Milan will be looking to get their Serie A season off to a strong start when they travel to the Stadio San Paolo to take on Napoli on Saturday.
The Rossoneri saw their scheduled opener at home to Genoa postponed following the tragic collapse of a motorway bridge in the Ligurian city, meaning they start the new campaign at a ground where they have not won since 2010.
Latest Odds
Having lost five and won none of their last seven visits to this stadium since, they are 17/4 (5.25) outsiders with dabblebet to get underway with a shock victory here.
Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti began his league career in Naples off to a winning start with a 2-1 away victory over Lazio last weekend, and is priced at 4/6 (1.67) to oversee another win on his Stadio San Paolo debut.
The sides shared a 0-0 draw when they last met in April, and there are odds of 3/1 (4.00) available on them sharing the spoils yet again on this occasion.
Team News
David Ospina will compete with Ornestis Karnezis for a place in goal after arriving on loan from Arsenal, while Faouzi Ghoulam and Alex Meret are both ruled out through injury.
Ivan Strinic and Andrea Conti are both injured and Hakan Calhanoglu suspended, although there could be debuts for Tiemoue Bakayoko, Gonzalo Higuain and Mattia Caldara.
Dangerous attacks
While the spotlight is on Ancelotti’s home debut against the team where he made his name as a manager, Higuain’s return is also set to receive plenty of attention from the Partenopei supporters.
If they were angry with their former hero for joining Juventus two summers ago, five goals in six matches against his former club since then has only added fire to the furnace.
Predictions
The prolific striker’s strong record against Napoli could well continue considering they have conceded in seven of their last nine Serie A home games.
However, the fact they have also scored in each of the last nine makes 8/11 (1.73) odds look good on both teams getting on target for their fifth encounter in six.
Both teams to score at 8/11 (1.73) for a 2.5pt stake with dabblebet 