This article covers every moment of the match played at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
Napoli hosts Milan in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Spalletti’s side, currently the standout performers in Italy this season, must overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg to advance to the semifinals.
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Stefano Pioli’s Milan have recently toppled Napoli in two recent meetings—both in the league and in the cup—culminating in a commanding 0-4 victory at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. For this reason, the upcoming clash is portrayed as an open contest with no clear favorite.
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Napoli have already suffered two defeats to Milan in April, including a 4-0 loss in Serie A at home and a 1-0 loss at San Siro in the first leg of this tie. The last time a team beat them three times in a single season was Lazio in 1994-95.
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Milan have won their last three away matches against Napoli, all in Serie A, matching their longest away winning streak against them. That streak includes a 4-0 win earlier in the month. The last time they beat Napoli twice away from home in a single campaign was Sampdoria in 2015/16.
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Milan hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg and last reached the UEFA Champions League semifinals in 2006-07. In knockout ties, they have progressed from the first leg in a draw on just two occasions, most recently in 2012-13 against Barcelona after a 2-0 first leg, followed by a 0-4 second leg defeat. In 2003-04 they were eliminated by Deportivo de La Coruña after a 4-1 win in the first leg.
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Napoli are unbeaten in their last 12 UEFA Champions League home fixtures (W9 D3) since a 4-2 defeat to Manchester City in November 2017. They have won all four home games this season, scoring at least three goals in each victory.
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Milan have kept clean sheets in their last five UEFA Champions League matches, their best run since Manchester City achieved seven in a row in 2020/21. The Rossoneri also posted a longer streak in league play, with seven consecutive clean sheets in the 2004–05 season en route to the final.
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Napoli have not advanced past the Europa or Champions League knockout stages in European competition after conceding the first leg in ten straight appearances. The last time they progressed after losing the first leg was the 1988/89 UEFA Cup quarter-final against Juventus, when a 2-0 home loss in the first leg was overcome with a 3-2 aggregate win to lift the trophy that year.
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