Napoli are counting down to celebrate the coveted Scudetto and being crowned Italian champions for the third time in their history and for the first time since 1990 (at +16 from second-placed Lazio, with 10 games remaining), but on Sunday night the ” Diego Maradona”. to the… outgoing champion.

The reason, of course, for Milan, since Stefano Pioli’s team did not celebrate a single league title in March (1 draw – 2 defeats), but started April ideally after triumphing over Luciano Spalletti with an unreal 4-0 on aggregate on March 28. Serie A matchday and climbed back into the battle of the top four alone in 3rd place.

Rafael Leao (2 goals), Brahim Diath and Alexis Salemachers signed the great success of the Rossoneri who, in addition to an impressive performance in the Italian south, made sure to improve their psychology and put that of the Partenopei in sight of the Italian Civil War in which the two teams will take part (April 12 & 18), against the background of the Champions League semi-finals.

It should be noted that this was the first time in two full years that Napoli had conceded four goals in a league game (the last was from Atalanta in February 2021), while Milan became the first team after Fiorentina to concede four goals against a Campionato- leader scored. and the 4-1 win over Inter on September 27, 2015.

The match

Milan were the most motivated team in that game against leaders Napoli and made sure to show their thirst from the first half by injuring Napoli twice in the first 25 minutes.

Rafael Leao received an ideal vertical pass from Brahim Diath in the 17th minute and defeated Meret 0-1 with a clean penalty, while in the 25th minute the Spanish midfielder left the role of creator and took on the role of executioner to mit place in the penalty area and scored the 0:2 with his fifth goal of the year.

Those who expected a response from Napoli in the second half were sorely disappointed as the Partenopei, without Victor Osimen at the forefront of attack (injured), appeared anemic offensively and saw their opponents take them down in under 10 minutes exposed open play.

In the 59th minute, Leao danced past Rahmani and made it 0-3 with an amazing left-footed pass to add 10 goals in this year’s league, while Salemakers became…Kvaratthelia in the 67th minute after he had overtaken half of the Napoli team before the close-placed 0-4.

That goal sent the Milanese into a frenzy and the Neapolitans into a tailspin, with Milan looking for and not finding a fifth goal against Spalletti’s shocked side, but ahead of their big game in the Champions League’s ‘8’.

• NAPLES: Merret, Di Lorenzo, Rahmani, Kim (81′ Jesus), Rui, Angisa, Lobotka (68′ Elmas), Zielinski (68′ Entobele), Politano (68′ Lozano), Simeone (77′ Raspadori), Kvarachelia
• MILAN: Menian, Calabria, Chiaer, Tomori, Hernandez, Benaser (83rd Bakayoko), Tonali, Diath (57th Salemakers), Krunic (83rd De Ketelar), Leao (74th Origi), Giroud (74th Rebic)

The results of the 28th game day

• Cremonese – Atalanta 1-3 (56 min. Ciofani / 44 De Ron, 72 Boga, 90 + 3 Luqman)
• Inter-Fiorentina 0-1 (53′ Bonaventure)
• Juventus – Verona 1-0 (55′ Ken)
• Bologna – Udinese 3-0 (3′ Pos, 12′ Moro, 49′ Barrow)
• Monza – Lazio 0-2 (13′ Pedro, 56′ Milinkovic Savic)
• Spezia-Salernitana 1-1 (70′ Somurodov / 43′ auto. Kaldara)
• Rome – Samdoria 3-0 (57th Wijnaldum, 89th penalty Dybala, 90th + 4th El Saarawi)
• Naples – Milan 0-4 (17′ 59′ Leao, 25′ Diath, 67′ Salemakers)
• 03/04 19:30 Empoli-Lecce
• 03/04 21:45 Sassuolo – Turin

The highlights

Roma – Samdoria 3-0

Monza – Lazio 0-2

Spezia – Salernitana 1-1

Juventus 1-0 Verona

Inter – Florence 0-1

Cremonese – Atalanta 1-3

The program of the 29th game day

• 07/04 18:00 Salernitana-Inter
• 07/04 20:00 Lecce – Naples
• 07/04 22:00 Milan – Empoli
• 08/04 13:30 Udinese-Monza
• 08/04 15:30 Florence – Spezia
• 08/04 17:30 Atalanta-Bologna
• 08/04 17:30 Sampdoria – Cremonese
• 08/04 19:30 Verona-Sassuolo
• 08/04 19:30 Turin – Rome
• 08/04 21:45 Lazio – Juventus