Having recently slipped from top spot to third place in Serie A, AC Milan seek a return to winning ways on Saturday evening, when they welcome Udinese to San Siro.
While Milan had lost back-to-back games before playing out a thrilling draw with Napoli last weekend, their visitors are yet to post a league victory this season and also exited the Coppa Italia in midweek.
Stefano Pioli saw his absence-hit team depleted again as Pierre Kalulu departed with an injury, to be replaced by the untested Marco Pellegrino, and Napoli stormed back in the second half to snatch a point from an absorbing encounter between the last two Scudetto winners.
The Rossoneri had travelled south on the back of losses to Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain: following a 3-0 reverse at Parc des Princes last month they have failed to score in their last five European matches and sit rock-bottom of Group F, which also features Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United.
In desperate need of three points from next week's reverse fixture against PSG, last season's Champions League semi-finalists must first target their first league win for nearly a month.
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