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At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 7, a match in the 28th round of Serie A began to be contested, with Napoli facing AC Milan at home. Napoli and AC Milan are title-winning rivals, and before that, both teams scored the same number of points. Obviously, this direct showdown will affect the championship competition, not just the 3-point battle. Both teams have been in very stable form lately, having played a couple of draws. Ac Milan lost in the first leg when the two sides met, when Elmas scored his only goal for Napoli. Now it's time to play again, and it's AC Milan's turn to win and complete the revenge.
Napoli lined up in a 4231 formation for the match. Ospina served as the starting goalkeeper. Di Lorenzo, Lamani, Koulibaly and Rui paired up at 4 defenders. Fabian Ruiz and Lobotka form a double back. Politano, Zelinsky and Insigne joined forces. Osmayne was at the top. AC Milan are also in the 4231 formation, with the attacking combination of Leo, Casey, Messias and Giroud starting out.
In the first half of the game, both sides still played more cautiously, playing lack of aggressiveness, afraid of losing the ball and losing the ball, and the game looked more boring. Shots from the likes of Lamani, Tomori, Osmayne and Leo did not score. The end of the half still did not break the deadlock. Napoli had 59 per cent possession in the first half but only had three shots on goal and failed to score. AC Milan, on the other hand, had fewer shots on goal, only 2 on goal, and failed to score.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Olivier Giroud scored for AC Milan. The goal upset the balance on the pitch and the game became open, after all, Napoli had no back and had to step up their attack. Of course, AC Milan is not at a disadvantage on the pitch. Napoli players have few shots on goal, with fewer shots of substance, far less than AC Milan. Saler Marks had a chance to extend the score, but he wasted a one-handed chance. The final score was set at 1-0, and AC Milan scored all three points to complete the revenge. It didn't matter if Spalletti changed 5 people.
In the post-match whoscored rating, Theo scored a game-high 7.8 points. Although Special Olympics did not score goals and did not assist, he had 2 key passes, 2 successful passes, 7 successful confrontations, 2 steals, 2 interceptions, 1 clearance, and the overall performance was remarkable. Goal hero 35-year-old Giroud scored 7.3 points, Giroud exchanged 2 shots for 1 goal, he is worthy of the key sir, in this season's matches against Inter and Napoli have scored. Menion made two saves to save the goal and scored 6.9 points. The highest scorer in Napoli was goalkeeper Ospina, who made five saves but unfortunately failed to help the team get points.
This game also led to a major change in the pattern of the championship race. AC Milan, who scored three points, took the top spot with 60 points. Napoli lost this crucial 3 points, which not only led to a passive situation in the championship group, but also put themselves under great pressure from the team behind them.