AC Milan Victorious in First Leg Quarterfinal Match Against Napoli in Champions League

Milan –

AC Milan faced with Napoli in the first leg of the quarterfinals Liga Champions. The Rossoneri finished with a 1-0 win.

AC Milan vs Napoli presented at the San Siro, Thursday (13/4/2023) in the morning WIB. The hosts won through a single goal by Isamel Bennacer.

Napoli are actually more dominant in this match. The Partenopei had 53 percent possession with 16 attempts and six that were on target.

Milan recorded 47 ball possession. The host’s attempts totaled 12 with two on goal and one on the bar.

Course of the Match

Napoli immediately got a golden opportunity in the first minute. Milan made a communication error in the goalmouth, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia failed to take advantage after his shot was blocked by the opposing defender.

A minute later Napoli threatened Milan again. This time, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s shot was saved by Mike Maignan.

Milan seeks to retaliate to press. However, the efforts of Stefano Pioli’s men have not been able to produce a shot.

Piotr Zielinski fired a shot from outside the penalty box in the 11th minute. Maignan can still fly to ward off the ball.

Rafael Leao failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity from a quick counter attack in the 25th minute. The Milan striker made a solo run from the middle of the pitch and while in the Napoli penalty box failed to direct his shot at goal.

Until the game has been running for half an hour there has been no goal created. Fierce duel actually started happening a lot in midfield.

Milan managed to lead 1-0 first in the 40th minute. A counter-attack scheme built by Brahim Diaz was successfully completed into a goal by Ismael Bennacer.

Milan almost enlarge the advantage in injury time. Simon Kjaer managed to welcome the ball from a corner with a header, but it still hit the crossbar and the score did not change until halftime.

Napoli almost equalized the score when the second half has been running for five minutes. A header from Eljif Elmas can still be pushed off the field by Maignan.

The Partenopei still couldn’t find the net for Milan until the game had run for an hour. Luciano Spalletti’s men have so far struggled to get into the opponent’s penalty box in the second half.

Napoli suffered a loss in the 74th minute. Anguissa was rewarded with a second yellow card after violating Theo Hernandez. Got his first yellow card four minutes earlier for fouling the same player.

Milan was really able to make Napoli not bite in the second half. Until the match was over, no goals were created, which made Milan close with a 1-0 victory.

Player Lineup:

Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Kaer, Tomori, Hernandez; Tonali, Krunic, Bennacer (Saelemaekers 67′); Leao, Brahim (Rebic 80′), Giroud.

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Mario Rui (Olivera 82′); Lobotka, Anguissa, Zielinski (Politano 83′); Lozano (Raspadori 69′), Elmas, Kvaratskhelia (Ndombele 82′).

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