Napoli beats Milan 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MILANO. Napoli beat Milan to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Napoli beats Milan 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MILANO. Napoli beat Milan to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Napoli to strike first with a penalty of M. Politano at the 55′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Simeone gave the win to Napoli in the 78′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani with the assistance of Fabiano Preti and Alessio Berti. The 4th official was Federico Dionisi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Milan

1 - 2

Team 1

Napoli

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 19 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 14 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 97 Attack 102
  • 71 Dangerous attack 66
  • 80 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 9 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 18 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Milan was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Napoli that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Milan was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Napoli succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Milan shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Napoli shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Milan received 4 yellow cards (S. Kjaer, D. Calabria, R. Krunic and F. Tomori). On the opposite side, Napoli received 3 yellow cards (A. Rrahmani, G. Simeone and A. Zerbin).

Match Timeline

Simon Kjaer- Yellow
18'
Davide Calabria - Yellow
45'
Pierre Kalulu - sub ->S. Kjaer
46'
46'
53'
55'
Matteo Politano(penalty)
63'
Amir Rrahmani- Yellow
66'
66'
66'
Giovanni Simeone- sub ->G. Raspadori
66'
Olivier Giroud(goal)T. Hernandez
69'
70'
Giovanni Simeone- Yellow
Fikayo Tomori- Yellow
74'
78'
Giovanni Simeone(goal)M. Rui
Yacine Adli- sub ->C. De Ketelaere
82'
87'
87'
87'
90'
Mathías Olivera- sub ->M. Rui

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
90
38
Lazio
74
38
Inter
72
38
Milan
70
38
Atalanta
64
38
Roma
63
38
Juventus
62
38
Fiorentina
56
38
Bologna
54
38
Torino
53
38
Monza
52
38
Udinese
46
38
Sassuolo
45
38
Empoli
43
38
Salernitana
42
38
Lecce
36
38
Spezia
31
38
Hellas Verona
31
38
Cremonese
27
38
Sampdoria
19
38

After this match, Milan will stay with 14 points like Lazio to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Napoli will have 17 points like Atalanta to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will host Juventus on the 8th of October with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Juventus (10 draws).

Napoli will host Torino on the 1st of October with a 14-4 head to head in favor of Napoli (6 draws).

Milan – Formation

Milan
G
Mike Maignan 16.France
6.3
D
Simon Kjaer 24.Denmark
6.2
46' 18'
D
Davide Calabria  2.Italy
6.8
46' 45'
D
Fikayo Tomori 23.England
6.7
74'
D
Theo Hernández  19.France
7.1
M
Rade Krunic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.9
66' 53'
M
Ismaël Bennacer  4.Algeria
7.7
M
Alexis Saelemaekers 56.Belgium
6.5
66'
M
Sandro Tonali  8.Italy
7.2
M
Charles De Ketelaere  90.Belgium
6.2
82'
F
Olivier Giroud 9.France
8.6
Goals69'
Substitutes
G
Ciprian Tătărușanu 1.Romania
G
Antonio Mirante 83.Italy
D
Matteo Gabbia 46.Italy
D
Fodé Ballo-Touré 5.Senegal
D
Sergiño Dest 21.United States
5.8
46'
D
Pierre Kalulu  20.France
6.8
46'
D
Malick Thiaw 28.Germany
M
Aster Vranckx 40.Belgium
M
Tiemoué Bakayoko 14.France
M
Tommaso Pobega  32.Italy
M
Yacine Adli 7.France
7.3
82'
M
Brahim Díaz 10.Spain
6.1
66'
F
M. Lazetić 22.Serbia
F
Junior Messias 30.Brazil
6.8
66'

Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Mike Maignan (6.3), Davide Calabria (6.8), Simon Kjær (6.2), Fikayo Tomori (6.7), Theo Hernández (7.1), Ismaël Bennacer (7.7), Sandro Tonali (7.2), Alexis Saelemaekers (6.5), Charles De Ketelaere (6.2), Rade Krunić (6.9) and Olivier Giroud (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Matteo Gabbia, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Aster Vranckx, Marko Lazetić, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Sergiño Dest (5.8), Pierre Kalulu (6.8), Ciprian Tătărușanu, Tommaso Pobega, Junior Messias (6.8), Yacine Adli (7.3), Malick Thiaw, Antonio Mirante and Brahim Díaz (6.1).

Substitutions

Milan made 5 changes: S. Kjaer for P. Kalulu (46′), D. Calabria for S. Dest (46′), R. Krunic for B. Diaz (66′), A. Saelemaekers for J. Messias (66′) and C. De Ketelaere for Y. Adli (82′).

Best player: Olivier Giroud​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Olivier Giroud.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He hit the woodwork once times.

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
7.1
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
7.1
90'
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
6.6
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
7.1
63'
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.4
M
Piotr Zieliński 20.Poland
6.5
87'
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.3
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
6.8
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
7.2
66' Goals55'
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
6.8
87'
F
Giacomo Raspadori 81.Italy
6.4
66'
Substitutes
G
Salvatore Sirigu 30.Italy
G
D. Marfella 12.Italy
D
Alessandro Zanoli 59.Italy
D
Mathías Olivera 17.Uruguay
90'
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
M
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
6.8
87'
M
Tanguy Ndombélé 91.France
6.6
87'
M
Gianluca Gaetano  70.Italy
F
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
7.3
66' 70' Goals78'
F
Alessio Zerbin 23.Italy
6.8
66' 87'

Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret (7.1), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (6.6), Amir Rrahmani (7.1), Min-jae Kim (7.4), Mário Rui (7.1), André Zambo Anguissa (6.8), Stanislav Lobotka (7.3), Piotr Zieliński (6.5), Matteo Politano (7.2), Giacomo Raspadori (6.4) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tanguy Ndombélé (6.6), Leo Østigård, Gianluca Gaetano, Juan Jesus, Alessandro Zanoli, Salvatore Sirigu, Davide Marfella, Hirving Lozano, Mathías Olivera, Giovanni Simeone (7.3), Alessio Zerbin (6.8) and Eljif Elmas (6.8).

Napoli could not rely on the presence of A. Zerbin (injured).

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: M. Politano for A. Zerbin (66′), G. Raspadori for G. Simeone (66′), K. Kvaratskhelia for T. Ndombele (87′), P. Zielinski for E. Elmas (87′) and M. Rui for M. Olivera (90′).

Best player: Min-jae Kim​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Napoli was Min-jae Kim even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​