AC Milan vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

Pulisic on target as AC Milan beat Napoli to go top of Serie A

Napoli slipped from the top of Serie A after falling to a 2-1 defeat to 10-man AC Milan at the San Siro.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 3': Goal! AC Milan 1, Napoli 0. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
• 5': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 5': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Napoli).
• 6': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
• 11': Attempt saved. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
• 11': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
• 14': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
• 14': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
• 17': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
• 21': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
• 24': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
• 24': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 26': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
• 26': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 27': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a through ball following a fast break.
• 28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
• 31': Goal! AC Milan 2, Napoli 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
• 33': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
• 33': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 37': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
• 39': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Luka Modric.
• 41': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
• 43': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
• 45': Offside, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 2, Napoli 0.
• 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 2, Napoli 0.
• 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
• 49': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 54': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
• 54': Penalty Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 54': Penalty conceded by Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 56': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan).
• 57': Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan) is shown the red card.
• 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Bartesaghi replaces Christian Pulisic.
• 60': Goal! AC Milan 2, Napoli 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
• 63': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 63': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
• 65': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers because of an injury.
• 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Santiago Giménez.
• 72': Delay in match (Napoli).
• 72': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
• 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 73': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Rasmus Højlund.
• 73': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Scott McTominay.
• 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
• 75': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a cross.
• 77': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Matteo Politano.
• 78': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
• 78': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 79': Delay in match because of an injury Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
• 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Fikayo Tomori because of an injury.
• 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Koni De Winter replaces Youssouf Fofana.
• 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
• 82': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
• 82': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 84': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka with a through ball.
• 85': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
• 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 86': Handball by David Neres (Napoli).
• 88': Attempt saved. Noa Lang (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Luca Marianucci (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
• 90': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
• 90': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
• 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luka Modric.
• 90'+2': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
• 90'+2': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Handball by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
• 90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
• 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 90'+4': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
• 90'+4': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
• 90'+6': Delay in match (Napoli).
• 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 90'+7': Attempt saved. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Luca Marianucci.
• 90'+8': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
• 90'+9': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Napoli 1.
• 0': Match ends, AC Milan 2, Napoli 1.