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Italian Soccer Serie A

67% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 33% Ball Possession AC MILAN

Napoli 1 – 3 AC Milan

63′ Dries Mertens                   20′ Zlatan Ibrahimović
.                                                     54′ Zlatan Ibrahimović
.                                                     95′ Pete Hauge

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 1st position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Napoli, 3rd position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of +8

The big clash with the ex-AC Milan player Gennaro Gattuso being now  Napoli coach is just a tough slap for Gattuso.  AC Milan needed to win, and they did, the Serie A Week 8 keeping the first position on Sunday 22 November 2020 at the San Paolo Stadium in Napoli.   AC Milan reaching 20 points is +2 points above Sassuolo in the second position with 18 points.   Napoli went down from the 3rd to the 6th position.

This is a historical victory for AC Milan because the last time they won a Serie A game at the San Paolo was in October 2010, ten years ago!!!! Imagine back then, the victory was thanks to the goals from Robinho and Ibrahimović. The hero again -ten years later – is Mr. Ibrahimović.

A superb Mr. Zlatan Ibrahimović !!!! Definitely, @Ibra_official is the guiding force to rebuild @acmilan to return to the @ChampionsLeague https://t.co/jQiDW9jN7D

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 23, 2020

AC Milan are unbeaten in 19 Serie A games (W14, D5), the current longest unbeaten run in Serie A.   AC Milan are unbeaten in 14 away fixtures in all competitions (W9, D5). The Rossoneri haven’t done better than this since February 2004, back when Carlo Ancelotti was in charge of the team (15 matches).

It is AC Milan to open the score in the 20th minute. A superb Zlatan Ibrahimović defeating Napoli goalkeeper with a headed shot in the bottom right corner. This is the 9th goal of the season by Ibrahimović.

⚽️Napoli 0- 1 AC Milan, 20th minute, goal by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed sot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Theo Hernández https://t.co/UJtYZCmkpW@milanmania @ACMilanNYC @MilanClubTO @ACMilanClub_STL https://t.co/qQPdhGjGW4

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 22, 2020

Goal – Ibrahimovic

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— FAST GOALS (@FastGoal5) November 22, 2020

Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspired and increased the score for the 0-2 in the 54th minute. It is the 10th goal of the season by Ibrahimovic.

👉Napoli 0 – 2 AC Milan, 54th minute goal by Zlatan Ibrahimović from very close range with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by Ante Rebic. Ibra’s 10th goal of the season.https://t.co/MWrmjmH11i@milanmania
@ACMilanNYC
@MilanClubTO
@ACMilanClub_STL https://t.co/kJnmYj66hY

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 22, 2020

Napoli shortening the distance in the 63rd minute with forward Dries Mertens defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a right footed shot.

Napoli 1 – 2 AC Milan, 63rd minute, goal by Dries Mertens shortening the distance for Napoli with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. https://t.co/MWrmjmH11i https://t.co/OcGuuaGwXN

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 22, 2020

AC Milan sealing the victory in the 95th minute with the first goal as an AC Milan player by Pete Hauge in the Serie A!

Napoli 1 – 3 AC Milan, 95th minute, goal by Jens Petter Hauge with a left footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by Ismael Bennacer. This is the first goal for AC Milan by Hauge! Way to go https://t.co/IEgGbvgWOW

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 22, 2020

Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gennaro Gattuso:

NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Koulibaly, Manolas, Mário Rui; Fabián, Bakayoko; Politano, Lozano, Insigne; Mertens.

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup – formation by Coach Daniele Bonera (Coach Stefano Pioli with Covid-19):

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjær, Romagnoli, Hernández; Kessie, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Çalhanoğlu, Rebić; Ibrahimović.

Spectacular! Two symbols of the great @acmilan Gennaro Gattuso greeting his ex-Captain Paolo Maldini at the San Paolo Stadium. Gattuso coaching Napoli has a big test to see whether he can defeat AC Milan or Bonera will please Coach Stefano Pioli claiming this away victory. https://t.co/krBFbJ1qC5

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 22, 2020

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Click the video to watch Napoli 1 – 3 AC Milan highlights including all goals on Sunday 22 November 2020.

📃 | StartingXI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Fabian, Bakayoko, Lozano, Politano, Insigne, Mertens.#NapoliMilan

💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/mz0WBt54gN

— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) November 22, 2020

Our starting line-up, Rebić from the start 💪
La formazione: Ante torna dal primo minuto! 💪#SempreMilan #NapoliMilan@EASPORTSFIFA pic.twitter.com/PCKLc0pZkQ

— AC Milan (@acmilan) November 22, 2020

👉Ben detto… allora andiamo @acmilan per la vittoria, certo ora e’ tempo di dimostrare di essere forti e vincere questa partita al San Paolo!!

👉Well said … then let’s go @acmilan for the win, of course now it’s time to prove we are strong and win this match at San Paolo !!! https://t.co/rRqQkaaG4O

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 22, 2020

📸 | First-half snaps#NapoliMilan 0-1

💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/N8iFofaU4z

— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) November 22, 2020

👉Final Result: Napoli 1-3 AC Milan

⚽️Goals: 20′, 54′ Ibrahimović, 63′ Mertens (N), 95′ Hauge (M)

Milan, 1st, 20 points
Napoli, 6th, 14 points

✍️Ball Possession: 63% @en_sscnapoli and 37% @acmilanhttps://t.co/h9OFGvo38c@milanmania @ACMilanNYC @MilanClubTO @ACMilanClub_STL https://t.co/jp6Ks9HGGO

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 22, 2020

2020 – 2021 Italian Serie A Week 8

Napoli 1 – 2 AC Milan
Sunday 22 November 2020
San Paolo Stadium
Napoli, Italy

20:45

Referee: VALERI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – COLAROSSI
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: PAGANESSI

Goals: 20′ Zlatan Ibrahimović (M), 54’Zlatan Ibrahimović (M), 63′ Dries Mertens (N)

Official lineups – formations:

NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Koulibaly, Manolas, Mário Rui; Fabián, Bakayoko; Politano, Lozano, Insigne; Mertens.

Subs: Contini, Ospina; Ghoulam, Malcuit, Maksimović; Demme, Elmas, Lobotka, Zielinski; Petagna, Llorente.

Coach: Gennaro attuso.

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjær, Romagnoli, Hernández; Kessie, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Çalhanoğlu, Rebić; Ibrahimović.

Subs: A. Donnarumma, Tătărușanu; Conti, Dalot, Duarte, Gabbia; Castillejo, Díaz, Hauge, Krunić, Tonali; Colombo.

Coach: Daniele Bonera.

Referee: Valeri from Roma.