Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Napoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 69': Olivier Giroud
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Napoli
  • 55': Matteo Politano (P)
  • 78': Giovanni Simeone

Giovanni Simeone header earns Napoli win at AC Milan

A brilliant header by Napoli striker Giovanni Simeone helped his side to seal a 2-1 win at AC Milan and return to the top of the Serie A table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
  • 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández following a corner.
  • 8': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 9': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 9': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 11': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a through ball.
  • 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
  • 18': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 18': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 20': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
  • 20': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 22': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 26': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
  • 26': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 45': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 45': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Napoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Napoli 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Simon Kjaer.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Davide Calabria.
  • 47': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 51': Penalty Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Penalty conceded by Sergiño Dest (AC Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
  • 53': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Goal! AC Milan 0, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 59': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
  • 59': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 62': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 62': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mário Rui.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 66': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Matteo Politano because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 69': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
  • 69': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Goal! AC Milan 1, Napoli 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 70': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
  • 73': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 74': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 75': Hand ball by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 76': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 78': Goal! AC Milan 1, Napoli 2. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
  • 81': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 83': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
  • 83': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 84': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Yacine Adli (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 85': Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 86': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 86': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 86': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 87': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 87': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
  • 87': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 88': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli).
  • 89': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 89': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
  • 90'+2': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Offside, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
  • 90'+2': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 90'+3': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli).
  • 90'+3': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Tanguy Ndombélé.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
  • 90'+7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Napoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Napoli 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 2
49.3 Possession 50.7
9 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
352 Accurate Passes 350
426 Passes 428
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.4
61 Long Balls 57
32 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 7
6 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 16
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 6
32 Effective Clearances 6
32 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,573

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AC Milan 0 0 0
2 Atalanta 0 0 0
3 Bologna 0 0 0
4 Cagliari 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
24 Simon Kjaer Yellow Card
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria Yellow Card
90 Charles De Ketelaere
8 Sandro Tonali
4 Ismaël Bennacer
9 Olivier Giroud
33 Rade Krunic Yellow Card
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Antonio Mirante, Pierre Kalulu, Tommaso Pobega, Malick Thiaw, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Marko Lazetic, Matteo Gabbia, Aster Vranckx, Yacine Adli, Sergiño Dest, Brahim Díaz, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Junior Messias, Fodé Ballo-Touré.

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
3 Kim Min-Jae
13 Amir Rrahmani Yellow Card
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 Frank Anguissa
81 Giacomo Raspadori
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21 Matteo Politano
Napoli Substitutes:
Giovanni Simeone, Davide Marfella, Hirving Lozano, Alessandro Zanoli, Tanguy Ndombele, Salvatore Sirigu, Leo Østigard, Gianluca Gaetano, Alessio Zerbin, Juan Jesus, Eljif Elmas, Mathías Olivera.

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