Napoli Defeat AC Milan to Stay in Title Chase with Inter
SSC Napoli kept their Serie A title hopes alive with a crucial 2-1 victory over AC Milan at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, reducing the gap to league leaders Inter Milan to just three points.
Matteo Politano opened the scoring for Antonio Conte's side, with Romelu Lukaku adding what proved to be the decisive goal. Despite Luka Jović's late consolation for Milan, Napoli held firm to secure three vital points.
2024-25, Italy - Serie A
Napoli - AC Milan 2:1 (2:0)
Goals: Politano, 2 (1:0); Lukaku R., 19 (2:0); Jovic, 84 (2:1)
Napoli: Meret; Buongiorno; Rrahmani Am.; Olivera M.; Di Lorenzo; Gilmour B.; Politano (Mazzocchi, 85); Lobotka (Juan Jesus, 81); Zambo Anguissa André-Frank (Billing, 65); Neres (Ngongé, 85); Lukaku R. (Simeone, 85)
Bench: Turi; Scuffet; Marín Ra.; Okafor; Hasa; Raspadori
Yellow Cards: Lukaku R. 40
AC Milan: Maignan; Theo Hernández; Pavlović S.; Walker (Jiménez Al., 79); Fofana Y.; Reijnders; Bondo (Rafael Leão, 46); Gabbia; Félix J. (Chukwueze, 55); Pulisic (Jovic, 79); Abraham T. (Gimenez S., 55)
Bench: Sportiello; Torriani; Tomori; Florenzi; Thiaw; Terracciano F.; Sottil
Yellow Cards: Jiménez Al. 90
