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48% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 52% Ball Possession NAPOLI
AC Milan 2 – 0 Napoli 
6′ Jeremy Menez
52′ Giacomo Bonaventura
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Napoli, 7th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Milan | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25:18 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Napoli | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26:20 | 6 | 24 |
A great victory for AC Milan and needed 3 points at San Siro after defeating Napoli with the goals by forward Jeremy Menez and midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura. Milan went up to the 6th position reaching 24 points while Napoli went down from the 5th to the 7th position also with 24 points.
Napoli with high motivation after the qualification to the Europa League Round of 16, but not enough to defeat Milan.
It is AC Milan to open the score in the 6th minute with forward Jeremy Menez defeating Napoli goalkeeper Rafael with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura. This is the 8th goal in this season for Menez.
AC Milan midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura increasing the score in the 52nd minute defeating Napoli goalkeeper with a headed shot after getting the assist by defender Pablo Armero from the left.
Photo acmilan.com
There are 75 precedents between AC Milan vs Napoli including 68 games in Serie A and 7 in Coppa Italia. Stats in favor of AC Milan with 35 wins, Napoli with 14 wins, and 26 draws. 131 goals AC Milan and 76 goals Napoli.
Here is AC MILAN official starting line up by coach Filippo Inzaghi:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Bonera, Mexes, Rami, Armero; Poli, De Jong, Montolivo; Honda, Menez, Bonaventura.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Mesto, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David Lopez; Mertens, De Guzman, Callejon; Higuain.
A battle for the 3 points…..
AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi celebrating with Jeremy Menez
FORMER PLAYERS:
AC MILAN: Ignazio Abate (at Napoli in the 2004-05 season), Pablo Armero (at Napoli from January 2013 to January 2014)
NAPOLI: Roberto Colombo (at Milan from July 1999 to January 2000).
The following have played for both sides: José Altafini (at Milan from 1958-59 to 1964-65, at Napoli from 1965-66 to 1971-72), Giovanni Galli (at Milan from 1986-87 to 1989-90, at Napoli from 1990-91 to 1992-93), Paolo Di Canio (at Napoli in the 1993-94 season, at Milan from 1994-95 to 1995-96), Marek Jankulovski (at Napoli from 2000-01 to 2001-02, at Milan from 2005-06 to 2010-11).
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 8 goals
Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Jose Maria Callejon with 8 goals
| AC Milan | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menez, Jeremy | 8 | 8 | Callejon |
| Honda, Keisuke | 6 | 7 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| de Jong, Nigel | 2 | 3 | de Guzman, Jonathan |
| Muntari, Sulley | 2 | 3 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Bonaventura, Giacomo | 3 | 2 | Hamsik, Marek |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game AC MILAN vs NAPOLI, Sunday 14 December 2014, San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 07/12/14 | SA | Genoa – Milan | 1:0 | Round 14 | |||
| 30/11/14 | SA | Milan – Udinese | 2:0 | Round 13 | |||
| 23/11/14 | SA | Milan – Inter | 1:1 | Round 12 |
Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 2 draws
| 11/12/14 | UELG | Napoli – Slovan Bratisla… | 3:0 | Matchday 6 | |||
| 07/12/14 | SA | Napoli – Empoli | 2:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 01/12/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Napoli | 1:1 | Round 13 |
5 MOST USED PLAYERS
MILAN – Menez 1138 minutes, Honda 1058, De Sciglio 1051, De Jong 1050, Rami 988.
NAPOLI – Rafael 1334 minutes, Albiol 1240, Koulibaly 1230, Callejon 1224, Maggio 1045
Photo: acmilan.com
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 15
AC Milan 2 – 0 Napoli
Sunday 14 December 2014
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: CRISPO – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: GERVASONI
ADD2: TOMMASI
Goals: 6′ Jeremy Menez (M), 52′ Giacomo Bonaventura (M)
Official formations – lineups:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Bonera, Mexes, Rami, Armero; Poli, De Jong, Montolivo; Honda, Menez, Bonaventura.
Coach. Filippo Inzaghi
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Mesto, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David Lopez; Mertens, De Guzman, Callejon; Higuain.
Coach Benítez
Match Stats
| AC Milan | Match Stats | Napoli |
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 11 (3) | Shots (on goal) | 14 (7) |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 48% | Ball Possession | 52% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |