MILAN (Reuters) – AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli stated veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic may make his long-awaited return from harm in his aspect’s top-of-the-table clash with Napoli.
Two of Serie A’s high three go head-to-head in Naples on Sunday, the place the victor will climb again to the highest of the desk above champions Inter Milan.
Milan may get a fine addition and be ready name upon Ibrahimovic for the primary time since late January as he has recovered from an Achilles harm. The 40-year-old continues to be the membership’s joint high goalscorer in Serie A with eight targets.
“Ibra is best,” Pioli informed a information convention on Saturday. “He educated with us each yesterday and at the moment and can most likely be there tomorrow.”
Milan had led the way in which till the previous few weeks, however two attracts in opposition to groups they’d count on to be beating – backside aspect Salernitana and Udinese at residence – have let Inter and Napoli climb above them.
Pioli was cautious of the duty going through his workforce within the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on Sunday, in opposition to a supervisor – Luciano Spalletti – he has by no means crushed as a coach in all competitions.
“Sooner or later the victory in opposition to Spalletti must come. Let’s hope it’s prior to later,” he added.
“We have come a great distance as a workforce and now there are 11 video games left. We need to be happy, however any further all of the video games will be so crucial they usually need to be confronted with loads of focus and conviction.
“Napoli are in nice form, they’ve nice high quality however we now have it too. We need to play with nice energy on Sunday.”
(Reporting by Peter Hall; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
