Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Milan 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

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  • 17': Rafael Leão
  • 25': Brahim Díaz
  • 59': Rafael Leão
  • 67': Alexis Saelemaekers

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

NAP 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 Yellow Card
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
18 Giovanni Simeone
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21 Matteo Politano

MIL 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 Yellow Card
9 Olivier Giroud Yellow Card
17 Rafael Leão
10 Brahim Díaz

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