AC Milan with the incredible performance, have slammed the brakes on the league leaders’ charge to a first league title since 1990
By Kehinde Okeowo
AC Milan scored two goals in each half to hammer runaway Serie A leaders, Napoli, 4-0 on Sunday in a game played at San Siro.
Napoli were without the services of their priced asset and goal merchant, Victor Osinhem, who was ruled out of the encounter due to injury.
The hosts opened the scoring in the 17th minute through Rafael Leao, who later got his brace in the 59th minute.
Brahim Diaz and Alexis Saelemaekers also chipped in a goal each for the rampant champions in the 25th and 67th minutes respectively to move them up to third on the log table, with 10 games to go.
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The defeat means Napoli’s 20 points lead at the top of the league has been reduced to 16 points after second-placed Lazio beat Monza 2-0 earlier on Sunday
AC Milan are also now 20 points off the pace with the incredible performance that slammed the brakes on their opponents’ charge to a first league title since 1990.
Stefano Pioli’s side with this win also inflicted a third league defeat of the season on the league leaders.
The two teams are expected to renew hostility later in the month when they meet in a two-legged UEFA Champions League quarter-final.
Rossoneri (“Red and Blacks”) will go into the first leg of the European encounter buoyed by the dominant league performance.
Meanwhile, Napoli will be desperate to get their talisman, Osimhen fit for the encounters in order to get their pound of flesh and move to the semi-final stage of the competition.
