Napoli vs AC Milan, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
87': Alexis SaelemaekersKessie capitalises as AC Milan grab draw with Napoli
AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie converted a penalty to rescue a 2-2 draw away to Napoli in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 8': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 8': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 9': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 9': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Hand ball by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 12': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 12': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 15': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 15': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a headed pass.
- 17': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 20': Goal! Napoli 0, Milan 1. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 23': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 29': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 29': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 30': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 30': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 30': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 32': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Andrea Conti (Milan).
- 34': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Goal! Napoli 1, Milan 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 38': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 39': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Andrea Conti (Milan).
- 40': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 40': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 42': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 44': Hand ball by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 46': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 48': Foul by Andrea Conti (Milan).
- 48': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Hand ball by Andrea Conti (Milan).
- 52': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 60': Goal! Napoli 2, Milan 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 64': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 65': Foul by Rafael Leão (Milan).
- 65': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 66': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 66': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 68': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
- 68': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 68': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Penalty Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty conceded by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': Goal! Napoli 2, Milan 2. Franck Kessié (Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dries Mertens.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 75': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 75': Theo Hernández (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Andrea Conti (Milan).
- 77': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Andrea Conti (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Conti.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces José Callejón.
- 85': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 85': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Demme.
- 87': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 87': Second yellow card to Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ante Rebic.
- 90': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Rafael Leão (Milan).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+4': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Rafael Leão (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Milan 2.
Statistics
 MIL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 473 | Accurate Passes | 492 |
| 540 | Passes | 550 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 9 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 15 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 6 | Mário Rui  |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 12 | Andrea Conti |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 21 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 18 | Ante Rebic |
| 39 | Lucas Paquetá |
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