NAPOLI. Milan defeats Napoli 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Rafael Leão (17′), Brahim Díaz (25′), Rafael Leão (59′) and Alexis Saelemaekers (67′). Napoli was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Napoli on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano who was helped by Alessandro Giallatini and Giuseppe Perrotti. The 4th official was Daniele Doveri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Napoli had a strong ball possession 61% while Milan was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Napoli was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Milan was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Napoli shot 20 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milan shot 14 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 1 yellow card (Stanislav Lobotka). On the opposite side, Milan received 2 yellow cards (Olivier Giroud and Rade Krunic ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Napoli will stay with 71 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Milan will have 51 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will host Salernitana on the 29th of April with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Napoli (0 draws).
Milan will play away agasint Roma on the 29th of April with a 14-11 head to head record in favor of Roma (12 draws).
Napoli – Formation
Napoli
81'
40'
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luciano Spalletti decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Min-jae Kim , Mário Rui , Frank Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zieliński , Matteo Politano , Giovanni Simeone and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
The home team had on the bench: Giacomo Raspadori , Davide Marfella, Pierluigi Gollini, Tanguy Ndombélé , Hirving Lozano , Gianluca Gaetano, Alessio Zerbin, Leo Østigård, Juan Jesus, Diego Demme, Karim Zedadka and Eljif Elmas .
Substitutions
Napoli made 5 changes: Matteo Politano for Hirving Lozano (68′), Stanislav Lobotka for Eljif Elmas (68′), Piotr Zielinski for Tanguy Ndombélé (68′), Giovanni Simeone for Giacomo Raspadori (77′) and Min-jae Kim for Juan Jesus (81′).
Best player: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Napoli was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
His rating is with 27 passes (96% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
Milan – Formation
Milan
25'
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stefano Pioli played with: Mike Maignan , Davide Calabria , Simon Kjær , Fikayo Tomori , Theo Hernández , Rade Krunić , Sandro Tonali , Brahim Díaz , Ismaël Bennacer , Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud .
These were the players on the bench: Yacine Adli, Tommaso Pobega, Matteo Gabbia, Antonio Mirante, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Aster Vranckx, Malick Thiaw, Charles De Ketelaere, Ante Rebić , Divock Origi , Ciprian Tătărușanu, Alexis Saelemaekers , Alessandro Florenzi and Tiemoué Bakayoko.
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: Brahim Díaz for Alexis Saelemaekers (57′), Olivier Giroud for Ante Rebić (74′), Rafael Leão for Divock Origi (74′), Rade Krunic for Charles De Ketelaere (83′) and Ismaël Bennacer for Tiemoué Bakayoko (83′).
Best player: Brahim Díaz
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Brahim Díaz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Napoli – Milan – 0-4
- Spezia – Salernitana – 1-1
- Monza – Lazio – 0-2
- Roma – Sampdoria – 3-0
- Bologna – Udinese – 3-0
