Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, December 19, 2021
Napoli WDLWL 1
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AC Milan LWWLD 0
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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 54,647 att.

Match Report

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VAR drama denies Milan as Napoli earn win in San Siro

Napoli beat AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday to climb to second in Serie A above their opponents, with VAR taking centre stage.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
51.1
Possession
48.9
11
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
378
510
Passes
480
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.1
65
Long Balls
57
32
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
18
36
Effective Clearances
6
36
Clearances
6

Head to Head

MIL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 13Alessio RomagnoliCD-L
  3. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  4. 5Fodé Ballo-TouréLB
  5. 25Alessandro FlorenziRB
  6. 10Brahim DíazAM
  7. 79Franck KessiéLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 11Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 33Rade KrunicAM-L
  11. 30Junior MessiasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 83Antonio MiranteSUB
  2. 27Daniel MaldiniSUB
  3. 56Alexis SaelemaekersSUB
  4. 46Matteo GabbiaSUB
  5. 41Tiemoué BakayokoSUB
  6. 7Samu CastillejoSUB
  7. 1Ciprian TatarusanuSUB
  8. 9Olivier GiroudSUB
  9. 20Pierre KaluluSUB
  10. 4Ismaël BennacerSUB

NAP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25David OspinaG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoLB
  5. 2Kévin MalcuitRB
  6. 20Piotr ZielinskiAM
  7. 4Diego DemmeLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 37Andrea PetagnaF
  10. 7Eljif ElmasAM-L
  11. 11Hirving LozanoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Davide MarfellaSUB
  2. 59Alessandro ZanoliSUB
  3. 1Alex MeretSUB
  4. 31Faouzi GhoulamSUB
  5. 33Adam OunasSUB
  6. 21Matteo PolitanoSUB
  7. 68Stanislav LobotkaSUB
  8. 14Dries MertensSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! AC Milan 0, Napoli 1. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
  2. 33' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 54' Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
  4. 63' Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Brahim Díaz.
  5. 63' Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Rade Krunic.
  6. 67' Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 77' Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
  8. 77' Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  9. 77' Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
  10. 78' Substitution, AC Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Junior Messias.
  11. 78' Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Andrea Petagna.
  12. 86' Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  13. 86' Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Eljif Elmas.

Serie A News

All news
ESPN ESPN News Services McKennie scores 1st goal since April in much-needed Juventus win Weston McKennie opened the scoring for Juventus in a 2-0 win over Lecce on Sunday to help the Serie A side course correct after a pair of disappointing results. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Man United to offload Yoro to Milan? Manchester United defender Leny Yoro is on the radar of AC Milan ahead of the summer. Transfer Talk has the latest. News PA Napoli's Scott McTominay bags brace in derby day thriller against Roma Napoli's stuttering start in Serie A continued as Roma twice fought back to secure a 3-3 draw in a dramatic Derby del Sole. News PA Curtis Jones: Serie A too slow? Inter arrival explains Liverpool similarity Inter Milan midfielder Curtis Jones insists Serie A is no different to the Premier League when it comes to playing for the top clubs.