FOCUS ON NAPOLI VS MILAN
* Milan have won only one of their last 14 Serie A meetings with Napoli (3-1 away from home on 22nd November 2020) and in this period they have suffered eight defeats (D5), including losing each of the last two (both 0-1).
* Milan won their last away match in Napoli (3-1 on 22 November 2020) but have not strung together two wins in a row at the Azzurri's home ground in Serie A since 1981 (the second game ended 1-0 for the Rossoneri thanks to a Ferrario own-goal).
* At least three goals goals have been scored in each of the last five games between Napoli and AC Milan at the home of the Partenopei in Serie A (22 in total, 4.4 on average).
* Napoli have gained the most points in the second part of the current Serie A season (18 points in eight games), while Milan rank fourth in this period (15 points from eight games); the Azzurri started the season with eight wins in the first eight games, followed by the Rossoneri in the standings (seven wins, one draw).
* Milan have drawn their last two games in the league but haven’t drawn three in a row in Serie A since September 2018, with Gennaro Gattuso (three draws against Cagliari, Atalanta and Empoli).
* Milan have conceded seven goals from corners in Serie A this season (only Cagliari have more with eight), including one against Napoli; the Rossoneri have conceded 24% of their goals against in Serie A this season (no team has a higher percentage).
* These two sides have scored the most goals from outside the box in Serie A this season: Napoli have 10, thanks largely to Fabian Ruiz's six goals (a high this season), while Milan have nine (Ibrahimovic with three is Milan player with the most).
* With a win, Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne can become the first Serie A forward to reach 250 wins in all competitions with a single team since 2010.
* Among the Rossoneri players with at least one goal scored in both 2020/21 and 2021/22, Rafael Leao is the only Milan player to have already improved in terms of goals scored compared to last season (eight goals this season against six last term).
* Eljif Elmas is the youngest player with at least five assists in Serie A this season (behind him in this ranking is Theo Hernández): the Macedonian scored his last goal in Serie A in the game against Milan, a 1-0 win at the Meazza for Spalletti's team.
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