Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, March 14, 2021
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AC Milan DWDWD 0
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Match Report

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AC Milan's title hopes suffer setback after Napoli defeat

AC Milan suffered a major blow to their Serie A title hopes as Matteo Politano's second-half strike earned Napoli a 1-0 win on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
44.5
Possession
55.5
15
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
363
Accurate Passes
447
427
Passes
517
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
48
33
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
10
25
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MIL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 46Matteo GabbiaCD-L
  3. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 5Diogo DalotRB
  6. 10Hakan ÇalhanogluAM
  7. 79Franck KessiéLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 17Rafael LeãoF
  10. 33Rade KrunicAM-L
  11. 7Samu CastillejoAM-R

NAP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25David OspinaG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 19Nikola MaksimovicCD-R
  4. 23Elseid HysajLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 20Piotr ZielinskiAM
  7. 4Diego DemmeLM
  8. 8Fabián RuizRM
  9. 14Dries MertensF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneAM-L
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' Goal! Milan 0, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 59' Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Dries Mertens.
  4. 60' Substitution, Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rade Krunic.
  5. 60' Substitution, Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Samu Castillejo.
  6. 60' Substitution, Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  7. 67' Substitution, Milan. Soualiho Meité replaces Franck Kessié.
  8. 69' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  10. 79' Substitution, Milan. Jens Petter Hauge replaces Rafael Leão.
  11. 80' Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Matteo Politano because of an injury.
  12. 80' Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Diego Demme.
  13. 86' Theo Hernández (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 88' VAR Decision: No Penalty Milan.
  15. 90'+2' Ante Rebic (Milan) is shown the red card.

Serie A News

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