1X2 picks Napoli and Gattuso overthrew Milan to Giuseppe Meazza

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The team of Napoli achieved an important victory with 1:0 in their visit to Milan in the 27th round of Serie A. This is the first success of the Neapolitans against this rival of Giuseppe Meazza since January 2017. The only goal was scored by Matteo Politano in the 49th minute, and in added time the reserve of the Rossoneri Ante Rebic was sent off from a game from best tipster with a direct red card.

Stefano Pioli made five changes in his squad after the 1:1 draw with Manchester United in the Europa League. Due to the problems of Alessio Romagnoli and Simon Kjaer, Matteo Gabia was given the opportunity to start for the first time in four months. Theo Hernandez returned to the starting lineup, but Davide Calabria was absent due to injury. Sandro Tonali found a place in the midfield, and Hakan Chalhanoglu, who recovered from his injury, played as a playmaker. Samu Castiejo was preferred to Alexis Salemakers, and Rafael Leao led the team again.

For the Rossoneri legend Gennaro Gattuso, this was the first visit of Giuseppe Meazza as a coach of their opponent. He had made just two changes since his 3-1 win over Bologna a week ago. They were dictated by the injuries of defenders Amir Rahmani and Fauzi Ghulam. So tonight, Nikola Maksimovic and Elseid Hisay played in their places. The well-known names were in attack - Politano, Piotr Gielinski, Dries Mertens and captain Lorenzo Insigne.

In the 10th minute Mertens tried a long shot, which ended right in the hands of Canluigi Donnarumma, and in the next attack of the hosts Chalhanoglu responded with an inaccurate shot. In the 14th minute, Insigne also made a shot, which was caught by the goalkeeper. Two minutes later, Gielinski fired from a good position, but Donnarumma managed his shot. In the 20th, Leoo reported a pass, and in the 29th, Gielinski did the same. In the 33rd Leoo made a strong shot on the ground, which Ospina dealt with. Shortly afterwards, Chalhanoglu also fired, but the ball went over the door. In the 43rd Mertens decided to shoot, but did not find the target.

In the 49th minute Napoli punished a mistake in the midfield of Milan and organized a dangerous counterattack, which ended with a shot by Politano in the far bottom corner of the door for 1:0 in favor of the guests. In the 58th Fabian Ruiz made a dangerous shot, which was deflected by Donnarumma. Pioli reacted by making three substitutions in attack at once and thus Ante Rebic, Braim Diaz and Salemakers appeared in the game. In the 65th minute, the Croatian centered to Leoo, who struck a weak shot from close range, which did not hinder Ospina. In the 70th Rebic played with his head after a cross from a foul, but the goalkeeper deflected his shot.

In the 79th Jens Peter Hauge also came into play after Leao felt pain in his thigh. In the 83rd minute, Hernandez tried a shot that flew past the door. In the last minutes of the match, the referee reviewed through VAR a situation with contact between the left back and Thiemue Bakayoko in the penalty area, but refused to give a penalty to the `Rossoneri`. In added time, Rebic was sent off with a direct red card for a reply to the referee. This was followed by a mistake by Victor Osimen, who failed to make the victory of his team more convincing.

Thus, Napoli collected 50 points and climbed to fifth place in the standings Napoli and Gattuso overthrew Milan to Giuseppe Meazza 1X2 picks - more details and information: 1X2 picks

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