MN: Politano’s actions in both Napoli-Milan games end up backfiring

Matteo Politano does not seem to be a big admirer of AC Milan and his actions over the last two meetings might just have backfired.

MilanNews rewinds the tape to the first game between the sides at San Siro when – after scoring the penalty to make it 1-0 to Napoli – Politano went to celebrate under the Curva Sud with mocking gestures towards the Milan fans.

The Curva do not have a short memory, and the travelling fans last night called Politano a ‘son of a b**ch’, and Politano could not let it slide. Shortly after being brought down by Olivier Giroud, he turned towards the away supporters and repeatedly touches his private parts.

The Milan players who witnessed the scene and who were warming up a few yards from Politano decided not to intervene, knowing that having a heated moment at that time in the match would have been counterproductive.

Yg abis golin pertama trus gestur kuping Lewaw ke arah fans Napoli dan bikin marah Spaletti itu ngebales Politano ya?

Politano ini mantan adek tiri juga kan? Pantes sih lagaknya kek uler burik
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Sacchi explains how Milan outplayed Napoli and insists Osimhen absence ‘has nothing to do with it’

“Now everyone will say: yes, but Osimhen was missing. So, let’s immediately clear the field of misunderstanding: in this context, that is, with a Napoli that is not very gritty, very slow and very predictable, even Osimhen would have struggled. And this explains that one player cannot solve the situation.

opa Sacchi sudah bersabda

Banyak fans Napoli di socmed yg pake alasan Osimhen ngga maen. Mereka kek yakin banget Osimhen bisa nembus mamang Kjaer.
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Key stats vs Napoli

NAPOLI V AC MILAN: THE NUMBERS FROM THE GAME

Stats and facts from the win at the Maradona

A huge win away at the league leaders: the Rossoneri come away from the Maradona with four goals scored, none conceded and three points in the bag. Here are some of the most interesting stats from Napoli v AC Milan:

1- Since Stefano Pioli arrived at AC Milan (October 2019), the Rossoneri have beaten the league leaders on five occasions, at least two more than any other side in Serie A.

2- Rafael Leão is the second youngest player to have scored at least 20 goals since the start of last season in Serie A, behind only Dusan Vlahovic.

3- Prior to the Portuguese, the last AC Milan player to score at least ten goals in two consecutive seasons in Serie A before turning 24 was Mario Balotelli (across the 2012/13 and 2013/14 campaigns).

4- Brahim Díaz set his new record of goals in a single season in the Top-5 European leagues: five. Furthermore, the Spaniard has both scored and delivered an assist in the same match for the third time in his Serie A career, after achieving the feat against Torino (12 May 2021) and against Udinese (13 August 2022).

5- AC Milan have won a Serie A match with a margin of at least four goals for the first time since 12 May 2021 (7-0 against Torino).


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