Napoli to Lean on Conte, Lukaku Tradition Versus Milan | OneFootball

After a series of victories in relatively easy games, Napoli will take on a gauntlet, as they’ll lock horns with Milan, Inter, Atalanta, and Roma next. The Partenopei have drawn with Juventus in the lone big game.

Antonio Conte has a strong track record against the Rossoneri, while Romelu Lukaku has had a peculiar going, Corriere dello Sport relays. He has faced them 12 times and has hit the net only while starring for Inter from 2019 to 2021. Therefore, while he was coached by his current boss. The duo prevailed in five of six fixtures, and the marksman bagged five goals and assisted twice.

The Belgian center-forward has been unable to keep up his numbers in the ensuing seven meetings against Milan with Simone Inzaghi and the helm and in his Serie A return with Roma. Despite that, the Rossoneri are the opponents he hurt the most behind Cagliari, Torino, and Genoa. He needs to regain his footing in general. His last two showings against Empoli and Lecce have left a lot to be desired.

Rafael Leao has generally fared well in the matches in this clash too. In the most recent four, he has had a brace and two assists. On the other hand, it appears that Paulo Fonseca will use him off the bench again, with Noah Okafor getting the nod.

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The posture of the two teams will be interesting, as Conte has been initially cautious even when they have eventually won big, while Paulo Fonseca isn’t one to bunker up. It could work against them, though. Lukaku has done better when he has had some space to work with.