In this season's Serie A, the halfway season is coming to an end, and the performances of AC Milan and Napoli are the most disappointing. AC Milan is regarded as one of the favorites to win the championship in the summer window, the Milan derby was defeated, the Rossoneri lost the spirit, and since then it has been sluggish, the team's squad defects, the manager's incompetence and other problems have also been exposed, and after the Champions League group is out, the Serie A title has also lost hope.
Napoli's results are even worse, as the defending champions, they even fell out of the European zone, but this southern team itself is far inferior to the top three in the north, and there is also an element of luck in winning the Serie A title after Maradona last season.
The real disappointment was the fall of AC Milan.
Empoli vs AC Milan
Nature of competition: 19th round of Serie A
Time: 19:30 on January 7
After the first 18 rounds, AC Milan has 36 points from 11 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, ranking third in the Serie A standings, 9 points behind the leader Inter Milan, 7 points less than the second Juventus, and 3 points more than the fourth Fiorentina. Competing for the title is already a luxury, and it would be nice to try to keep the top four and continue to play in the Champions League next season.
Empoli has 3 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses, 13 points, and is deep in the relegation zone, ranking second from the bottom of the Serie A standings, 1 point behind Verona, who is in 17th place outside the relegation zone.
Empoli has 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 games, and drew 0:0 with Cagliari in the last round of Serie A, ending 2 consecutive defeats, and 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 rounds.
AC Milan has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 games, defeated Sassuolo 1:0 at home in the last round of Serie A, defeated Cagliari 4:1 at home in the third round of the Italian Cup, and won 2 consecutive games in all competitions.
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Empoli has 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses.
Although AC Milan have been in poor form recently and are playing away from home, Empoli are too limited in strength and have a poor recent record, and the Rossoneri can still be favored to win this game.
Torino vs Napoli
Nature of competition: 19th round of Serie A
Time: 22:00 on January 7
18 games, 8 wins, 4 draws, 6 losses, 28 points, eighth in the Serie A standings, 17 points behind the leader Inter Milan, 8 points less than the fourth Fiorentina, 1 point less than the sixth Atalanta, the entire five major leagues, the most columbent defending champion is only Napoli.
Torino is ranked tenth with 24 points with 6 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, and this old giant is now limited in strength and has long since degenerated into a civilian team, which is also normal.
Torino has 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 games, and 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 2 rounds of Serie A.
Napoli has 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 10 games, and 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 2 rounds of Serie A.
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Torino has drawn 3 and lost 7 without a win.
Torino have a relatively better home record, having previously beaten the likes of Sassuolo and Atalanta, both of which have had a sluggish run of late, and Torino at home are expected to get at least one draw.