(Napoli–Milan 0–4) Two goals in nine minutes, so much has been done for Milan. From then on, there was only humiliation left for league leaders Napoli.
The reason is, in the 16th minute, Rafael Leao put the ball into the net after careful preparations were made by Brahim Diaz. A few minutes later, Diaz himself put the ball into the net. The visitors from northern Italy rocked the home team and league leaders at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the south.
This is really refreshing for the visitors ahead of next week’s Champions League quarter-finals. On Wednesday 12 April, the two Italian teams will meet in the first quarter-final, the second leg will be played in Naples on Tuesday 18.
After 59 minutes, Leao had more, and that’s a good score. He did most of the work himself, dribbling, running and in the end he tricked Amir Rrahmani and slotted the ball into the net from an angled angle elegantly past keeper Alex Meret.
But the big solo performance of the night persisted Milan-playing Alexis Saelemaekers for. The Belgian dribbled past the entire Napoli defense, and ended the attack by slotting the ball safely into the net.
What a feat.
This was Napoli’s heaviest defeat at home in Serie A in 23 years – since a 5-1 defeat against Bologna in 2000.
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Napoli’s Norwegian centre-back Leo Skiri Østigård did not take part in this game.
Napoli are at the top of the standings with 71 points. Lazio is closest to 55, and with tonight’s win it’s even closer Milan 2nd place with 51 points.
Even Kvaradona can’t do anything against AC Milan, usually he’s unstoppable:
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