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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Milan
    • Napoli
    • FT And there is the final whistle - Milan win and go top but they really had to work for it - thank you for joining us for our coverage.
    • 90+2 Ohhh close at the death from Napoli - Lavezzi pulled a good ball back to Pazienza but he just can't turn his shot on target.
    • 90+1 There will be four extra minutes.
    • 90' Cannavaro now booked for fouling Zambrotta.
    • 89' Napoli put a free into the box but Cannavaro was pushing.
    • 86' BUT NOW MILAN SCORE!! Ronaldinho with a free from the right and German Denis heads it into his own net. What drama.
    • 85' WHAT A SAVE BY IEZZO - he guesses right and pushes Kaka's strike away. Not a bad penalty just a great save!
    • 84' The REFEREE GIVES MILAN A PENALTY - The ball smashes off Pazienza's hand on the edge of the box from a Kaka cross and the referee gives a penalty - very harsh as his hand was down - what was he supposed to do?
    • 81' Seedorf with a chance to put a ball into the box with a free in a good area but he skies it over the bar.
    • 79' Kaka with another low drive - Pato deflects it along the way and it goes just wide.
    • 76' Milan make their final change. Kaladze on for on for Favalli.
    • 75' PATO MISSES A SITTER. Napoli try and play offside from a Kaka free but the ball bounces up for Pato just three yards out and he somehow heads wide.
    • 74' Milan getting impatient now - Zambrotta shoots from miles out and the ball not surprisingly goes miles wide.
    • 73' GREAT TACKLE FROM CANNAVARO to end a run from Pato - what a player this guy is - just like his brother.
    • 71' Milan getting impatient now - Zambrotta shoots from miles out and the ball not surprisingly goes miles wide.
    • 70' Milan getting impatient now - Zambrotta shoots from miles out and the ball not surprisingly goes miles wide.
    • 66' Ronaldinho given space on the edge of the area but he pulls another low shot wide. Wasteful again from Milan.
    • 63' Great jinking run from Borriello brings him into box and down to the touchline - he pulls back to Pato - Iezzo dives to get there ahead of the Brazilian but it almost falls back for Borriello before the ball finally scrambles wide
    • 61' Milan make an attacking substition. Pato comes on for Ambrosini.
    • 60' A Milan corner finds its way to Gattuso at the back post - he tries a shot and it hits Bonera who is just a couple of yards out but he can't turn it in.
    • 57' Little half chance for Lavezzi again on the edge of the area but he drags his shot straight at Abbiati.
    • 54' Santacroce is a Santacrock - he has to go off and Pazienza comes on.
    • 52' So Milan well on top with that extra man but can they find a goal? Stoppage in the game as Napoli's Santacorce is down with an injury.
    • 50' Seedorf with a chance to shoot from 20 yards out but he puts it wide.
    • 49' Marco Contini can only clear a cross straight to Ronaldinho in the box - he tries to find the bottom corner of the net but Iezzo gets down to make a great save.
    • 47' Nice chest down and flick from Kaka finds Borriello on the left of the area but from a tough angle he drags his shot wide.
    • 46' And the action is now back underway.
    • 46' Napoli make a change at the break on comes Salvatore Aronica with Marek Hamsik being forced off.
    • HT There is the half-time whistle - a strange game as there were not many chances but it was still very good to watch. The sending off could change things though - we will see.
    • 44' Maggio pushes Jankulovski who is breaking free and HE HAS ALREADY BEEN BOOKED - it is a red card!!! Napoli down to 10 men.
    • 43' The classy Lavezzi skips off on another fine run and Kaka takes him down. The Brazilian is booked.
    • 42' Kaka pulls another shot from distance wide of the target.
    • 41' Lovely one touch stuff from Napoli leads to Lavezzi trying his look from distance again - Abbiati should save but he spills it and for a moment it looks like Denis will score but Milan clear.
    • 39' Kaka with a good shot from distance on target but too straight to trouble Iezzo.
    • 38' Jankulovski has a gap to cut in from the left and move into the box but a heavy touch lets him down and he has to settle for a corner that Napoli defend well.
    • 37' Booking for Denis for a cynical foul on Gattuso.
    • 34' Abbiati comes out for a free-kick he is nowhere near to getting but he gets away with it as the referee gives a free out. Hard to see what for though.
    • 29' Gattuso now squaring up to some Napoli players after a heavy challenge - getting a bit tasty this now. Ronaldinho takes the free from "Beckham country" - central about 30 yards out - he curls it over the wall but straight at Iezzo.
    • 28' Napoli need three men to stop Ronaldinho as he jinks into the box. The former Barca man wants a penalty but he is never going to get that.
    • 27' Kaka tries a shot from a tight angle but he skies it. Milan's big names starting to get into the match now though.
    • 26' Ronaldinho looks for a moment like he is going to manufacture some room for himself in the box but then he is finally crowded out.
    • 25' Napoli enjoy a little spell at the other end and Lavezzi works himself some room outside the box and fizzes a powerful drive that Abbiati has to dive down low to bat away. That is the closest either side has come.
    • 23' Napoli give away a cheap free-kick on the left of the box but the Southerners defend it well.
    • 20' OFF THE LINE from Blasi as Iezzo comes to get a corner and misses but it is a free out anyway as Blasi was being pushed.
    • 18' Napoli get a free in a decent spot Cannavaro looks to get on the end of the crossed ball but he is well wrapped up by the Milan defence.
    • 16' Seedorf decides to try his luck from distance but he screw his shot well wide of the target. Still no clear chances yet but Milan are slowly taking control.
    • 13' Borriello is found in the box and for a moment it looks like he is going to get a shot away but Cannavaro makes a good tackle.
    • 11' Borriello is furious that the referee doesn't give him a corner and he looks to have a point. Milan starting to get on top.
    • 8' Milan trying to get Ronaldinho more involved down the left but with the exception of some flicks and tricks he is yet to make an impact.
    • 6' Napoli give the ball away cheaply in midfield and that allows Borriello to break from midfield but the chance then goes when he fires well over the bar.
    • 3' Bright start from Napoli Lavezzi has just had a shot deflected over the bar.
    • 1' And we are underway at the San Siro you can find the teams below.
    • - Welcome to the San Siro for this massive match between Milan and Napoli - after this afternoon's result both teams know that they will go top with win.

  • Team Stats

    Milan Stats Napoli
    63% Possession 37%
    22 Shots 9
    7 Shots on target 5
    1 Saves 3
    13 Corners 2
    19 Fouls 25
    6 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 1
    26 Tackles 25
    372 Accurate passes 192
    75 Bad passes 47

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Milan
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Christian Abbiati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      25 Daniele Bonera 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 20 1 2
      18 Marek Jankulovski 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 43 15 3
      15 Gianluca Zambrotta 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 32 0 2
      19 Giuseppe Favalli 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 7 1
      22 Ricardo Kakà 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 28 3 1
      23 Massimo Ambrosini 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 32 11 0
      8 Ivan Gennaro Gattuso 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 57 5 9
      10 Clarence Seedorf 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 79 18 6
      11 Marco Borriello 0 3 1 2 5 3 0 7 3 0
      80 Gaucho Ronaldinho 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 37 10 1
      5 Emerson Emerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      77 Luca Antonini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Kakha Kaladze 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
      84 Mathieu Flamini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Nelson de Jesus Dida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Filippo Inzaghi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Alexandre Rodrigues Da Silva 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1
    • Napoli
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Gennaro Iezzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
      28 Paolo Cannavaro 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 12 4 9
      96 Matteo Contini 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 1
      13 Fabiano Santacroce 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15 0 1
      11 Cristian Maggio 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 6 0 2
      23 Walter Gargano 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 36 13 3
      77 Daniele Mannini 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 22 9 2
      8 Manuele Blasi 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 2 4
      17 Marek Hamsik 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4 0
      7 Ezequiel Lavezzi 0 4 3 1 7 0 0 22 5 0
      9 Germán Denis 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 16 3 0
      6 Salvatore Aronica 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 5 0
      3 Luigi Vitale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Michele Pazienza 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 1
      30 Nicolás Navarro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Francesco Montervino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Andrea Russotto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
      12 João Inacío Pià 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 86' BUT NOW MILAN SCORE!! Ronaldinho with a free from the right and German Denis heads it into his own net. What drama.
    • 85' WHAT A SAVE BY IEZZO - he guesses right and pushes Kaka's strike away. Not a bad penalty just a great save!
    • 84' The REFEREE GIVES MILAN A PENALTY - The ball smashes off Pazienza's hand on the edge of the box from a Kaka cross and the referee gives a penalty - very harsh as his hand was down - what was he supposed to do?
    • 79' Kaka with another low drive - Pato deflects it along the way and it goes just wide.
    • 75' PATO MISSES A SITTER. Napoli try and play offside from a Kaka free but the ball bounces up for Pato just three yards out and he somehow heads wide.
    • 74' Milan getting impatient now - Zambrotta shoots from miles out and the ball not surprisingly goes miles wide.
    • 60' A Milan corner finds its way to Gattuso at the back post - he tries a shot and it hits Bonera who is just a couple of yards out but he can't turn it in.
    • 49' Marco Contini can only clear a cross straight to Ronaldinho in the box - he tries to find the bottom corner of the net but Iezzo gets down to make a great save.
    • 46' And the action is now back underway.
    • 44' Maggio pushes Jankulovski who is breaking free and HE HAS ALREADY BEEN BOOKED - it is a red card!!! Napoli down to 10 men.
    • 41' Lovely one touch stuff from Napoli leads to Lavezzi trying his look from distance again - Abbiati should save but he spills it and for a moment it looks like Denis will score but Milan clear.
    • 25' Napoli enjoy a little spell at the other end and Lavezzi works himself some room outside the box and fizzes a powerful drive that Abbiati has to dive down low to bat away. That is the closest either side has come.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

  • Milan

    Captain: Massimo Ambrosini

    Starting line-up

    • C. Abbiati
    • G. Zambrotta
    • D. Bonera
    • G. Favalli Substitution Out (76′)
    • M. Jankulovski
    • Kaká
    • C. Seedorf
    • Ronaldinho
    • G. Gattuso
    • M. Ambrosini Yellow Card Substitution Out (60′)
    • M. Borriello Substitution Out (71′)

    Subs

    • F. Inzaghi Substitution In71′
    • K. Kaladze Substitution In76′
    • L. Antonini
    • Dida
    • Émerson
    • M. Flamini
    • A. Pato

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Napoli

    Captain: Paolo Cannavaro

    Starting line-up

    • G. Iezzo
    • F. Santacroce Substitution Out (55′)
    • M. Contini
    • M. Blasi Substitution Out (88′)
    • P. Cannavaro
    • M. Hamsik
    • C. Maggio Red Card
    • D. Mannini
    • W. Gargano
    • G. Denis Yellow Card
    • E. Lavezzi

    Subs

    • S. Aronica Substitution In46′
    • M. Pazienza Substitution In55′
    • L. Rinaudo
    • A. Russotto Substitution In88′
    • N. Navarro
    • J. Inacio Pia
    • F. Montervino

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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