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Naples – AC Milan 1: 3
Goals: Mertens 63 – Ibrahimovic 20, 52, Hauge 90 + 5 “Naples“: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Coulibaly, Rui, Bakayoko, Ruiz (Elmas 90), Politano (Petagna 68), Losano (Zelinski 54), Mertens, Insigne”Milan“: D. Donnarumma, Calabria, Kier, Romagnoli, Hernandez, Cassie, Bennaser, Salemakers (Castillejo 73), Chalhanoglu (Krunich 87), Rebich (Hauge 73), Ibrahimovic (Colombo 79)
Warnings: Bakayoko 18, Rui 82 – Calabria 48, Rebich 59, Cassie 76, Castillejo 78
Removing: Bakayoko 65 (second yellow)
Leader in the league in terms of points scored against the leader in losses. Leader against seconds in shots on goal. Gennaro Gattuso against Milan, against Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with whom he won the Scudetto 2011. Against Daniele Bonera (the main one for the coronavirus Stefano Pioli and Giacomo Murelli), with whom he won the 2007 Champions League. Ibra in absentia against Cristiano Ronaldo in the fight against scorers. The Naples game promised a lot, and Ibra himself in an interview before kickoff promised fun. On the other hand, both teams have been stalling lately. But today we try. The first half was clearly divided into segments before and after the goal. Winger Matteo Politano, placed in the center in place of the injured Victor Osimhen, simply did not know what to do at first. Therefore, “Napoli” attacked only from the flanks, and in the center, “Milan” had the advantage. The result is 58 percent of ball possession, 5: 0 in shots on goal. Ibrahimovic threw on Rebich, who made a bad shot, Chalhanoglu stopped Meret from distance, Kier smeared him from the goalkeeper’s line. And then Ibra, as if by a careless heading with his head almost from the penalty area, closed Hernández’s shot. Little by little, Politano not only entered the game, but also became the best on the field. It appeared both in the center and on the right flank. Outcome? 11: 2 in shots on goal before the end of time in favor of “Napoli”, reaching 63 percent of the ball at the end of time. The Donnarumma gates were simply broken into. Lozano and Politano constantly fired from afar and from the right. Donnarumma brilliantly threw Mertens kick. It is not clear how the triple corner episode did not end with a goal. Bakayoko at the goal line was blocked by Rebic, shot by Di Lorenzo at point-blank range – the crossbar, Lozano – Donnarumma. The second half also started with the control of the hosts, but not so tight, not at such a fast pace. Rebich’s counterattack from the left passed quickly. Zlatan only had to put the ball in from the subway and deliver his fourth double of the season. It is true that Rui also accelerated immediately, Mertens got into the penalty area, turned around and scored. But Hernández also sped up in midfield, earning a second yellow card for former Milan player Bakayoko. And then “Milan” first held the ball, then defended. Not without risk. But without the complicated Donnarumma stops. And Hauge threw the ball on a counterattack.
It is not the fact that “Napoli” deserved defeat. He pressed most of the first half, even in the minority he managed to pressure the opponent. In injury time, Petania got into a good attacking position and had to hit harder. But this is the difference between striker Petania and striker Ibrahimovic. With the latter, he can extend his undefeated league streak to 20, and win in Naples for the first time in ten years, and against Napoli for the first time anywhere in six. And keep the first place. If only the damage Zlatan was replaced by didn’t interrupt his flight.
