Rossoneri unleashed in the first half with the goals of Saelemaekers and Pulisic, in the second half of De Bruyne with Estupinan’s expulsion. Creepy final
The old San Siro wanted to give an old -fashioned evening, from Milan early 2000s, from Milan Primo Allegri 2011. And moreover, the stadium in a few hours will meet a capital judgment – if the Municipality of Milan will sell it to Inter and Milan, will risk the demolition – so why make economics of emotions? The Curva Sud returned to sing, as in the days of peace, and a great Milan won a game with Napoli who knows of Scudetto struggle. Indeed, he won two. The match at peer men, almost dominated for an hour, and the one in ten against eleven of the last half hour, after the expulsion of Estupinan. Half an hour moved on to defend those 50 square meters in front of Maignan how Allegri liked it. The scoreboard at the end says Milan-Napoli 2-1, goal by Saelemaekers, Pulisic and penalty of De Bruyne. The ranking replies like this: Milan first to 12 points, on par with Naples and Rome. First as it did not happen from the days of Pioli. If you are Milan, you also choose the reasons to be happy. A very solid team, which together plays and struggling. A luxury five -star Pulisic: since he arrived in A, nobody has a sum of goals+better assist than his. A Modric-Laser who comes to the field with the Goniometer and moves the ball-on the short and long-as he likes, then he stays on the field to run until the end. And a pinch of luck, that the champions teams always have: Napoli at 91 ‘took a pole on the shot by Neres rebound on Modric.
goals
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Immediately the goals. Milan go on after less than 3 minutes. Pavlovic plays on Estupinan, who finds Pulisic. At that point, the video changes speed: Pulisic accelerates, leave Marianucci on the ground – badly in slip – and inside the area puts the perfect ball for Saelemaekers, who comes out on the other side to touch on the goal. Phenomenal Pulisic, an out of season nativity scene The defense of Napoli: it does not have three out of four owners and can be seen. The doubling arrives at 31 ‘. This time Pavlovic does not just start the action but attacks on the left and finds in the Fofana area, good at acting as a bank for Pulisic who, sparkling, appears from nothing to kick on the goal. Marianucci enters the scene at the wrong time, still late. Napoli’s goal, on the other hand, is the penalty of De Bruyne who changed the game after an hour of play.
the game
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Milan at the beginning controlled Napoli with a high -team maturity. The 1-0 came very soon and the first half was an exchange of punches not too bloody. Minute 11: double parade of Maignan on a header by Gutierrez and Mctominay’s right. Minute 17: Pavlovic’s Modric corner and diverting just outside. Minute 27: Vertical passage from Pulisic champion for Fofana who, only in front of Meret, kicks badly high with the left -handed (and moreover, if he also had the cold touch from Mezzala Killer would cost a multiple of 20 million paid by Milan for him). The 2-0, arrived just after half an hour, triggered some pride in Naples, so far too passive. In the last five minutes of the first half, Maignan has risked twice. Before Lorenzo did not arrive on a passage with De Bruyne’s bulb, then Anguissa shot a nice Politano cross out.
the turning point
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The episode that changes the game, however, came after 10 minutes in the second half. Politano crosses from the right for the usual Scottish tower, MCTominay, who hit the head from two steps. Maignan rejected but, two meters from the door, Estupinan held Lorenzo preventing him from diverting to the goal. Chiffi gave penalty but a call from Lissone, Casa del Vard, added a decision: red for Estupinan for denied a clear goal opportunity. Those who have a nostalgic soul at that point thought of Carlo Sassi, a father of the movement who left day, but De Bruyne remained cold and displaced Maignan. Allegri at that point, even before seeing the penalty, had changed Pulisic, highly applauded, with the full -back Bartesaghi, twenty years to turn between Christmas and New Year.
the ending
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The last half hour thus deserves a separate story because the field has become an inclined plane: Napoli to attack, Milan to defend themselves with the knife and start again. Conte 17 minutes from the end decided to turn: outside De Bruyne, Mctominay and Hojlund, inside Elmas, Neres and Lucca. Shortly after, Noa Lang for Politano also sent inside, whistled by the South like every time he comes to play at San Siro. Has it worked? Well, yes. Four times Napoli, more than the others, risked scoring. Di Lorenzo at the 75th minute shot a poisonous ball and Noa Lang a minute from the 90th minute kicked up with the right, finding Maignan. The real, big thrill, however, arrived at the beginning of the 7 minutes of recovery: David Neres kicked from outside, Modric deflected and the ball beat on the crossing of the posts. In extremis, another Neres shot and another detour from Maignan. Moral: Someone up there loves Milan but away, he deserved it. The championship, if not a new favorite, has officially a candidate.
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