Napoli vs AC Milan, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli beat AC Milan to keep pace with Inter in title race
First-half goals from Matteo Politano and Romelu Lukaku earned Napoli a 2-1 victory over visitors AC Milan on Sunday to move within three points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Napoli 1, AC Milan 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
- 6': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
- 6': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 11': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 14': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 14': Warren Bondo (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 15': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a corner.
- 17': Offside, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
- 19': Goal! Napoli 2, AC Milan 0. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 22': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 32': Attempt missed. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 35': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 36': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Warren Bondo with a cross.
- 37': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 38': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 38': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 39': Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 40': Warren Bondo (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 42': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 45': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 2, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Warren Bondo.
- 47': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 50': David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Kyle Walker (AC Milan).
- 50': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Tammy Abraham (AC Milan).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 55': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces João Félix.
- 55': Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Tammy Abraham.
- 55': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 59': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
- 64': Attempt saved. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Frank Anguissa.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Hand ball by David Neres (Napoli).
- 68': Penalty AC Milan. Theo Hernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Philip Billing (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty saved. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 76': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 79': Attempt saved. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 79': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez replaces Kyle Walker.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Stanislav Lobotka because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Goal! Napoli 2, AC Milan 1. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces David Neres.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano.
- 86': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 88': Foul by Philip Billing (Napoli).
- 88': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Billy Gilmour.
- 90': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Álex Jiménez (AC Milan).
- 90': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Jiménez.
- 90'+4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, AC Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, AC Milan 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 393 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 452 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 13 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 52,836
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 52,836
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 34 | +29 | 74 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | +39 | 71 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 34 | +36 | 65 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +20 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 7 | David Neres |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 32 | Kyle Walker |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 29 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 38 | Warren Bondo |
| 90 | Tammy Abraham |
| 79 | João Félix |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
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