Napoli vs Milan Prediction: Who Are Favourites For Supercoppa Italiana Final?

Two of Italy's top three take on each other in Riyadh on Thursday as Italian champions Napoli take on Super Cup holders Milan. The annual trip to Saudi Arabia gives respite for both sides from an intense title race in the Serie A. Find out more about the clash from Napoli vs Milan prediction, Napoli vs Milan preview, Napoli vs Milan injuries and Napoli vs Milan predicted lineup for the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final.

Napoli vs Milan Preview

Napoli are having a below-par end to the year. They slumped to back-to-back defeats in the Champions League and the league, and won only two of their previous five encounters (Coppa Italia victory was through a penalty shootout). Having to juggle between multiple competitions and an increased workload, fatigue is showing its impact. Antonio Conte's side were comfortably leading Serie A before dropping to the third position. However, the lead at the top is wafer-thin and can be covered easily. What is disappointing is their away form as they already lost seven games away from home. They will be hoping to find some luck in the SuperCoppa and lift their third title.

Milan too share similar woes as they gave up a strong start to the season. Massimiliano Allegri's side started the season with five clean sheets out of six games, but they have been a rarity to maintain these sides. They were dumped out of the Coppa Italia by Lazio. They scraped past Torino with a late winner. But those exploits weren't enough when Sassuolo held them back in the league. It enabled their city rivals Inter to lead the Serie A as the league's entire top three travel to Saudi Arabia. Milan has eight Super Cup titles, and if they defend their title successfully, they can draw level with Juventus with 9 titles.

Napoli vs Milan Match Info

Match Name: Super Cup, Semifinal

Stadium Name: Al-Awwal, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Kickoff: 18th December 2025, 22:00 AST

Napoli Team News

The star Napoli forward Romelu Lukaku returned to team training after four months and might find a spot on the bench. Stanislav Lobotka is back as well, but he has multiple unavailable players. The manager has his hands tied and will not rotate much.

Napoli Predicted XI(3-4-3)

Goalkeeper: Milinkovic-Savic

Defenders: Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno

Midfielders: Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez

Forwards: Neres, Hojlund, Lang

Milan Team News

Rafael Leao's participation is in massive doubt as he faces a race against time to be passed fit. Matteo Gabbia hasn't travelled to Saudi Arabia due to a knee injury, and Koni De Winter will be in line to start.

Milan Predicted XI (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: Maignan

Defenders: De Winter, Tomori, Pavlovic

Midfielders: Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesagi

Forwards: Pulisic, Nkunku

Napoli vs Milan Injuries

Napoli have multiple key players out due to injuries, including the first-choice goalkeeper and star midfielders. Milan, too, has some issues to contend with.

Napoli Injuries

Here are Napoli's injuries against Milan:

Milan Injuries

Here are Milan's injuries against Napoli:

Napoli vs Milan Prediction

Napoli are feeling the heat of increasing fixtures. The Italian champions have to bank on star quality to get them through this lean pitch. That said, Milan is full of individual quality now. They will enter the game as favourites and take a massive step towards retaining their title.

SportsDunia's Napoli vs Milan prediction: Napoli 0-1 Milan