Overview

• AC Milan beat reigning champions Napoli 2-1 at San Siro to move level on points with Napoli and Roma at the top after five matches.
• Massimiliano Allegri said the club’s objective for 2025-26 is qualification for the Champions League rather than chasing the Scudetto.
• He set a 76-point tally as the benchmark for a top-four finish, calculating that Milan need 64 more points after five rounds.
• Allegri noted a second-half penalty left Milan with 10 men and praised the substitutes for helping secure a disciplined finish.
• He maintained Napoli remain the title favorites and highlighted Rafael Leão’s fitness as a continuing concern, with Alexis Saelemaekers, Christian Pulisic and Kevin De Bruyne on the scoresheet.