Result NAPOLI 3 – 1 AC MILAN, Goals by Adel Taarabt, Gokhan Inler, and Higuain, Saturday 8 February 2014, Serie A Week 23







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          48% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 52% Ball Possession AC MILAN

               Napoli 3 – 1 AC Milan 
                                11′ Gokhan Inler           
7′ Adel Taarabt
                                56′ Gonzalo Higuain 
                                82′ Gonzalo Higuain                 



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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +18
AC Milan, 10th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Pos Team P W D L Goals Diff. Points
3 Napoli 22 13 5 4 44:26 18 44
10 Milan 22 7 8 7 35:32 3 29

On Week 4 game ending: AC Milan 1 – 2 Napoli

AC Milan surprising Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium by opening the score in the 7th minute.  Great debut for midfielder Adel Taarabat by scoring his first goal with Milan with a right footed shot defeating Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina despite his stretch to the bottom right corner.
 
Napoli equalizing the score in the 11th minute with midfielder Gokhan Inler scoring his second goal of the season, the assist by Jorginho Frello.   Inler defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner.

Referee Massa giving the first yellow card of the match in the 22nd minute to AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati for a foul while anticipating on Napoli midfielder Dries Mertens.  Free kick for Napoli perfectly saved by Abbiati.
 

Napoli taking the lead in the 56th minute with forward Gonzalo Higuain defeating goalkeeper Abbiati with a headed shot after the assist by Inler.

AC Milan making a substitution in the 73rd minute.  Forward Giampaolo Pazzini replacing forward Mario Balotelli.  Closeup showing Balotelli in tears trying to cover his face with his jacket.

Higuain having a rocking time!  In the 82nd minute, there you go the assist by midfielder Jose Maria Callejon.  Desolation for goalkeeper Abbiati defeated by Higuain with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.  Immediately, Higuain running to celebrate and the fans going wild.

In the 83rd minute, Napoli with a substitution replacing midfielder Marek Hamsik with midfielder Valon Behrami.

Benitez replacing Gokhan Inler in the 89th minute with midfielder Blerim Dzemaili.  Inler leaving the pitch among the ovation of the fans.

Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:

NAPOLI:  Reina; Maggio, Fernandez, Albiol, Ghoulam;
Inler, Jorginho; Mertens, Hamsik, Insigne; Higuain.

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Clarence Seedorf:

AC MILAN: Abbiati; De Sciglio, Rami, Mexes, Emanuelson;
De Jong, Essien; Abate, Taarabt, Robinho; Balotelli.

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended player for NAPOLI

1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Daniele Bonera

Stats are even for Napoli and AC Milan for games in Naples (three neutral places) with a total of 75 games:

27 wins Napoli
21 draws 
27 wins AC Milan
84 goals Napoli
90 goals AC Milan

Last victory of Napoli  at the San Paolo against Milan on 18 September 2011 with a 3-1.
The last draw  on November 7, 2012 ending with a 2-2.
Last time AC Milan defeated Napoli at the San Paolo was on October 25, 2010 with a 1-2 result. 

Stats AFTER the game.  Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 12 goals
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Mario Balotelli with 9 goals

Napoli Goals Goals AC Milan
Higuain, Gonzalo 12 9 Balotelli, Mario
Callejon 9 5 Kaka
Hamsik, Marek 6 4 Muntari, Sulley
Pandev, Goran 6 3 Robinho
Mertens, Dries 5 2 Montolivo, Riccardo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of  NAPOLI:  1 win, 2 lost

05/02/14 CI


Roma



Napoli


3:2 Semifinal
02/02/14 SA


Atalanta



Napoli


3:0 Round 22
29/01/14 CI


Napoli



Lazio


1:0 Quarterfinal

Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN:  1 win, 1 lost, 1 draw,

01/02/14 SA


Milan



Turin


1:1 Round 22
26/01/14 SA


Cagliari



Milan


1:2 Round 21
22/01/14 CI


Milan



Udinese


1:2 Quarterfinal

Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, NAPOLI vs AC MILAN, Saturday 8 February 2014, San Paolo Stadium, Naples, Italy, Serie A Week 23

Click the video to watch the commentaries from DIRETTA STADIO by Tiziano Crudelli on Napoli – AC Milan

Click the video to watch AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli crying on the bench when replaced in the 73rd minute with forward Giampaolo Pazzini

AC Milan Coach Clarence Seedorf encouraging the players

Seedorf attempting a change in the result by replacing forward Robinho with Kaka in the 45th minute


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Final laugh is for Napoli coach Rafael Benitez after winning the game leaving AC Milan only frustrated

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Napoli 3 – 1 AC Milan
Saturday 8 February 2014
San Paolo Stadium
Naples,  Italy

20:45


Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: CELI

Attendance:

Goals: 7′ Adel Taarabt (M), 11′ Gokhan Inler (N),  56′ Gonzalo Higuain (N), 82′ Gonzalo Higuain (N)

Official formations – lineups:

NAPOLI:  Reina; Maggio, Fernandez, Albiol, Ghoulam;
Inler, Jorginho; Mertens, Hamsik, Insigne; Higuain.

Subs:
Rafael, Colombo, Uvini, Henrique, Britos, Behrami, Dzemaili, Radosevic,
Pandev, Callejon, Zapata. 

Coach: Rafa Benitez.

AC MILAN: Abbiati; De Sciglio, Rami, Mexes, Emanuelson;
De Jong, Essien; Abate, Taarabt, Robinho; Balotelli.

Subs:
Amelia, Gabriel, Constant, Silvestre, Zaccardo, Montolivo, Poli,
Muntari, Saponara, Kakà, Petagna, Pazzini. 

Coach: Clarence Seedorf.

Serie A ticketsItalian Serie A Week 23

Napoli 3 – 1 AC Milan
Saturday 8 February 2014
San Paolo Stadium
Naples,  Italy

20:45


Referee: MASSA

 Napoli  Match Stats
 AC Milan
   3  Goals    1
27 (14) Shots (on goal) 8 (6)
10 Fouls 17
5 Corner kicks 0
0 Offsides 5
48% Ball Possession 52%
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 11

 

What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?















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