Milan vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

AC Milan

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Napoli

5': Eljif Elmas

VAR drama denies Milan as Napoli earn win in San Siro

Olivier Giroud (L) of AC Milan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic ( [1296x729]

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 54,647

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+25	Internazionale	18	42	4
+15	AC Milan	18	39	1
+13	Napoli	18	38	4
+11	Juventus	19	36	3

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
2	Kévin Malcuit
20	Piotr Zielinski
4	Diego Demme
99	Frank Anguissa
37	Andrea Petagna
7	Eljif Elmas
11	Hirving Lozano