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The outgoing champions delayed Naples' title party but does Stefano Pioli have Luciano Spalletti's number?

Even the most stubborn mind will struggle not to skip ahead just a little. Milan finished the weekend in third, but the competition to play in next season’s Champions League remains fierce. It is a curious detail that the home team has failed to win The real question is what psychological effect this will have when they meet again for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in nine days’ time. “Sometimes we’ve lost a game, but then in the next one we’ve always responded.” A good piece of the credit must go to Stefano Pioli. Milan won at Napoli last season, too, with a tweaked formation that gave Bennacer and Franck Kessie licence to press high and break up attacks before they were started. Even in Italy’s most superstitious city, they cannot pretend to believe that another team will pip them to the I prefer to play in this space.” The Spaniard grabbed the second, bringing down Ismaël Bennacer’s cross and selling a dummy to Mário Rui before sidefooting home with his left foot. Napoli, who have swaggered through this season, scoring 64 goals in Serie A and another 25 in eight Champions League matches, offered no reaction. [a fresh mural of a tricolore badge](https://www.ansa.it/campania/notizie/2023/03/29/festa-napoli-nuovo-murale-scudetto-allo-storico-pallonetto_8e3ca9bc-4311-4865-aab7-4f30449ec0e3.html) celebrating this third Scudetto or cardboard cutouts of players [in the Spanish Quarter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPjaTcSU910&ab_channel=CalcioNapoli24).

Milan have 51 points, one ahead of fourth-placed Inter Milan, and are four behind second-placed Lazio. Napoli have a 16 point lead at the top.

It will allow us to study this match and see where we did well or could’ve done better,” Pioli added. Later this month, they will also play against each other in the Champions League quarter-finals. “This is only the first step.

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With the morale-boosting win, Milan climbed back to the third place with 51 points, four points behind Lazio who won 2-0 over Monza on Sunday, while Napoli still lead the table with a comfortable 16-point lead. Alexis Saelemaekers put the icing on the cake in the 67th minute with another solo effort as he broke into the box before beating Meret with a low-strike. Milan extended the lead on the hour mark with a moment of magic when Sandro Tonali won back possession and found Leao, who out-paced the defenders to finish with an angled drive.

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It’s so interesting to watch a Milan game with Brahim on the pitch as you are never quite sure what will he produce. The doubling up on the Georgian with help from Krunic and Tonali also helped. The brace also marked his 10th Serie A goal this season, on top of 7 assists, which certainly isn’t bad for a player who has struggled to find continuity. The nightmare did not end for Spalletti’s side as Alexis Salamaekers parted them like the red sea to make it 4-0. The clash between Kvaratshkelia and Calabria was always going to be crucial for the outcome of the game and we can safely say that the captain got the better of his opponent on the night. It was, without a doubt, the best game Milan has had throughout this season, and hopefully it puts them on the right path for the last few games of the season and especially for the Champions League.

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Uncertainty over the timing and location of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup continues two days after Indonesian authorities postponed the official draw for the May 20 to June 11 tournament because of protests over Israel’s participation. For this to be a good season we need to be playing in the Champions League next season.” FIFA said that Indonesia was removed from staging the 24-team tournament scheduled to start on May 20 “due to the current circumstances,” without specifying details. The 28-year-old who serves as an outfielder and designated hitter when not on the mound, signed a one-year contract extension worth US$30 million last year and will make US$35 million in endorsements this year, Forbes reported. we have another 10 matches left in the league in which we need to have the same attitude,” Pioli told DAZN. Alfian and Ardianto won the men’s doubles titles at the

With a 4-0 at the Stadio Maradona, Milan showed both their potential and immaturity, while Napoli proved the runaway leaders have weaknesses, writes Susy.

Napoli have been far and away the best team in Serie A this season and one off night will not change that. Maturity is knowing both how to be the underdogs and also carrying the pressure of being favourites. Is the now 16-point lead because the Partenopei were magnificent or as the chasing pack kept tripping over their own feet and failed to catch up? It was the perfect performance in every way, returning to the 4-2-3-1 tactics that had been shelved since the start January, bringing with it the determination, intensity and belief that had dissipated in recent months. They refuse to recognise just what this coach has achieved with a relatively small budget and assume someone else can turbo-charge the growth process, even if it means risking all that has been built so far. As Saelemaekers and Olivier Giroud pointed to the Scudetto badge on their jerseys after each goal, it became apparent this was what they’d discussed in the locker room beforehand.

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Milan controlled from the start at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium and Diaz set up Milan’s early opener for Leão with a perfect through ball. “I’m a big fan of his,” Leão said. “Tonight’s result has nothing to do with the Champions League games, because that’s a different competition. Milan hosts Napoli at the San Siro in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals in 10 days, then Napoli hosts the second leg six days later. “We’re happy with the performance but it’s just one game,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli said. Napoli’s only other losses in the Italian league this season both came by scores of 1-0, to Inter Milan in January and to Lazio a month ago.

AC Milan striker Rafael Leao netted twice to give his side a superb 4-0 away victory over leaders Napoli in Serie A.

It will allow us to study this match and see where we did well or could’ve done better," Pioli added. This is a fine win, but it is only one match," Pioli told DAZN. "This is only the first step.

A highly-anticipated Serie A clash turned out to be a lop-sided one, as AC Milan beat Napoli 4-0 away, inflicting the.

With the morale-boosting win, Milan climbed back to the third place with 51 points, four points behind Lazio who won 2-0 over Monza on Sunday, while Napoli still lead the table with a comfortable 16-point lead. Alexis Saelemaekers put the icing on the cake in the 67th minute with another solo effort as he broke into the box before beating Meret with a low-strike. Milan extended the lead on the hour mark with a moment of magic when Sandro Tonali won back possession and found Leao, who out-paced the defenders to finish with an angled drive.

We're happy with the performance but it's just one game, says Milan coach Stefano Pioli.

Milan controlled from the start at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium and Diaz set up Milan's early opener for Leao with a perfect through ball. "We're happy with the performance but it's just one game," Milan coach Stefano Pioli said. That will be a very balanced contest."