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AC Milan vs Napoli: which is the better team in the Serie A this season?

Napoli under coach Luciano Spalletti are having one of their best seasons in a long time as they sit pretty at the top of the league table.

By Elijah Odetokun

Napoli under coach Luciano Spalletti are having one of their best seasons in a long time as they sit pretty at the top of the league table.
Napoli under coach Luciano Spalletti are having one of their best seasons in a long time as they sit pretty at the top of the league table.
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AC Milan and Napoli are having a very good time in the Serie A. Both teams have been exceptional but Napoli is more. Sitting at the top of the table with 32 points the same as Milan, separated only by goals margin. 

 

Not until yesterday Napoli was undefeated in the league and was the only team in the top five league to be unbeaten before they were defeated by Inter Milan in a 3-2 thrilling match. 

 

In terms of goals scored AC Milan has more goals 29 than Napoli 26 but Napoli conceded less (7) than AC Milan 15. This shows the quality of Napoli defence over AC Milan with eight clean sheets compared to Milan's four. 

 

Another advantage Napoli has over Milan is the ball playing advantage, Napoli game setup allows them to take over the affair of the pitch averaging 58.9 percent possession while AC Milan has an average possession of 54.1 per cent. 

 


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