Naples and Milan have crossed paths twice already this season: in the league, at the start of the year, Max Allegri won 2-1 at San Siro, delivering one of the team’s best performances of the year; in the Italian Super Cup, during the semi-final in Saudi Arabia, Antonio Conte came out on top in a match controlled from start to finish.
It was in the second match that the Rossoneri struggled enormously with the presence of Rasmus Hojlund in attack, who dominated compared to a far too timid De Winter. Today, Milan’s centre-back, and the team as a whole, have a different level of awareness, and it is possible to think of containing the Dane more effectively.
This is what Max Allegri has been considering in recent days: a tactic to stop the biggest offensive threat of the Neapolitan side. Tuttosport also reminded readers of this this morning, with the headline:
"Allegri, a cage for Hojlund".
Matteo Gabbia will not be available, but the rest of Allegri’s well-oiled defence will surely try to cover for him, as the subtitle reads: "Milan: Tomori, Pavlovic and De Winter ready, with De Winter looking for redemption on Monday against Napoli after Riyadh".
