Overview

• Alexis Saelemaekers opened the scoring in the 3rd minute from a Christian Pulisic cross before Pulisic added Milan’s second just after the half-hour.
• Pervis Estupiñán was sent off on review for pulling Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Kevin De Bruyne converted the resulting spot kick to make it 2-1 on the hour.
• Milan played the final stretch with ten men and held firm under heavy pressure, with David Neres clipping the post in stoppage time.
• The win lifts Milan to 12 points and top of Serie A, leapfrogging the champions and handing Napoli their first domestic defeat of the season.
• Rafael Leão returned to the matchday squad as a substitute after a calf injury, while Max Allegri started Pulisic despite noting pre-match he “wasn’t in great shape.”