MILAN – On Saturday, and ahead of Sunday’s Serie A fixture away at Napoli, the rossoneri will run through a final training session at 11.30. Filippo Inzaghi will then give an exclusive interview to the Milan Channel before he speaks to the press at 15.00. Shortly afterwards, the Milan squad will make their way to Naples.
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NAPOLI-MILAN: THE HISTORY
The precedents for the Serie A Round 34 fixture.
LAST 5 MEETINGS IN THE SECOND PART OF THE SEASON:
Season 2013/14: Napoli-Milan 3-1. Round 23.
Season 2008/09: Napoli-Milan 0-0. Round 29.
Season 2007/08: Napoli-Milan 3-1. Round 37.
Season 2000/01: Napoli-Milan 0-0. Round 25.
Season 1996/97: Napoli-Milan 0-0. Round 26.
FORMER PLAYERS:
NAPOLI: there are currently no former Milan players in the Napoli squad.
MILAN: Ignazio Abate (at Napoli during the 2004-05 season).
Here is a selection of players that have played for both teams through the years: José Altafini (at Milan from 1958 to 1965, at Napoli from 1965 to 1972), Giovanni Galli (at Milan from 1986 to 1990, at Napoli from 1990 to 1993), Paolo Di Canio (at Napoli in the 1993-94 season, at Milan from 1994 to 1996), Marek Jankulovski (at Napoli from 2000 to 2002, at Milan from 2005 to 2011).
HISTORIC MOMENT. Napoli-Milan 2-3. Round 28. Season 1987/1988. Arrigo Sacchi’s Milan took a big step towards the club’s 11th Scudetto and what would be the first of the Silvio Berlusconi era with a sublime attacking display that would live long in the memory. Virdis broke the deadlock with a splendid left foot strike past Garella, but on the cusp of half-time Maradona levelled the scores. On 68 minutes Gullit set-up Virdis from the right flank and he made no mistakes to restore Milan’s lead with a header and score his second of the match. It wasn’t long before the rossoneri extended their lead and with just under 15 minutes to go Marco Van Basten, thanks once again to another assist from the in-form Ruud Gullit, made it 3-1 in favour of the away side. Careca pulled a goal back for the southern side, but it was merely a consolation goal as the rossoneri leapfrogged Napoli in the league table and moved closer to the title.
MILAN’S LAST 5 AWAY MATCHES:
Season 2014/15, Round 32: Udinese-Milan 2-1
Season 2014/15, Round 31: Inter-Milan 0-0
Season 2014/15, Round 29: Palermo-Milan 1-2
Season 2014/15, Round 27: Fiorentina-Milan 2-1
Season 2014/15, Round 25: Chievo-Milan 0-0
NAPOLI’S LAST 5 HOME MATCHES:
Season 2014/15, Round 32: Napoli-Sampdoria 4-2
Season 2014/15, Round 30: Napoli-Fiorentina 3-0
Season 2014/15, Round 28: Napoli-Atalanta 1-1
Season 2014/15, Round 26: Napoli-Inter 2-2
Season 2014/15, Round 24: Napoli-Sassuolo 2-0
PAOLO MAZZOLENI TO REFEREE NAPOLI-MILAN
MILAN – Paolo Mazzoleni is the designated referee for this weekend’s Serie A match between Napoli-Milan at the San Paolo at 20.45. He will be assisted by Lorenzo Manganelli and Fabiano Preti. The fourth official has been named as Fabrizio Posado. The additional assistants are Luca Banti and Renzo Candussio.
YOUTH: PERUGIA-MILAN 2-2 AT FULL-TIME
MILAN – The youth sector league match between Perugia-Milan has ended 2-2.
The rossoneri made a dream start to the match and on 17 minutes broke the deadlock through Di Molfetta after the Italian was quickest to pounce on a loose ball that had come off the cross-bar. The home side managed to find an equaliser just six minutes later when Musto kept his cool when one-on-one with Livieri to slot the ball into the back of the net. Moments before the first half whistle Giovanni Crociata was agonizingly close to restoring Milan’s lead with a beautifully struck free-kick.
The rossoneri did eventually go back in front shortly after the restart and on 50 minutes Calabria’s long range strike, which took a deflection off a Perugia defender, made it 2-1 to Milan. Despite dominating, Milan were unable to seal the win and Hyseni scored an equaliser after a counter-attack in the 90th minute of the match.
JEREMY MENEZ HANDED A 4 GAME BAN
MILAN – Here are the list of suspensions by the Lega Serie A after the latest round of Serie A matches:
Jeremy Menez has been handed a 4 game ban while Abate and Mexes have been issued with a 1 game ban and will miss out against Napoli this weekend.
Udinese’s Badu has been handed a 2 match ban while the following players are all suspended for one match: Acquah (Sampdoria), Cossu, Murru (Cagliari), Domizzi (Udinese), Rodriguez (Fiorentina), Belfodil, Mirante (Parma), Benalouane (Atalanta), Burdisso (Genoa), Cannavaro (Sassuolo), Evra (Juventus), Klose (Lazio), Rodriguez, Valoti (Hellas Verona), Tonelli (Empoli), Vives (Torino).