Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, April 2, 2023
AC Milan WLDDL 4
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Napoli WLWWW 0
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MIL224
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Diego Armando Maradona · 50,000 att.

Match Report

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Rafael Leao strikes twice as AC Milan humiliate leaders Napoli

AC Milan striker Rafael Leao netted twice to give his side a superb 4-0 away victory over leaders Napoli in Serie A on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
4
39.4
Possession
60.6
14
SHOTS
20
8
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
293
Accurate Passes
496
376
Passes
567
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
9
6
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
28
22
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
9
11
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
7
20
Clearances
7

Head to Head

NAP leads series 3-2

Lineups

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. 18Giovanni SimeoneF
  10. 77Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  3. 24Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 4Ismaël BennacerAM
  7. 8Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 33Rade KrunicRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 10Brahim DíazAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a through ball.
  2. 25' Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  3. 35' Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Brahim Díaz.
  6. 59' Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 3. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali following a fast break.
  7. 63' Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 4. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  9. 68' Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
  10. 68' Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  11. 68' Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  12. 74' Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Rafael Leão.
  13. 74' Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud.
  14. 77' Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Giovanni Simeone.
  15. 81' Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kim Min-Jae.
  16. 83' Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Rade Krunic.
  17. 83' Substitution, AC Milan. Tiémoué Bakayoko replaces Ismaël Bennacer.

Serie A News

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