AFP, Milan :
Resurgent AC Milan host Napoli looking to avenge a crushing home defeat to the Azzuri last season as the fight for title glory and coveted Champions League places intensifies in Serie A.
A week after leaders Juventus suffered a shock 2-1 reverse at Fiorentina to allow Roma to close to within one point, the Turin giants have reason to be looking over their shoulders as they chase a record sixth consecutive crown.
Roma are only one point behind in second before hosting Cagliari, three days after sweeping Sampdoria aside 4-0 in the Italian Cup, and well-oiled Napoli are only three points further behind.
Milan, eight points behind in fifth place, have the hardest task of Juve’s chasers-beating Napoli.
In October last year Lorenzo Insigne hit a second-half brace as Napoli’s fast-paced flowing game stunned the Rossoneri on their way to a chastening 4-0 win while Milan were under the helm of Sinisa Mihajlovic.
More than a year on, Milan coach Vincenzo Montella has fans believing that, with some luck, they could pip Roma and Napoli to a third place finish and a possible return to Europe’s premier club competition.
Milan set out their stall last October with a deserved 1-0 win over Juventus, their first of two over the champions so far this season ahead of the sides’ Italian Cup quarter-final next Wednesday.
Resurgent AC Milan host Napoli looking to avenge a crushing home defeat to the Azzuri last season as the fight for title glory and coveted Champions League places intensifies in Serie A.
A week after leaders Juventus suffered a shock 2-1 reverse at Fiorentina to allow Roma to close to within one point, the Turin giants have reason to be looking over their shoulders as they chase a record sixth consecutive crown.
Roma are only one point behind in second before hosting Cagliari, three days after sweeping Sampdoria aside 4-0 in the Italian Cup, and well-oiled Napoli are only three points further behind.
Milan, eight points behind in fifth place, have the hardest task of Juve’s chasers-beating Napoli.
In October last year Lorenzo Insigne hit a second-half brace as Napoli’s fast-paced flowing game stunned the Rossoneri on their way to a chastening 4-0 win while Milan were under the helm of Sinisa Mihajlovic.
More than a year on, Milan coach Vincenzo Montella has fans believing that, with some luck, they could pip Roma and Napoli to a third place finish and a possible return to Europe’s premier club competition.
Milan set out their stall last October with a deserved 1-0 win over Juventus, their first of two over the champions so far this season ahead of the sides’ Italian Cup quarter-final next Wednesday.
