On April 12, one of the matches of the Champions League in football took place. Milan (Italy) and Napoli (Naples) met.
Milan - Napoli - 1:0. Champions League. Match review, statisticsChampions League
Milan (Italy) — Napoli (Naples) — 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Bennacer (40)
Warnings: Zelinski (38), S. Pioli (44), Bennacer (61), A. Zambo Angissa (71), Di Lorenzo (71), A. Zambo Angissa (75), Min Jae Kim (79), Amir Rahmani (90) +3), Salemakers (90+3)
Overview of the match Milan - Napoli:
AC Milan and Napoli face off at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in a high-stakes UEFA Champions League match. Both teams were looking to win to improve their chances of advancing to the next round of the competition. The first half of the match was held in a tense struggle, both teams did not give each other space. Midfielder "Napoli" P. Zelinski received a yellow card in the 38th minute for a careless call. However, in the 40th minute, Milan managed to break the deadlock thanks to a sensational goal from midfielder I. Bennacer. Despite their best efforts, Napoli failed to equalize before the end of the first half. On the other side of the field, Milan player S. Pioli received a yellow card just before the break. In the second half, "Milan" continued to put pressure on the opponent and almost doubled the lead in the 61st minute, when Bennacer received a yellow card. However, Napoli failed to take advantage of Milan's temporary numerical advantage.
In the 67th minute, Milan made their first substitution: Bennacer came on for A. Salemaekers. Napoli responded quickly with their own substitution, putting G. Raspadori on for J. Lozano two minutes later. The match began to heat up in the 71st minute when Napoli quickly received two yellow cards in a row - AZ Anguissa and G. Di Lorenzo. Four minutes later, Angissa received a second yellow card, as a result of which he was sent off the field. In the last ten minutes of the match, Napoli made three more substitutions, including T. Ndombele for Zelinski, K. Kvaratskhelia for M. Politano and M. Rui for M. Oliver. AC Milan also made a substitution in the 80th minute, replacing A. Rebic with B. Diaz. The match ended with Milan winning 1-0 over Napoli despite late yellow cards from Napoli's A. Saelemaekers and A. Rrahmani. The victory meant that Milan could draw confidence from a solid performance and hope to build on that success in future matches. Meanwhile, Napoli were left to lick their wounds and rebuild for the next match.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Napoli - Milan, Napoli - Milan.
Milan - Napoli - 1:0. Champions League. Match review, statisticsMatch stats Milan - Napoli:
| Milan | Napoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | shots on target | 6 |
| 12 | blows | 16 |
| 3 | Blocked punches | 4 |
| 9 | Kicks from the box | 10 |
| 3 | Kicks from outside the box | 6 |
| 15 | Violations | eleven |
| 3 | corner | 10 |
| 1 | offsides | 0 |
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 2 | yellow cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 5 | Goalie saves | 1 |
| 410 | Total transfers | 469 |
| 335 | Accurate gear | 389 |
| 82% | Gear Accuracy | 83% |
