Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
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  • 5': Romelu Lukaku
  • 43': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Napoli beat Milan to extend Serie A lead, run win streak to five

Napoli's Romelu Lukaku and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck first-half goals to earn a 2-0 win at AC Milan on Tuesday and stretch their side's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
  • 3': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 5': Goal! AC Milan 0, Napoli 1. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a through ball.
  • 11': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
  • 11': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 18': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 18': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
  • 21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Billy Gilmour.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Emerson Royal (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 24': Offside, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano is caught offside.
  • 26': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filippo Terracciano.
  • 28': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
  • 30': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 30': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 34': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
  • 34': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  • 43': Goal! AC Milan 0, Napoli 2. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Napoli 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Napoli 2.
  • 46': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
  • 47': Offside, AC Milan. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 47': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 49': VAR Decision: No Goal AC Milan 0-2 Napoli.
  • 50': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
  • 52': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
  • 52': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
  • 53': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  • 57': Foul by Emerson Royal (AC Milan).
  • 57': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 62': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
  • 62': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Noah Okafor.
  • 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Emerson Royal.
  • 64': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 65': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
  • 65': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yunus Musah with a cross.
  • 67': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 67': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 70': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
  • 70': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 70': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 76': Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 78': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 78': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Neres.
  • 81': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 82': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
  • 83': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 87': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
  • 87': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Francesco Camarda replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 89': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 89': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by David Neres.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Mathías Olivera.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Napoli. Michael Folorunsho replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Napoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 0, Napoli 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 2
38.7 Possession 61.3
9 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
308 Accurate Passes 501
359 Passes 560
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 19
0.0 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 33
24 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 17
19 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 6
31 Effective Clearances 8
31 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,507

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 14 +12 32
2 Atalanta 14 +20 31
3 Internazionale 13 +17 28
4 Fiorentina 13 +17 28
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIL AC Milan (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
28 Malick Thiaw
42 Filippo Terracciano
22 Emerson Royal
29 Youssouf Fofana
80 Yunus Musah
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
7 Álvaro Morata
17 Noah Okafor
21 Samuel Chukwueze

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
4 Alessandro Buongiorno
13 Amir Rrahmani
17 Mathías Olivera
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
6 Billy Gilmour
8 Scott McTominay
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
11 Romelu Lukaku
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21 Matteo Politano

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