Napoli vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AGiroud goal sends AC Milan back to Serie A summit with win over Napoli
Olivier Giroud's second-half goal sent AC Milan back to the top of Serie A as they battled to a 1-0 win away at Napoli on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Junior Messias.
- 2': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 10': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 18': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 19': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 19': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 20': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 24': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 29': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 30': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 35': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 36': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 37': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 39': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
- 44': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 45'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 45'+3': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, AC Milan 0.
- 46': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 46': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 48': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 48': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Messias following a set piece situation.
- 49': Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria following a set piece situation.
- 51': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 52': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 53': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 55': Attempt saved. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 55': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 56': Attempt saved. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 59': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 67': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud because of an injury.
- 70': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 70': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 72': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 72': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 73': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 73': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 73': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 76': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 77': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 79': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
- 81': Hand ball by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 81': Hand ball by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 83': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 83': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 86': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 87': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 87': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 87': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 90'+1': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Adam Ounas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 90'+3': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 90'+5': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Dries Mertens.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 39.9 | Possession | 60.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 472 |
| 354 | Passes | 546 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 15 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,044
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,044
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 25 | +22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 25 | +34 | 54 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 25 | +28 | 51 |
| 4 | Lazio | 26 | +13 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly  |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
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