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% Ball Possession NAPOLI and % Ball Possession AC MILAN
Napoli 1 – 1 AC Milan 
39′ Lorenzo Insigne 44′ Giacomo Bonavetura
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +33
AC Milan, 6th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Napoli | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 53:20 | 33 | 56 |
| 6 | Milan | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37:27 | 10 | 43 |
Napoli failing to win the home game at the San Paolo Stadium to take back the first position ending with a 1- 1 draw. Napoli needed to defeat AC Milan to claim back the leadership, yet, failed. AC Milan also failing to win the game to pursue their dream to conquer at least the 3rd position this season. Juventus leading the Serie A up to Week 26 with 58 points, Napoli 57 points.
- There are 67 precedents between Napoli vs AC Milan at the San Paolo Stadium. Stats showing Napoli with 25 wins, 20 draws, and AC Milan with 22 wins. Napoli scoring 81 goals and AC Milan scoring 76 goals.
Napoli opening the score in the 39th minute. It’s forward Lorenzo Insigne to score from log range defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Donnarumma despite his super stretch but unable to stop Insigne’s right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Faouzi Ghoulam.
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
What a quick reaction! AC Milan equalizing the score in the 44th minute. It’s midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura to equalize defeating Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. Great action started by Keisuke Honda.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Abate, Alex, Zapata, Antonelli; Honda, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Bacca, Niang.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 24 goals
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 13 goals
| NAPOLI | Goals | Goals | AC MILAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 24 | 13 | Bacca, Carlos |
| Insigne, Lorenzo | 10 | 5 | Niang, Mbaye |
| Hamsik, Marek | 5 | 5 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
| Callejon | 4 | 3 | Adriano, Luiz |
| Allan | 3 | 2 | Alex |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 2 lost
| 18/02/16 | UELK | Villarreal 1 – 0 Napoli | 1:0 | Round of 32 | |||
| 13/02/16 | SA | Juventus – Napoli | 1:0 |
Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Napoli – Carpi | 1:0 | Round 24 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 14/02/16 | SA | Milan – Genoa | 2:1 |
Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Milan – Udinese | 1:1 | Round 24 | |||
| 03/02/16 | SA | Palermo – Milan | 0:2 | Round 23 |
Photo: sscnapoli.it/
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 26
Napoli 1 – 1 AC Milan
Monday 22 February 2016
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
21:00
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PASSERI
Fourth Officia: DOBOSZ
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: MARIANI
Goals: 39′ Lorenzo Insigne (N), 44′ Giacomo Bonaventura (M)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne.
Subs: Rafael, Gabriel, Maggio, Chiriches, Regini, Strinic, D. Lopez, Valdifiori, Chalobah, El Kaddouri, Gabbiadini, Mertens.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Abate, Alex, Zapata, Antonelli; Honda, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Bacca, Niang.
Subs: Abbiati, Livieri, Calabria, De Sciglio, Romagnoli, Poli, Locatelli, José Mauri, Simic, Boateng, Bertolacci, Menez, Balotelli.
Coach: Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Match Stats