Milan-Naples, Champions League prediction: it can be a goal match

Again Milan-Naples. Ten days after the sensational 4-0 with which the Rossoneri beat Maradona in the league, the two teams meet again for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Everything resets: 180′ (or maybe more) and a Euroderby that will take an Italian to the semifinals.

MILAN-NAPLES: THE PREDICTION

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Milan-Naples, according to the bookmakers, could show at least one goal on each side. The Neapolitans have always scored in their last four away games at San Siro against the Diavolo. Considering that Pioli’s team needs to score in turn, in order to then compete for qualification for Maradona, the Goal could be the odds to take into consideration. The highest comes from bet365 at 1.91, with Betfair at 1.87, while DaznBet and Planetwin365 agree at 1.83; Starcasino Bet on its blackboard reads 1.80.

MILAN-NAPLES: ODDS 1×2

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Betting sites reward Napoli by measure, but the odds are high and very similar to each other. The 1 mark pays 2.95 at Sportbet, with Betway at 2.88. In the wake we find at 2.85, Snai, Netbet, LeoVegas and Novibet. A victory from Spalletti’s team drops to 2.60 over Sisal, Starcasinò and Better, while Betfair rises to 2.63. The most disadvantaged sign is even. The X takes shape between 3.30 of LeoVegas and 3.05 of Pokerstars Sport: in the middle Goldbet, Novibet and DaznBet at 3.25.

GOALS AND MARKERS

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Let’s move on to the networks and the Over 2.5 does not find the liking of the operators. The chance of at least three goals at San Siro comes on at 2.20 on bet365 and Betway, with Better, Netbet and StarcasinòBet at 2.10. Consequently, the share of the Under 2.5 on LeoVegas drops to 1.78: Sportbet and Planetwin365 follow in the wake of 1.77. Finally, a look at the First Goalkeeper. Among the Rossoneri, the lowest quotation belongs to Oliver Giroud who shines at 7.75 on Sisal. Rafael Leao follows his teammate at 7.80 on Snai. In Naples, waiting to understand if Victor Osimhen can be in the match, the favor of the prediction falls on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at 7.50.

THE LATEST RESULTS

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Milan with two faces this season. Inconsistent in the league, unbeaten in four Champions League games. Three wins and one draw in this span of matches, with nine goals scored and none conceded. Tatarusanu before and Maignan after brought home four clean sheets, compared to the first four matches in which the Rossoneri’s goal had been punctured at least once per match. Naples in steamroller version: both in Serie A and in the Champions League. And the bookmakers have noticed it too. Seven wins in eight games played, with the only knockout coming at Anfield, but which didn’t affect Spalletti’s men’s primacy. In the group stage, the Neapolitans scored 20 goals, with just six conceded: in the round of 16, there was a double success over Frankfurt: 2-0 on German soil and 3-0 at Maradona.

PREVIOUS

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Milan-Napoli is being played for the first time in the Champions League and represents the 171st overall clash between the two clubs. The balance smiles at the Rossoneri with 68 victories, compared to the 51 successes of the Neapolitans, with 52 X signs to complete the picture. Napoli unbeaten in four games in a row at San Siro against the Diavolo, with three consecutive victories: Pioli’s team has not surpassed their rivals (at home) since 2019 in the Italian Cup. In the last 10 matches played in Milan, in addition to the already mentioned knockout in the Italian Cup, you have to go back to 2014 to find a keen Milan in Serie A.

THE EURODERBYS

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Milan-Naples will be the first Champions League Euroderby for the Azzurri, but not for the Rossoneri, who have reached their fourth encounter with an Italian and have never been defeated: they beat Inter twice (2003 and 2005), in addition to the final in Manchester against Juventus, won on penalties, again in 2003. The only European derby played by Napoli was in the 1988-89 UEFA Cup, quarter-finals: 2-0 defeat in Turin against Juventus and then a comeback completed at home after extra time by 3-0.