Italian Serie A

Napoli vs AC Milan, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
  • 79': Matteo Politano
FT
1 - 0
AC Milan

    About

    Napoli are hosting AC Milan at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
    • 5': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli).
    • 5': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 7': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
    • 10': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
    • 12': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 29': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
    • 29': Giovane (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Offside, AC Milan. Adrien Rabiot is caught offside.
    • 34': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana following a fast break.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Giovane (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a through ball.
    • 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
    • 40': Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Offside, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, AC Milan 0.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Giovane (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left.
    • 56': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
    • 59': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
    • 64': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
    • 65': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Handball by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
    • 68': Foul by Koni De Winter (AC Milan).
    • 68': Giovane (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
    • 69': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Substitution, Napoli. Alisson Santos replaces Giovane.
    • 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Christopher Nkunku.
    • 74': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 79': Goal! Napoli 1, AC Milan 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
    • 81': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 81': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Fikayo Tomori.
    • 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Youssouf Fofana.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
    • 85': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 85': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Juan Jesus.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zachary Athekame with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
    • 90'+1': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
    • 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
    • 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, AC Milan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, AC Milan 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 5
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 1
    47.5 Possession 52.5
    7 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    396 Accurate Passes 469
    466 Passes 522
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 13
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    41 Long Balls 34
    22 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 2
    11 Tackles 7
    0.7 Tackle % 0.3
    9 Interceptions 8
    19 Effective Clearances 12
    19 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

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

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 9 +15 25
    2 Lazio 9 +15 25
    3 AS Roma 9 +15 21
    4 Como 9 +9 20
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    32 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
    4 Alessandro Buongiorno Yellow Card
    17 Mathías Olivera
    5 Juan Jesus
    68 Stanislav Lobotka
    99 Frank Anguissa
    37 Leonardo Spinazzola
    3 Miguel Gutiérrez
    23 Giovane
    8 Scott McTominay
    11 Kevin De Bruyne
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Alisson Santos, Billy Gilmour, Eljif Elmas, Matteo Politano, Sam Beukema, Nikita Contini, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Alex Meret.

    MIL AC Milan (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    5 Koni De Winter
    31 Strahinja Pavlovic
    23 Fikayo Tomori
    12 Adrien Rabiot
    19 Youssouf Fofana
    14 Luka Modric
    33 Davide Bartesaghi
    56 Alexis Saelemaekers
    18 Christopher Nkunku
    9 Niclas Füllkrug
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Pervis Estupiñán, Samuele Ricci, Santiago Gimenez, Ardon Jashari, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Lorenzo Torriani, Zachary Athekame, Pietro Terracciano, David Odogu, Rafael Leão.

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