Ismael Bennacer's first-half extremity gave AC Milan a slender vantage implicit Napoli successful the archetypal limb of their all-Italian Champions League quarter-final.
The Algeria midfielder struck location from the borderline of the country aft Braham Diaz broke superbly connected the halfway line.
Napoli had Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa sent disconnected successful the 2nd fractional and were good held by an organised Milan.
Milan besides came adjacent to a 2nd extremity erstwhile Simon Kjaer's header bounced disconnected the underside of the bar.
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AC Milan
Squad number16Player nameMaignan
Squad number2Player nameCalabria
Squad number24Player nameKjaer
Squad number23Player nameTomori
Squad number19Player nameHernández
Squad number33Player nameKrunic
Squad number8Player nameTonali
Squad number10Player nameDíaz
Squad number4Player nameBennacer
Squad number17Player nameRafael Leão
Squad number9Player nameGiroud
Squad number12Player nameRebic
Squad number56Player nameSaelemaekers
Napoli
Squad number1Player nameMeret
Squad number22Player nameDi Lorenzo
Squad number13Player nameRrahmani
Squad number3Player nameKim Min-jae
Squad number6Player nameMário Rui
Squad number99Player nameZambo Anguissa
Squad number68Player nameLobotka
Squad number20Player nameZielinski
Squad number11Player nameLozano
Squad number7Player nameElmas
Squad number77Player nameKvaratskhelia
Squad number17Player nameOlivera
Squad number21Player namePolitano
Squad number81Player nameRaspadori
Squad number91Player nameNdombélé
Line-ups
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 2CalabriaBooked astatine 90mins
- 24Kjaer
- 23Tomori
- 19Hernández
- 33Krunic
- 8Tonali
- 10DíazSubstituted forRebicat 80'minutes
- 4BennacerBooked astatine 60minsSubstituted forSaelemaekersat 67'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 17Rafael Leão
- 9Giroud
Substitutes
- 5Ballo-Touré
- 12Rebic
- 20Kalulu
- 25Florenzi
- 27Origi
- 28Thiaw
- 30Messias
- 32Pobega
- 46Gabbia
- 56Saelemaekers
- 83Mirante
- 90De Ketelaere
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Meret
- 22Di LorenzoBooked astatine 70mins
- 13RrahmaniBooked astatine 90mins
- 3Kim Min-jaeBooked astatine 78mins
- 6Mário RuiSubstituted forOliveraat 81'minutes
- 99Zambo AnguissaBooked astatine 74mins
- 68Lobotka
- 20ZielinskiBooked astatine 38minsSubstituted forNdombéléat 81'minutes
- 11LozanoSubstituted forRaspadoriat 69'minutes
- 7Elmas
- 77KvaratskheliaSubstituted forPolitanoat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 16Idasiak
- 17Olivera
- 19Bereszynski
- 21Politano
- 55Østigård
- 70Gaetano
- 81Raspadori
- 91Ndombélé
- 95Gollini
Live Text
Match ends, AC Milan 1, Napoli 0.
Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellowish card.
Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Napoli 0.
Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) is shown the yellowish card.
Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellowish card.
Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high. Assisted by Simon Kjaer.
Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical close corner.
Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.