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The massive home win against Napoli returned Milan to the top of Serie A.
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AC Milan regained control of the top of the standings after beating Napoli 3-1 in the continuation of Italian Serie A in San Paolo, early Monday morning (11/23) West Indonesian time.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the protagonist of the Rossoneri victory by scoring two goals and that of Jens Hauge at the end of the match. While the hosts had time to reply through goals from Dries Mertens.
Three additional points to take Milan to 20 points, two points ahead of Sassuolo. Meanwhile, Il Partenopei remains stuck on the sixth ladder with 14 points.
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Player lineups
NAPLES (4-2-3-1): Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kostas Manolas, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Tiemoue Bakayoko; Hirving Lozano, Matteo Politano, Lorenzo Insigne (c); Dries Mertens.
Cadangan: Nikita Contini, Eljif Elmas, Nikola Maksimovic, Stanislav Lobotka, Fernando Llorente, David Ospina, Faouzi Ghoulam, Kevin Malcuit, Diego Demme, Piotr Zielinski, Andrea Petagna.
AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli (c), Theo Hernandez; Ismael Bennacer, Franck Kessie; Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ante Rebic; Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Cadangan: L. Colombo, Diogo Dalot, Antonio Donnarumma, Brahim Diaz, Jens Hauge, Matteo Gabbia, Samu Castillejo, Leo Duarte, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Andrea Conti, Rade Krunic, Sandro Tonali.
Summary
The course of the match
1. FIRST SEMESTER
8. Kans Milan! The pressure was released by the visitors, he got a shot space in the penalty area, Ante Rebic’s volley was not too dangerous for Alex Meret’s goal.
fifteen. Practically the first 15 minutes belonged to Milan, who knew how to dictate the Napoli game.
20. GOAL! A precise header from Zlatan Ibrahimovic after receiving a cross from Theo Hernández leads to the lower corner of the net and Meret cannot reach it!
27. Kans Napoli! Dries Mertens’ kick that led to the corner of the goal was still pushed by Donnarumma! Before long, Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s shot hit the crossbar.
39. Hirving Lozano fired a long-range shot that veered off the mark.
HT. Naples 0-1 Milan
46. SECOND GAME HALF
54. GOAL! Milan’s counterattack was preceded by Ante Rebic’s move down the left and sent a cross to the far post. Ibrahimovic hit the ball to increase Milan’s lead!
61. Cancelled! Ibrahimovic just scored a hat-trick, but in replays it’s clear how he was offside before scoring.
63. GOAL! Receiving the ball in the penalty area, Martens fired a strong shot from close range that Donnarumma was unable to stop.
65. RED CARD! Il Partenopei’s fight for a goal deficit found new challenges after Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off for a second yellow card.
71. Kans Napoli! Escaping the offside trap, Andrea Petagna ran alone into the Milan penalty area and fired a shot that Donnarumma’s feet could still stop from close range!
88. Kans Napoli! Fabian sent a shot down the ground from the front of the penalty area, but the ball was still thin to the right side of Milan’s goal.
95. GOAL! Jens Hauge stabbed into the area before sending a left-foot shot that opened up Meret’s goal to seal Milan’s victory tonight.
FT: Naples 1-3 Milan
Live stream Napoli vs AC Milan
The eighth Giornata 2020/21 between Napoli and AC Milan will be broadcast on beIN Sports 2 on Monday night (11/23) at 02:45 WIB.
See the full TV show here.
| TV station | beIN Sports 2 |
| Live broadcast | Vidio |
When is the Napoli vs AC Milan match?
| Competition | Naples vs AC Milan |
| Date | Monday 23 November 2020 |
| Kick off | 02:45 WIB |
| Stadium | Saint Paul |
Napoli squad predictions
Rising player Victor Osimhen was injured during the international break and will be replaced by Dries Mertens.
Meanwhile, Amira Rrahmani and Elseid Hysaj were also confirmed to be absent because they were diagnosed as positive for Covid-19.
| Position | Napoli’s estimated starting eleven (4-2-3-1) |
| Goalie | Meret |
| Defender | Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui |
| Defender | Bakayoko, Fabian Ruiz Lozano, Zielinski, Insigne |
| Striker | Mertens |
AC Milan squad predictions
Rafael Leao is the only Rossoneri player absent from the Rossoneri with a thigh injury while on international service.
Ante Rebic has recovered and is expected to help Zlatan Ibrahimovic break through the opposing defense.
| Position | Estimated composition of Milan’s first team (4-2-3-1) |
| Goalie | Donnarumma |
| Defender | Calabria, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Hernandez |
| Defender | Kessie, Bennacer Saelemaekers, Calhanoglu, Rebic |
| Striker | Ibrahimovic |
Advance
Gennaro Gattuso will compete skillfully with his former teammate, Daniele Bonera, after AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli and his assistant coach contracted the corona virus so they were unable to accompany the team to San Paolo.
Partenopei have the advantage if you look at the last 11 games against Milan, they have never lost and won six in between.
However, the Rossoneri should not be underestimated either, as their away games have a very positive record.
Pioli’s team have not lost away from home in the last 14 matches in all competitions, they won nine and the last time the Rossoneri had a better streak than that was in 2004 with Carlo Ancelotti leading the team to a 15 streak. games without victories.
The victory is a mandatory match for both teams, Napoli will try to equalize the points for the visitors and push towards the top, while Milan will try to keep their distance from their rivals.
Currently, Milan are just one point ahead of Juventus, who had just beaten Cagliari.
