Winning First, AC Milan Only Draw Against Napoli

Striker Olivier Giroud had brought AC Milan ahead before playing a 2-2 draw against Napoli. (Twitter @SerieA_EN)

JAKARTA - AC Milan failed to win over Napoli in the big match in Serie A Italy. In a duel at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Monday, October 30 in the morning WIB, Milan, who had already won, finally drew 2-2 against Napoli.

Unsatisfactory results because Milan started well and had the chance to win the match. Even Milan had easy leading two goals through Olivier Giroud.

Only, Milan failed to maintain their lead. Napoli managed to catch up and forced a draw.

Napoli actually almost won if Khvicha Kvaratskheli's shot was not saved brilliantly by goalkeeper Mike Maignan in the last minute of the match.

An additional one point in the away match thwarted Milan's efforts to keep a clear of points with the leader of the standings, Inter Milan. Now, Milan, who are down to third place, have points 22. Three points adrift of Inter, who in the previous match won 1-0 over AS Roma.

Milan, who previously were ranked second, also lost points to Juventus. A 1-0 win over Verona made Juve take the top spot. But La Vecchia la then dropped to second place after pocketing point 23.

Meanwhile, Napoli managed to enter the top four despite getting just one point. The defending champion has 18 points and is in fourth place.

Napoli's big match against Milan is indeed tight. Napoli won possession in the first half of the first half. But it was Milan who managed to take advantage by breaking into the host's goal.

Milan opened the scoring when Giroud's header successfully crossed the Napoli goal in the 22nd minute. He met Cristian Pulisic's cross well to bring Milan a 1-0 lead.

Rossoneri's dependence on veteran strikers is evident. Like the analysis of former Milan coach Fabio Capello, the team seemed to have no alternative other than Giroud.

Evidently, the French national team striker again broke into Napoli's goal as well as scored a brace in the 31st minute. This time, Giroud completed the assist from Davide Calabria well.

After the two goals, Milan's position was slightly above the wind, making it difficult for Napoli to catch up. Until the end of the first half, the score of 2-0 for Milan was still standing.

In the second half, Napoli took the initiative to attack. Coach Rudi Garcia did not want Napoli to lose points at home so they implemented an offensive strategy.

As a result, the game had only been running for five minutes, Napoli were able to reduce the lag. Matteo Politano's home goal was produced through a left-footed shot that greeted an assist from Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

In a 2-1 situation, Milan managed to take control of the game. They excel in possession of the ball so they had pressed the Napoli defense.

However, Napoli, who showed the effectiveness of the game, could score a second goal.

Napoli's goal was created by striker Giacomo Raspadori in the 63rd minute. The free kick of the Italian national team player managed to penetrate the Milan goal.

The score changed to 2-2. The match was alive and both teams were still trying to score.

When the match entered injury time, Napoli had a good chance through Kvaratskheli. Unfortunately, he failed to complete the opportunity because he saved Maignan. The score remains 2-2 until the end of the match.