At 3:45 Beijing time on December 20, the 18th round of Serie A focused battle, AC Milan played at home against Napoli. Just five minutes into the opening, Elmas scored to give Napoli a 1-0 lead. Subsequently, Ibrahimovic, Florenzi and Giroud missed opportunities in succession, Kayce was blown off and AC Milan fell 0-1. AC Milan have not won in two consecutive rounds, while Inter have locked in the half-time title.
Competition focus
AC Milan have not won two consecutive rounds: in the previous round, AC Milan drew 1-1 with Udinese, and this match lost 1-0 to Napoli, unable to win two consecutive rounds.
AC Milan slipped to 3rd: AC Milan was not only chased by Napoli, but also slipped from second to third in the table due to goal difference disadvantage.
Inter locked up the half-distance championship: In this round, AC Milan and Atalanta lost successively, and Inter continued the pace of victory, with a point advantage of 4 points, locking in the half-distance championship in the first round.
Live match
In the opening six minutes, Zelinski's corner kick was crossed and Elmas's header was broken, and AC Milan, who played at home, fell behind 1-0.
In the 10th minute, Tomori and Petania met head-to-head as they scrambled, and the two fell to the ground in pain.
In the 18th minute, Barlow Toure's cross from the left was deflected just wide of Ibrahimovic's header.
In the 33rd minute, Tonali's free-kick was cleared off the line and Florenzi followed up with a shot that was saved.
In the 44th minute, Ibrahimovic pushed down Ramani directly during the confrontation, and the latter fell to the ground after handballing, which the referee did not show.
In the 49th minute, Ibrahimovic had another chance to score, but his shot was deflected by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 51st minute, Milan made an offside mistake, Petania won a single knife, and Tomori completed the block with a key tackle.
In the 72nd minute, Messias crossed and Giroud's header from inside the penalty area crossed the crossbar again.
In the 90th minute, Casey scored a perfect goal, but VAR changed the sentence, Olivier Giroud was offside, and the absolute draw was ruled invalid.
The rest of the game, the two sides did not achieve anything, AC Milan lost 0-1 to the opponent, two consecutive rounds without a win.
Match data
Post-match ratings
In the post-match scoring session, AC Milan generally had a low score, Ibrahimovic only had 6.7 points, and the highest Florenzi was only 7.5 points.
Milan starters: 16-Menion, 25-Florenzi (85' 20-Kalulu), 23-Tomori, 13-Romagnolly, 5-Barrow Toure, 8-Tornali (77' 4-Benasser), 79-Casey, 30-Messias (77' 7-Castilejo), 10-Díaz (63' 9-Giroud), 33-Clunic (63' 56-Zamarks), 11-Ibrahimovic
Napoli starters: 25-Ospina, 2-Marcut, 13-Lamani, 5-Juan Jesus, 22-Di Lorenzo, 4-Dem (53' 68-Lobotka), 99-Anguissa, 11-Lotano (76' Polytano), 20-Zelinski (76' Onas), 7-Hermas (85' 31-Ghulam), 37-Pettania (77' 14-Mertens)