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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
| Napoli (3-4-1-2): De Sanctis; Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica; Maggio, Inler, Gargano, Dossena; Hamsik; Pandev, Cavani |
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri will have to make due without Miguel Britos, Marco Donadel and Ezequiel Lavezzi who are all out injured.
| AC Milan (4-3-1-2): Abbiati; Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Antonini; Nocerino, Van Bommel, Aquilani; Seedorf; Cassano, Pato |
Milan have a plethora of players on the treatment table as Mathieu Flamini is out for five months while Philippe Mexes, Robinho, Gennaro Gattuso, Massimo Ambrosini, Kevin Prince Boateng are all nursing various knocks.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
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Napoli have beaten Milan only once in their last 16 Serie A matches.
- Walter Mazzarri's men have lost only once in their last 15 league matches at the Stadio San Paolo.
- Napoli have found the back of the net at least once in their last 11 top flight encounters.
- Napoli picked up 40 points at home in the 2010-11 campaign.
- AC Milan are currently riding a six-game unbeaten streak against Napoli.
- Massimiliano Allegri has never lost to a Walter Mazzarri-coached team.
- The Serie A champions have succumbed to only one defeat in the calendar year.
- Milan won 12 games by a one-goal margin last season.
Both teams are coming off draws against tough opponents in the Champions League midweek and face another battle on the weekend. Napoli are usually impregnable at the San Paolo but Milan beat them there last year. A score draw is on the cards on Sunday evening.
Editor's Prediction
Napoli 2-2 AC Milan 
