Napoli emerged 2-0 winners away at the San Siro against Milan, with two first half goals enough to inflict Fonseca’s side their third Serie A defeat of the season. Football Italia attended the game, here are the player ratings:
Maignan 5.5 – Not on his best night, as he let the ball go in at the near post and didn’t seem particularly reactive on Kvaratskhelia’s shot from long range.
Emerson Royal 5.5 – Left too much space for Kvara to shoot on target for Napoli’s second of the night and his offensive contribution was weightless. (62′ Pulisic 6)
Pavlovic 5.5 – Tasked with limiting Lukaku, he immediately paid the price for keeping him onside. While he improved after that, his distraction was still fatal to the Rossoneri.
Thiaw 6 – Limited his mistakes and didn’t have any particular fault in Napoli’s goals.
Terracciano 5.5 – He did a decent job by containing Politano, but that was all from his night.
Musah 5.5 – His soft marking on Anguissa crucially allowed the midfielder to turn and set up Lukaku. After that, he tried to
Fofana 6.5 – A valuable presence in support of his defence, he’s found wherever a teammate needs him. But Napoli are too much to handle for him alone.
Chukwueze 6 – Although he seemed inspired, his team’s offensive presence was too limited and inconsistent to give him enough chances to hurt Napoli.
Loftus-Cheek 5 – He’s a faded version of the midfielder that many admired last season, as he lost possession many times and failed to make his phisicality count in the midfield battle against his counterparts. (87′ Camarda n/a)
Okafor 5.5 – He tries to take initiative in the first half but fails to create actual dangers. (62′ Leao 6)
Morata 6 – A spectacular back-heel assist in the first half and a second half goal, eventually ruled out, that could’ve brought Milan into the contest. Difficult and unlucky night.
Fonseca 5.5 – With a team further weakened by Pulisic’s last-minute absence, he could have considered changing his mind on Leao. His team did what they could, but looked just toothless against a Napoli side full of confidence.
Napoli ratings
Meret 6.5 – The visitors’ goalkeeper was always attentive and passed a sense of safety, closing his night with a nice save to deny Leao.
Di Lorenzo 6.5 – The Italy international put up a solid performance, proving difficult to overcome and playing direct and simple passes as required by Conte.
Buongiorno 7 – Another defensive masterclass as he claimed every ball passing next to him, also proved lucky to have his only distraction when Morata scored after starting from an offside position.
Rrhamani 6.5 – Followed the rhythm set by his solid defensive partner and benefitted from it.
Olivera 6 – A secure performance that saw him involved in many duels. (94′ Zerbin n/a)
Anguissa 7 – He was quick and precise to set up Lukaku’s opener, but that was just the start of an overall superb display.
Gilmour 6 – The Scotland international took little risk with his passing and was accurate enough to make his side’s play fluid. (94′ Folorunsho n/a)
McTominay 6.5 – His impressive composure and physicality made him a dominant presence in midfield.
Politano 6 – The former Inter player was the least inspired of the visitors’ trio and the first to be subbed off. (68′ Mazzocchi 6)
Kvaratskhelia 7 – An important and nice-looking goal, although he produced little more than that. (77′ Neres 6)
Lukaku 6.5 – Capitalised on Napoli’s first chance of the game, paving the way for a crucial victory. Apart from that, he still seemed far from his best form but did his best to keep Milan defenders busy. (77′ Simeone 6)
Conte 7 – The pressure was on his side due to Milan’s absences, but the Partenopei responded excellently, showing character and calmness to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.