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76% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 24% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Napoli 3 – 0 AC Milan 
70′ Marek Hamsik
74′ Gonzalo Higuain
76′ Manolo Gabbiadini
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 4th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +16
AC Milan, 10th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Napoli | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 59:43 | 16 | 56 |
| 10 | Milan | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 46:42 | 4 | 43 |
High tension in this game. Napoli surviving the pressure to win the home game to keep the dream for a spot in Champions League next season or in Europa League. For AC Milan, Europa is a gone dream…
What else could go wrong for AC Milan? Imagine! In the 1st minute, yes, you are reading right. In the very first minute Referee Mazzoleni giving a RED CARD to Milan defender Mattia De Sciglio after a foul on Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik! Making matters worst… penalty is conceded to Napoli too. Oh well, Milan will play with 10 players the rest of the game. It seems that angels must be helping Milan as goalkeeper Diego Lopez saves the penalty shot of Gonzalo Higuain! Yep. Higuain disappointed after seeing his right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Milan resisted until the 70th minute when Napoli opened the score. It is midfielder Marek Hamsik to score the first goal defeating goalkeeper Lopez with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Now it’s total chaos for Milan, four minutes later conceding another goal. In the 74th minute it is forward Gonzalo Higuain redeeming himself after failing the penalty. This time, Higuain defeating Lopez with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner after getting the assist by forward Dries Martens.
And say no more……. there it is another goal in the 76th minute the goal by forward Manolo Gabbiadini crushing Milan with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. What a nightmare for Milan and glory for Napoli.
There are 66 precedents in Naples between Napoli vs AC Milan. Stats in favor of Napoli with 24 wins, AC Milan with 22 wins, and 10 draws. A total of 152 goals with Napoli scoring 78 and Milan scoring 74 goals. We expect a fierce battle….
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Maggio, Albiol, Britos, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David López; Callejón, Hamšík, Insigne; Higuaín
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Filippo Inzaghi:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego López; De Sciglio, Paletta, Alex, Bocchetti; Poli, De Jong, Van Ginkel; Honda, Destro, Bonaventura.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 15 goals
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 16 goals
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 15 | 16 | Menez, Jeremy |
| Callejon | 11 | 6 | Honda, Keisuke |
| Hamsik, Marek | 7 | 4 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
| Zapata, Duvan | 6 | 3 | de Jong, Nigel |
| Gabbiadini, Manolo | 5 | 2 | Pazzini, Giampaolo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 30/04/15 | SA | Empoli – Napoli | 4:2 | Round 33 | |||
| 26/04/15 | SA | Napoli – Sampdoria | 4:2 | Round 32 | |||
| 23/04/15 | UELK | Napoli – Wolfsburg | 2:2 | Quarterfinal |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 29/04/15 | SA | Milan – Genoa | 1:3 | Round 33 | |||
| 25/04/15 | SA | Udinese – Milan | 2:1 | Round 32 | |||
| 19/04/15 | SA | Inter – Milan | 0:0 | Round 31 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for NAPOLI.
3 suspended players for AC MILAN: Menez (4), Abate (1), Mexes (1)
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 34
Napoli 3 – 0 AC Milan,
Sunday 3 May 2015
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENII
Assistants: MANGANELLI – PRETI
Fourth Offical: POSADO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
Goals: 70′ Marek Hamsik (N), 74′ Gonzalo Higuain (N), 76′ Manolo Gabbiadini (N)
Official formations – lineups:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Maggio, Albiol, Britos, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David López; Callejón, Hamšík, Insigne; Higuaín
Subs: Rafael, Colombo, Mesto, Strinić, Henrique, Koulibaly, Gargano, Inler, Mertens, Gabbiadini, Zapata.
Coach: Rafael Benítez
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego López; De Sciglio, Paletta, Alex, Bocchetti; Poli, De Jong, Van Ginkel; Honda, Destro, Bonaventura.
Subs: Abbiati, Donnarumma, Albertazzi, Bonera, Zaccardo, Zapata, Felicioli, Gamarra, Cerci, Pazzini, Di Molfetta.
Coach: Filippo Inzaghi
Match Stats
| Napoli | Match Stats | AC Milan |
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 27 (7) | Shots (on goal) | 2(1) |
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 15 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 76% | Ball Possession | 24% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |