On Sunday Dec 19th, in week 18, Milan hosts Napoli at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 2nd placed Milan, recorded a 1-1 draw against Udinese. Beto scored the first goal for Udinese in the 17th minute, but Zlatan Ibrahimović got the equalizer for Milan in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Milan a comeback draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Milan should be reasonably happy with their performance, while napoli is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Empoli. Patrick Cutrone struck first for Empoli in the 70th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Napoli was frustrated by Empoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Empoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Napoli is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Napoli is fortunate enough to have Dries Mertens in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Junior Messias and Zlatan Ibrahimović have been the hottest scorers for Milan in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.