AC Milan vs Napoli

Stadio San Siro is the venue as defending champions AC Milan and high-flying Napoli go head-to-head in a mouth-watering Serie A top-table six-pointer.

Going into this fixture, Milan thumped Dinamo Zagreb 3-1 in midweek Champions League action to move to the top of Group E ahead of the international break. Back to domestic proceedings, Stefano Pioli’s men are looking to maintain a 100% unbeaten start to their Serie A title defence (W4, D2) and extend an outrageous 22-game undefeated streak in Italy’s top flight (W15, D7), spanning back to January. ‘I Rossoneri’ have been too hot to handle at San Siro lately, racking up a six-game winning Serie A streak at home, their best such run six eight consecutive triumphs in 2013. But there’s no room for complacency, considering the reigning champions have lost both previous home league meetings with Napoli via an identical 1-0 scoreline.

In the meantime, Luciano Spalletti’s men put three unanswered goals past fellow Champions League Group A rivals Rangers at Ibrox in midweek to prove a day-one 4-1 drubbing of Liverpool was no fluke. Though it’s uncertain whether extra mileage will take its toll, Napoli fans hve every reason to dream big as ‘I Partenopei’ have yet to lose a single Serie A fixture this season (W4, D2). Moreover, they have been victorious in three of their four away matches across all competitions (D1). Unfazed by the departures of long-serving stalwarts Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne, the visitors have netted 2+ goals in all but one of their four competitive travels, something they’ve failed to achieve on their last five league visits to San Siro.