Milan beat Napoli at San Siro to go top of Serie A | OneFootball

Milan defeated Napoli 2-1 this Sunday at San Siro, in the fifth round of the Italian Championship, and took the lead in the competition. The goals for the rossonero team were scored by Saelemakers and Pulisic. Kevin De Bruyne, from a penalty, scored for the Neapolitans, the current champions.

Milan will have another tough stop next Sunday when they face Juventus in Turin at 15:45 (Brasilia time), for the Italian Championship. Napoli, on the other hand, shifts its focus to the Champions League. The team from southern Italy will host Sporting, from Portugal, next Wednesday at 16:00 (Brasilia time), at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.

The goals

Milan opened the scoring just three minutes into the game. Pulisic made an effort to keep the ball from going out on the left, reached the end line, invaded the area and crossed low at the far post for Saelemakers to just complete first to the back of the net, putting the home team ahead.

Then at 31 minutes, it was Pavlovic's turn to move up to the attack and cross for Fofana, who, inside the area, just set up for Pulisic to arrive shooting with no chance for Napoli's goalkeeper, extending the score for Milan at San Siro.

Napoli returned for the second half determined to make up for the loss and just 15 minutes in managed to reduce after Estupiñán knocked down Di Lorenzo inside the area to prevent the visitors' goal and, after VAR review, not only was the penalty marked but also the Milan player ended up being sent off. Kevin De Bruyne took the penalty and did not waste it, bulging the net.

In the final stretch, Napoli tried everything to at least guarantee a draw and return home with a precious point in the bag, which would keep them at the top of the table, but it didn't work out. Milan neutralized the other advances of the visiting team and managed to leave the field with the victory and, consequently, with the lead of the Italian Championship.

Check out other results from this Sunday's Italian Championship:

Sassuolo 3 x 1 Udinese Roma 2 x 0 Verona Pisa 0 x 0 Fiorentina Lecce 2 x 2 Bologna

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