Napoli – AC Milan: Expected Limitations Playout From Conte And Conceição (2-1)

Title races are not usually defined by who has the more limitations, but that is the reality of this season’s Scudetto. Napoli started with a bang against a troubled AC Milan team before an expected game state saw Milan rack up a total of seventeen shots against the second-placed side.

Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker.

During a summer of rapid change in Serie A, Milan and Juve turned their noses at Antonio Conte's availability: yet the recent rumours have declared both teams are rueing their decisions.

Regardless of the tactical deficiencies that Napoli has displayed this season, Conte holds a pedigree that the elites still see the answers in. One win in the past seven games has seen their title race spiral (now three points behind Inter going into this match.) But win the title, having sold the best attacker in January with no replacement, and Conte would be paraded as a miracle worker. Fail in the task and the answers to why are already laid out. A win-win situation for a coach held in high esteem.

So why is Milan still gazing towards other dugouts? With the team in ninth, the transition from Paulo Fonseca to Sérgio Conceição has seen them slide into more problems. After the Super Cup success, Conceição was supported in the market, yet buildup issues still affect the control they have in matches and inconsistent form is the result. Despite the mess at Milan, they have often found success at . . .