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Napoli scored a crucial victory in Stadio Diego Armando Maradona’s 2-1 victory over AC Milan, giving Serie A a top three-pointer.

Matteo Politano and Romelu Lukaku’s first half goals proved sufficient for Antonio Conte’s side, although Luka Jovic’s late strike gave Rossoneri Hope.

Conte couldn’t ask for a better start, and his team found the net just two minutes into the game. Giovanni di Lorenzo jumped from right back and passed the pass, and he perfectly timed his run time before Mike Maignan.

Milan was trying to respond and found himself trailing in the 19th minute. Billy Gilmour showed his vision by showing off his outstanding defensive split pass to Lukaku, who showed great calmness to lift the ball up to Maignan and improve the advantage of Double Napoli.

Visitors made changes in the half-time game and Rafael Leao began to work hard to inspire their offense. The move brought dividends as Milan began to create opportunities.

When Leo was combined with Theo Hernandez, their best chance reached the 69th minute, fouled in Philip Billing’s free throw area. Santiago Gimenez stood up and took the game, but Alex Meret produced an amazing save to keep Naples’ two-goal lead.

⏹️Full-time: #Napolimilan 2-1

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Milan refused to retreat and finally found a breakthrough in the 84th minute. Hernandez has influence on the left, passing a low cross into a six-yard box, where Jovic reacts the fastest, guiding the ball into the net.

As the game entered a shutdown, Milan continued to threaten. Leoo was involved, fouling Di Lorenzo in a dangerous position, but the resulting free kick was well defended.

Chukwueze’s shot was late and Milan couldn’t find a key second goal despite surpassing his opponent in the expected goals (2.69 to 0.96).

The victory ensures Napoli is second in Serie A in Milan while staying in ninth place and will soon shift the focus to the semifinals of Inter’s Coppa Italia Italia on Wednesday before meeting Fiorentina on Saturday.