Napoli vs AC Milan, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Napoli are hosting AC Milan
at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 5': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli).
- 5': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 7': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
- 10': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 12': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 23': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 29': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
- 29': Giovane (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Offside, AC Milan. Adrien Rabiot is caught offside.
- 34': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana following a fast break.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Giovane (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a through ball.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 37': Attempt missed. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 40': Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, AC Milan 0.
- 50': Attempt saved. Giovane (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 52': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left.
- 56': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 59': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 64': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
- 65': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 66': Attempt missed. Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 67': Handball by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
- 68': Foul by Koni De Winter (AC Milan).
- 68': Giovane (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 69': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Alisson Santos replaces Giovane.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.
- 72': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 79': Goal! Napoli 1, AC Milan 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 81': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Fikayo Tomori.
- 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 83': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Juan Jesus.
- 86': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zachary Athekame with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
- 90'+1': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, AC Milan 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, AC Milan 0.
Statistics
 MIL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 396 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
| 466 | Passes | 522 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 11 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 19 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 35 | +51 | 82 |
| 2 | Napoli | 35 | +19 | 70 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 35 | +19 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 35 | +28 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno  |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 23 | Giovane |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 11 | Kevin De Bruyne |
AC Milan (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 5 | Koni De Winter |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 14 | Luka Modric |
| 33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 9 | Niclas Füllkrug |
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