CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Napoli vs AC Milan - Team News, Available Players, Missing Players, Lineups & Score Predictions
First-time quarterfinalists Napoli and seven-time champions AC Milan square off again on Tuesday for a spot in the Champions League semi-finals following a closely contested matchup last week.
This month's league match between the two Italian heavyweights ended with Milan winning 4-0, and they are now leading Naples by one goal.
Team News
At least two changes from the first leg will be required of Luciano Spalletti, though a third might affect his team's chances of coming back from a one-goal deficit.
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa joins Napoli's defensive stalwart on the bench as a result of Kim Min-jae's dismissal for disobedience in the final moments at San Siro due to suspension, however the leading scorer Victor Osimhen's comeback up front will undoubtedly make up for it.
Although the Nigerian international has now fully recovered from his injury, his backup Giovanni Simeone is once again sidelined due to a thigh issue; Giacomo Raspadori should be removed from the starting lineup.
Eljif Elmas or Tanguy Ndombele will either replace Anguissa in the midfield trio for the hosts, which also includes Stanislav Lobotka and Piotr Zielinski. This latter player has contributed to five goals in his last four home Champions League games, contributing to a goal around every 49 minutes.
Milan, on the other hand, made 10 changes to their lineup on Saturday, keeping only Mike Maignan and giving Stefano Pioli's backup players a chance to shine.
The visitors should remain the same after returning to full vigour.
The Swedish striker will not play on Tuesday due to both ineligibility and an injury, but Simon Kjaer, Sandro Tonali, and Rafael Leao are among those expected to return.
Leao (33) is the only player to have completed more dribbles in the Champions League this season than Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, and his total is the most by a Milan player since Kaka in 2004-05 (37).
Napoli possible starting lineup:?Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Rui; Ndombele, Lobotka, Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
AC Milan possible starting lineup:?Maignan; Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori, Hernandez; Krunic, Tonali; Diaz, Bennacer, Leao; Giroud
PREDICTIONS : Napoli 1-1 AC Milan (AC Milan win 2-1 on aggregate)
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