AC Milan vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AVAR drama denies Milan as Napoli earn win in San Siro
Napoli beat AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday to climb to second in Serie A above their opponents, with VAR taking centre stage.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 2': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 2': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 2': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
- 5': Goal! AC Milan 0, Napoli 1. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fodé Ballo-Touré.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 8': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 9': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 10': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 12': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 12': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 16': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 17': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 18': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fodé Ballo-Touré with a cross.
- 18': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 18': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Offside, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Alessandro Florenzi is caught offside.
- 21': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 22': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Fodé Ballo-Touré is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 29': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
- 29': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 32': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 32': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Hand ball by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 33': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 34': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 35': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
- 37': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 38': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 40': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 43': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 43': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 43': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 44': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan).
- 45': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Napoli 1.
- 48': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 48': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 49': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 50': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 52': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
- 54': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
- 54': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 54': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 56': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 59': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan).
- 62': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Rade Krunic.
- 64': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fodé Ballo-Touré.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 67': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 67': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 70': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 71': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 73': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Junior Messias with a cross.
- 73': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan).
- 75': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 75': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Junior Messias.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Andrea Petagna.
- 79': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 81': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 86': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 87': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 87': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Offside, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 90'+1': VAR Decision: No Goal AC Milan 0-1 Napoli.
- 90'+3': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Offside, AC Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 0, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 414 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 510 | Passes | 480 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 36 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 54,647
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 54,647
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 25 | +22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 25 | +34 | 54 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 25 | +28 | 51 |
| 4 | Juventus | 25 | +21 | 46 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 5 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo  |
| 2 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 37 | Andrea Petagna |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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