Italian Serie A

Milan vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Dec 19, 2021, 7:45 PM
AC Milan
    FT
    0 - 1
    Napoli
    • 5': Eljif Elmas

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    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 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.
    • 33': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 54': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
    • 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Rade Krunic.
    • 67': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 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.
    • 86': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
    • 86': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Eljif Elmas.

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A
    7:45 PM, Sun, Dec 19, 2021
    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 54,647

    Italian Serie A Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    0 Atalanta 0 0 0
    0 Bologna 0 0 0
    0 Cagliari 0 0 0
    0 Como 0 0 0
    Full Table

    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

    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
    Substitutes:
    Antonio Mirante, Daniel Maldini, Alexis Saelemaekers, Matteo Gabbia, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Samu Castillejo, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Olivier Giroud, Pierre Kalulu, Ismaël Bennacer.

    Napoli (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 David Ospina (GK)
    5 Juan Jesus
    13 Amir Rrahmani
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Yellow Card
    2 Kévin Malcuit Yellow Card
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    4 Diego Demme
    99 Frank Anguissa
    37 Andrea Petagna
    7 Eljif Elmas
    11 Hirving Lozano
    Substitutes:
    Davide Marfella, Alessandro Zanoli, Alex Meret, Faouzi Ghoulam, Adam Ounas, Matteo Politano, Stanislav Lobotka, Dries Mertens.

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