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46% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 54% Ball Possession NAPOLI
AC Milan 0 – 0 Napoli 
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 4th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Napoli, 2nd position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +21
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Napoli | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 39:18 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Milan | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28:20 | 8 | 34 |
The direct duel between the “Master” Carlo Ancelotti and the “Alumni” Gennaro Gattuso ended with a 0 – 0 goalless draw. The great ex-AC Milan coach Ancelotti facing his pupil Gattuso at the San Siro Stadium. We might say Gattuso passed the test.
A disappointing result for both, mainly, for Napoli because they needed to grab the victory to get the 3 points and keep up the race with Juventus. For Milan, it is also a disappointment as the rush is to climb at least to the 3rd position. Milan now reaching 35 points and Napoli 48 points. Simply put, Napoli wasted the chance to shorten the distance with Juventus in case of Juve defeating Lazio. Napoli ended with 10 players. Fabian Ruiz got a second yellow card for a handball leaving the team struggling. Finally, just adding the cherry on top of the ice cream, Coach Ancelotti was sent off too in the 95th minute for dissent.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gennaro Gattuso:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Bakayoko, Paquetà; Suso, Cutrone, Calhanoglu.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Carlo Ancelotti:
NAPOLI (4-4-2): Ospina; Malcuit, Albiol, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Callejon, F. Ruiz, Zielinski, Insigne; Mertens, Milik.
Fifth clean sheet in the last seven league games for @gigiodonna1
Quinta partita senza subire gol nelle ultime 7 di #SerieATIM per Gigio #MilanNapoli pic.twitter.com/WjEZDR2PgV— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2019
The final whistle blows at San Siro: it’s a goalless draw. We will be back against @en_sscnapoli in three days time for the #CoppaItalia quarterfinals
Finisce in parità a San Siro. #MilanNapoli sarà ancora di scena per i Quarti di Coppa Italia martedì. Ci vediamo allo stadio! pic.twitter.com/M41lOpCzhu
— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2019
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AC MILAN: Gonzalo Higuain with 6 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Arek Milik with 11 goals
| AC MIlan | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 6 | 11 | Milik, Arek |
| Suso | 5 | 8 | Mertens, Dries |
| Cutrone, Patrick | 3 | 7 | Insigne, Lorenzo |
| Kessie, Franck | 3 | 3 | Ruiz, Fabian |
| Bonaventura, Giacomo | 3 | 3 | Zielinski, Piotr |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 lost
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | RO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/01/19 | SA | Genoa – Milan | 0:2 | 20 | |||
| 16/01/19 | SC | Juventus – Milan | 1:0 | F | |||
| 12/01/19 | CI | Sampdoria – Milan | 0:2 (OT) | 1/8 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | RO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/01/19 | SA | Napoli – Lazio | 2:1 | 20 | |||
| 13/01/19 | CI | Napoli – Sassuolo | 2:0 | 1/8 | |||
| 29/12/18 | SA | Napoli – Bologna | 3:2 | 19 |
Referee Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1 will be assisted by Peretti and Vuoto. The fourth official will be Forneau. The VAR will be Giacomelli and the AVAR will be Paganessi.
Photo source (Getty Images) from website legaseriea.it
Here’s our dressing room waiting for the boys 🔜
Lo spogliatoio rossonero aspetta solo i ragazzi #MilanNapoli pic.twitter.com/5Znj4ewWFi— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2019
His first walk down the San Siro tunnel as a Rossoneri player 🔴⚫️
Per la prima volta nel tunnel di San Siro da rossonero 🔴⚫️#MilanNapoli pic.twitter.com/av8EvSN7xn— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2019
Our starting XI for #MilanNapoli
L’11 rossonero che scenderà in campo tra meno di un’ora pic.twitter.com/9htORFKUvA— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2019
⚽ #MilanNapoli
📌 XI
🇮🇹 @SerieA
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/HfXuHheBXE— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) January 26, 2019
🎶 Non è un brasiliano però che gol che fa… 7⃣❤️⚫️
Continuate voi! 🇺🇦
Continue the chant… 🎙️#MilanNapoli pic.twitter.com/0kyTwpBbOu— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2019
Lights on at the San Siro!#MilanNapoli #Toyotires #Sponsorday pic.twitter.com/0DRvmiUdIm
— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2019
Photo: twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
2018 – 2019 Italian Serie A Week 21
AC Milan – Napoli
Saturday 26 January 2019
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:30
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: PERETTI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: PAGANESSI
Goals:
Official lineups – formations:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Bakayoko, Paquetà; Suso, Cutrone, Calhanoglu.
Subs: A. Donnarumma, Plizzari, Laxalt, Abate, Conti, Bertolacci, Mauri, Montolivo, Piatek, Castillejo, Borini.
Coach: Gennaro Gattuso
NAPOLI (4-4-2): Ospina; Malcuit, Albiol, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Callejon, F. Ruiz, Zielinski, Insigne; Mertens, Milik.
Subs: Meret, Karnezis, Ghoulam, Luperto, Maksimovic, Hysaj, Diawara, Hamsik, Ounas, Verdi.
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti