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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s double and Jens Peter Hauge’s goal led the Rossoneri to a 3-1 victory over Napoli.
November 22, 2020, 11:44 PM
In the central game of the ninth round of Serie A, Napoli and Milan faced each other. Immediately after the kickoff, the guests took the ball under their control, but did not put pressure on someone else’s penalty area. Then the “parthenopeia” took the initiative and made several attacks, but none ended with a shot on goal. But the Milanese almost scored after a powerful shot to Chalhanoglu – Meret moved the ball to the corner. After his serve, Kier had an excellent opportunity to excel, but the defender couldn’t hit the ball properly.
The sentinels of Stefano Pioli, who was not present at the stadium in the reported match, continued to possess the ball a lot, but did not create dangerous moments for long. They had chances to score from set pieces, but their filings led to nothing. But they managed to open an account from their game: Hernández gave exactly to the head of Ibrahimovic and Zlatan sent the ball to the corner of the goal: 0: 1. After a goal was scored, the Rossoneri gave the ball to the possession of an opponent, landing in his own half of the field. Gennaro Gattuso’s charges went on the attack with enthusiasm, hoping to restore equality as soon as possible.
At first, the hosts were unsuccessful up front, but then they were able to score twice in one minute. Donnarumma first saved his team by kicking the ball out of the bottom corner after being hit by Mertens. And then Di Lorenzo didn’t score from a lethal position, hitting the crossbar. After that, the Neapolitans continued to carry out attack after attack. They rained on Donnarumma’s goal, but overall they missed. It seemed that Napoli was about to squeeze the rival and equalize the score, the “devils” still held. They managed not to fail in the first half of the match, calming the game closer to going to rest.
After the resumption of the game, the Neapolitans took the ball under their control, but did not advance to the goal of others. Despite a tangible advantage in ball possession, they did not pressure Donnarumma’s possession. Besides that, he also conceded the second goal. Rebich burst into the penalty area, turned Manolas around and dived to the far post, and Ibrahimovic sent the ball into the net with his knee – 0: 2. Afterwards, the guests went back down to their half of the field, playing to carry marker. Gattuso’s positions won various standards but paid no dividends.
In the 63rd minute, the “parthenopeia” still managed to score. Mertens won the ball from Romagnoli in the penalty area and shot Donnarumma – 1: 2. However, the enthusiasm of the hosts was short-lived, as after two minutes Bakayoko left his team outnumbered, having received a second yellow card. After that, the ball went into possession of Milan, who began to feel much calmer. Pioli’s sentries calmly controlled the course of the game, not forgetting the attack. But they failed to create dangerous moments.
After a while, the hosts took the initiative, but they weren’t so formidable at the wrong gate anymore. In one of the episodes, Petania did not notice a heads-up outing with Donnarumma, but a probable goal from an offside position would not have yet been scored. A little later, the visiting goalkeeper was about to score a goal in his own goal, playing uncertain at the start, but the rival could not take advantage of it. In time, the “Azzurri” moved into the foreign half of the field in great forces. They desperately tried to score, but failed to create a single dangerous moment. Petania had a good chance to score behind the wall with Mertens, but Andrea shot right at Donnarumma.
In injury time, Colombo had a chance to score, but the forward shot straight at Meret. A few minutes later, the “devils” still scored the third goal. Hauge received a pass from Bennasser, burst into the penalty area and took charge of Meret, setting the final score – 1: 3. Shortly after, the final whistle sounded from the head referee, recording Lombardy’s victory. This success allowed them to elude Sassuolo in qualifying and return to first place.
In the ninth round, Napoli will face another difficult fight: a match against the capital Rome and Milan will play with Fiorentina.
Naples – Milan 1: 3
Goals: Mertens, 63 – Ibrahimovic, 20, 54, Hauge, 90 + 5
Naples: Meret – Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Coulibaly, Mario Rui – Ruiz (Elmas, 90), Bakayoko – Losano (Zielinski, 56), Politano (Petagna, 69), Insigne – Mertens
Milan: J. Donnarumma – Calabria, Qier, Romagnoli, Hernandez – Kessier, Bennasser – Salemakers (Castillejo, 73), Chalhanoglu (Krunich, 87), Rebić (Hauge, 73) – Ibrahimovic (Colombo, 78)
Warnings: Bakayoko, Mariu Rui – Calabria, Rebić, Kessier, Castillejo
Elimination: Bakayoko 65 (repeated warning)
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