Napoli-Milan 2-1, Politano’s goal, Lukaku and Jovic

Milan and Naples were and remain very close: in the late afternoon of the Maradona blue fans connected with San Siro, where Inter had painstakingly beaten Udinese with two goals. Other those with which Napoli puts AC Milan already in the first 45 ‘of the postponement: without stress and without particular suffering. On the contrary. Ready away and Conte is already ahead. Shortly after the quarter of an hour the doubling and the game (almost) put safely.

Choc start

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In the teams there are several surprises, especially in midfield: Loftus-Cheek, forced to the urgent operation for appendicitis, gives way to Fofana. Conte instead loses MCTominay’s muscles for a flu attack. Naples redesigned with the 4-3-3: inside Neres and Anguissa, also outside Raspadori. Conceiçao had spoken with satisfaction of the last two weeks of work in Milanello, even if without fifteen national teams. He had spoken of a healthy environment and team concentrated on the dual goal (fourth place and then Italian Cup), with the derby on Wednesday who was still a secondary thought. Milan entered the field last night actually seemed to have very confused ideas: once again penalized by the approach, once again forced to comeback. This time he goes below after just two minutes: Rossoneri defense surprised by the insertion of Politano and Maignan hit on his pole. The usual Theo and Pavlovic (on the pitch for Thiaw) guilty. The blue wave rises: Neres is stopped by a cage after a speed action started on the right by Di Lorenzo (Hernandez still walking), then it is anglassed that on corner action attempts the heel number. Very little out. Milan shot and sunk in 19 ‘: Lukaku, served by Gilmour, kicks without too much coordination but slips the Rossoneri for the second time. Anguissa then from distance makes Mike fly, who saves from the blue trio. For Milan there is actually very little to save. Conceiçao slips in a hurry into the changing rooms in the 45th minute. Conte gets out, coordinates, guides, charge: the coaches are the photographs of the two teams.

Milan sink

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Upon returning from the changing rooms Sergio is forced for the umpteenth time to correct the initial choices: inside Leao, outside Bondo. Another nine minutes of the second half and Gimenez and Chukwueze go inside for Abraham and Felix. In short, in less than an hour Milan upset. Without more a precise team logic is Leao who tries the number in lonely action: he discarded Napoli’s defense before concluding to the side. There is still Rafa in the maneuver that leads to Gimenez’s first conclusion: inaccurate. And then Pavlovic blocked twice by Meret: at 65 ‘it is the first real Rossoneri attempt towards the opponent’s goal, with the Serbian who tries an encore to ten from the end. The Rossoneri reaction leads to the penalty of Gimenez, conquered by Theo after the foul immediately in the area by Billing. The Mexican from the spot, however, pulls weak and central, so Meret stops him. Conte exults as after a goal, the Rossoneri mood sinks again. Napoli is guilty of having lowered the rhythms too much, but Milan manages to do much worse: it wastes the chance to try to reopen the game. And the soul of Gimenez’s soul is an image that tells the entire performance. Fourth penalty failed in the season by the Rossoneri: why don’t you cleaned from the spot?

desperate comeback

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Napoli returns to management, more or less serenely, but Conte remains tense: warned for protests from warning, he will not be on the bench in the next challenge against Bologna. Second bad news (but to be verified with specific exams): Lobotka’s injury, forced to change. The third warning to Napoli is Jovic’s scrum goal, after a perfect left -handed exchange between Theo and Leao. In short, the only Milan player a sign is the third of the hierarchies. The Serbian also touches the doubling in the recovery but the alarm clock Milan, which is electrical on the end and with Maignan who even finds himself doing the midfielder, plays too late. Conte closes and this time there is no final comeback: even if, as Inter had done in the afternoon, now he also suffers. But in the end Milan (Nerazzurri bank) and Naples remain close, three points away.