AC Milan vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAC Milan hold off Napoli to hand them eighth defeat of season
A first-half goal from Theo Hernández was enough to seal a 1-0 victory for AC Milan over visiting champions Napoli in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 5': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
- 12': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 13': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 13': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
- 14': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 21': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Goal! AC Milan 1, Napoli 0. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 28': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 33': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 37': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria because of an injury.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 40': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 41': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 42': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 45': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Offside, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Leo Østigård.
- 47': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 48': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 48': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 48': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 51': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 53': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia.
- 54': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 55': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 60': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 61': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 61': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Frank Anguissa.
- 62': Attempt saved. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ismaël Bennacer because of an injury.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Jan-Carlo Simic replaces Simon Kjær.
- 68': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 70': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 71': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 71': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 75': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 75': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Pasquale Mazzocchi.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 80': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Offside, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 84': Hand ball by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 85': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 85': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 87': Luka Jovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Juan Jesus.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm with a cross.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 90'+6': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 90'+6': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.6 | Possession | 40.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 505 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 577 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 10 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,891
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,891
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Roma | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Como | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 4 | Lazio | 4 | +3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 7 | Yacine Adli |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
Napoli (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 5 | Juan Jesus  |
| 55 | Leo Østigard |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 30 | Pasquale Mazzocchi |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
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