Overview
- Monday night’s match in Naples brings second‑placed Milan to third‑placed Napoli in a direct fight to stay closest to Inter at the top.
- Sky Sport Italia reporting, echoed by Football Italia and Yahoo, indicates Massimiliano Allegri has trialed Niclas Füllkrug with Christopher Nkunku up front, with Rafael Leão and Christian Pulisic potentially starting on the bench.
- Ruben Loftus‑Cheek has returned to Milan’s squad after surgery, while defender Matteo Gabbia remains out.
- Napoli face a defensive shortage with Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani and Antonio Vergara sidelined, and Romelu Lukaku is reportedly facing club discipline after missing training, with Goal adding late doubts over Rasmus Højlund’s availability.
- In the day’s other key fixture, Serie A’s official line‑ups confirm Juventus started Jonathan David with Kenan Yıldız against Genoa, with Dusan Vlahović fit but kept on the bench as Spalletti manages his return.