Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, September 18, 2022
Napoli DWWWW 2
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AC Milan DWDWW 1
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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 72,573 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  3. 24Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 90Charles De KetelaereAM
  7. 8Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 4Ismaël BennacerRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 33Rade KrunicAM-L
  11. 56Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 3Kim Min-JaeCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 6Mário RuiLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 68Stanislav LobotkaCM
  7. 20Piotr ZielinskiLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 81Giacomo RaspadoriF
  10. 77Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Davide Calabria.
  4. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Simon Kjaer.
  5. 53' Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 55' Goal! AC Milan 0, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 62' Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Rade Krunic.
  9. 66' Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  10. 66' Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Matteo Politano because of an injury.
  11. 66' Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  12. 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.
  13. 70' Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 74' Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 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.
  16. 81' Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  17. 87' Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  18. 87' Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  19. 87' Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+1' Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.

Serie A News

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