Min-jae Kim started the match against AC Milan in the 7th round of Serie A 2022-2023 played at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy on the 19th and played full time, contributing to the 2-1 victory of the team.
Milan were Serie A champions last season. In Serie A, Kim Min-jae is way ahead of the team he has faced. Milan have achieved 4 wins and 2 draws against Napoli and Atalanta this season until the semifinal against Napoli. Veteran French striker Olivier Giroud (36) leads the team’s attack with a draw for third place (four goals). On this day, Kim Min-jae, who played as a central defender for the four full backs, fought fiercely, including an air ball contest, scoring exclusively for Giroud.
Against a strong team called Milan, Napoli was in trouble. According to the sports statistics website ‘Sophascore’, Napoli have lagged far behind Milan in shots (9-22) and corner kicks (4-9). However, in terms of ball possession (49-51) and shot on goal (4-5), Napoli showed a figure comparable to Milan. Kim Min-jae also protected the ball’s trajectory from Ji-ro and effectively blocked it.
After closing the first half 0-0, Napoli started their attack on the 6 ‘of the second half. Hvica Kvarachelia took a penalty kick as he broke through the left side of the penalty area, and Matteo Polatino scored. At 24 ‘of the second half, while Kim Min-jae’s defense was distributed over the other strikers, Giroud made no mistake and equalized, but 8 minutes later Giovani Simeone of Napoli took the lead with a header. Six minutes of added time were granted in the second half, but Napoli maintained the victory by blocking Milan’s offensive offensive with a melee. The whistle at the end of the game, and the Neapolitan players hug and encourage each other. It was such a fierce match.
On the 19th the Korean national football team was called up, but Kim Min-jae, who played the championship game that day, entered the Paju Training Center on the afternoon of the 20th the following day. Korea will play an evaluation match against Costa Rica at the Goyang Sports Complex on the 23rd and Cameroon at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 27th.
By Kim Bae-joong [email protected]