Sunday, August 28, 2016

Napoli v AC Milan, Serie A, 2016-17 - Naploli escape the Rossoneri scare


The match between Napoli and AC Milan was a fascinating encounter where I noticed a bit of improvement among the Rossoneri players. Especially, their passing was more incisive than the past season. Napoli’s new centre forward Arkadiusz Milik put Napoli ahead in the 18th minute and when he scored the second goal, Milan looked lost.

But all of a sudden, the Rossoneri burst into life.  In a thrilling five-minute spell, Mbaye Niang first got a goal back after a fantastic run and left-footed finish and Suso then delicately curled a strike into the top left corner of Napoli’s goal. Milan even threatened to take the lead in this humdinger of a match, with another 30+ minutes of football left to play.

Napoli’s Jose Callejon put the home team ahead and still Milan looked to determined enough to stun the home crowd, but they failed to maintain their rhythm as Juraj Kucka was first sent off, getting a second yellow card for arguing with the referee and Mbaye Niang would also get a red card a few minutes later for a petulant pull on Napoli keeper Pepe Reina. 

Callejon scored his second goal at the fag end of the match and yet again, AC Milan lost the match.
But I am satisfied that they fought hard.


The  fighting spirit must not fade away in the upcoming matches. 

Thank You
Faisal Caesar  

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