrug and Christopher Nkunku start as strikers. Leao just recover from hip and groin injury, but dem go limit his time to avoid another injury. Pulisic go likely sit for bench.
Midfield for Milan go feature Luka Modrić and Youssouf Fofana as anchors. Dem want use direct style play against Napoli defence wey dey weak. Adrien Rabiot dey available to start even though e no play for France national team during the break as precaution.
Milan almost get full squad available. Only Matteo Gabbia no fit play. Ruben Loftus-Cheek dey do partial training after fitness issues and fit play small.
Possible line-ups dey show Napoli go play 3-4-2-1 with Milinkovic-Savic as goalkeeper, Juan Jesus, Buongiorno, Olivera for defence, Gutierrez, Lobotka, Anguissa, Spinazzola for midfield, De Bruyne and McTominay behind Hojlund. Milan go likely play 3-5-2 with Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Fullkrug, Nkunku.
The match go kick off by 7:45 pm BST. For UK, dem go show am live for TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 4, and through DAZN. For USA, Paramount+ go carry am. Football Italia Liveblog go give pre-match build-up, in-game coverage, and post-match reactions.
This clash crucial wella. If Napoli win, dem go move within seven points of Inter after Inter beat Roma 5-2 on Sunday. If Milan win, dem go strengthen their second position and put pressure on Inter. The midfield battle go hot—Napoli fab four versus Milan experience. Attack changes for Milan fit surprise Napoli defence.
Fans dey wait see how Allegri new strike partnership of Fullkrug and Nkunku go perform. For Napoli, how dem go score without Lukaku na another challenge. Easter Monday go decide plenty things for Serie A title race.
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