
Milan vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Dec 19, 2021, 7:45 PMVAR 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 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
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 |
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 |
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 | Frank Anguissa |
37 | Andrea Petagna |
7 | Eljif Elmas |
11 | Hirving Lozano |
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