Napoli vs Milan 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Rafael Leao strikes twice as AC Milan humiliate leaders Napoli
AC Milan striker Rafael Leao netted twice to give his side a superb 4-0 away victory over leaders Napoli in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 17': Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a through ball.
- 25': Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 35': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, AC Milan 2.
- 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 59': Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 3. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali following a fast break.
- 63': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 4. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Rafael Leão.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kim Min-Jae.
- 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Rade Krunic.
- 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiémoué Bakayoko replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 4.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Statistics
 MIL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 39.4 | Possession | 60.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 293 | Accurate Passes | 496 |
| 376 | Passes | 567 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 6 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 23 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 20 | Clearances | 7 |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka  |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
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