Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuaín. (Photo : Reuters)
Middling squads AC Milan (3-3-0, 9 points) and Napoli (2-1-3, 9 points) clash in a 2015-2016 Serie A match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday, October 4 to try and gain a much-needed push up the overall standings.
I Rossoneri dropped a tight 0-1 game against Genoa last Sunday at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris as 20-year-old center back Alessio Romagnoli was sent off three minutes before halftime, via SkySports.
Siniša Mihajlović's wards were unable to get back from the 10th-minute goal of I Rossoblu midfielder Blerim Džemaili as they were a man down ever since.
It was Milan's first loss after two consecutive victories as they try to be more consistent in their coming matches.
Meanwhile, Napoli extended its undefeated streak to five games with a 2-1 shellacking of defending champions Juventus last Saturday at San Paolo, as per Bleacher Report.
Lorenzo Insigne and Gonzalo Higuaín poured in the goals at each half for Juve to further bury the Zebras down in the league table.
It was I Ciucciarelli's second win in five games with the remaining three all draws. They last suffered a loss versus Sassuolo back in their opener in August.
Maurizio Sarri wants to continue their unbeaten run in this game against a mercurial squad like Milan.
Prediction: A close 1-0 win for Napoli. Higuaín is expected to star again for Sarri's side as he looks to add to his five goals in six games so far for Gli Azzurri.
AC Milan starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Lopez; Calabria, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; de Jong, Montolivo, Bertolacci; Bonaventura; Adriano, Balotelli
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Soderlund, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne
