Milan take on the visitors Napoli in the first leg of UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 12th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan).
AC Milan under Stefano Pioli's leadership have become a full-fledged, rather than nominal, giant of Italian football. As a result, it was this coach who brought the legendary club the long-awaited Scudetto. But now it is clear that this status cannot be maintained. The goal on the domestic arena has become much more modest: to stay in the top four. However, it is far from certain that this will be achieved. Yes, it is pleasant to "show off" against "Napoli", scoring 4 unanswered goals. But, on the other hand, the "red and black" team lacks stability, especially in 2023, when there have been many losses and setbacks on the domestic arena. This was also the case in the previous round, when they played against "Empoli", a not particularly motivated opponent, and didn't score any goals. However, in the Champions League, the team has improved compared to the previous cycle. Then, after a long break, the team didn't make it out of the group. But now, the "Rossoneri" not only made it to the playoffs, but also managed to beat Tottenham in the Round of 16. It was a truly pragmatic result: 1-0 at home and 0-0 in London.
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Napoli are possibly having the strongest season in its history. Yes, April started with a 0-4 defeat, but one can understand the players: they are almost the only ones trying to fight in such conditions. It's clear that it doesn't always work out, when fans are already celebrating the long-awaited "scudetto" - everyone understands that it's just a matter of formalizing it legally, and fans manage to exacerbate the conflict with De Laurentiis even in such circumstances. It wasn't easy against "Lecce" either, but they still managed to secure a minimal but important victory, 2-1. At the same time, Higuain and the company are also doing great in the Champions League. There, the "partenopei" started with 5 consecutive wins in the group stage. And only in the last game did they lose in Liverpool, however, keeping the 1st place in the group. In February, Luciano Spalletti's team managed to confidently win in Frankfurt am Main, even though Higuain missed a penalty, after overcoming Eintracht's early activity. As a result, the return match against the Germans at the San Paolo stadium turned into a formality.
It's worth noting that in this Serie A tournament, teams have continued an interesting trend by exchanging away victories. In this pair, the away team has won strictly six times in a row. Napoli are given only a slight advantage. But still, the visitors look stronger this season, and they should take into account their recent mistake against the "red and blacks". We recommend betting on Khvicha and company to win the match, but with a "0" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Napoli to win with 0.0 handicap.
