"AC Milan triumphed over reigning Serie A champions at San Siro on Sunday, with Alexis Saelemaekers (3′) and Christian Pulisic (31′) on target, before Kevin De Bruyne pulled one back for Napoli from the spot, after Pervis Estupinan earned a straight red card for fouling Giovanni Di Lorenzo inside the box. Teams Midfielder Ardon Jashari was unavailable for Milan through a broken leg, but coach Massimiliano Allegri otherwise had the full squad at his disposal."
"With Mike Maignan in goal, Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic formed the back line of three. In the middle of the park, Adrien Rabiot and Youssouf Fofana provided running power with veteran Luka Modric at the anchor. Saelemaekers and Estupinan covered the flanks, while Santiago Gimenez played with Pulisic in attack. On the other hand, Napoli boss Antonio Conte had many more injury problems to work around. There was no Romelu Lukaku, Alessandro Buongiorno, Mathias Olivera, Leonardo Spinazzola, Amir Rrahmani, or Nikita Contini."
AC Milan defeated Napoli 2-1 at San Siro. Pulisic drove forward in the third minute, created space, and picked Saelemaekers at the back post for a simple finish. Milan doubled the lead in the 31st minute after a counter saw Pavlovic burst through, Fofana flick on to Pulisic whose deflected shot wrong-footed Meret. Napoli's Pervis Estupinan received a straight red for fouling Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the box, and Kevin De Bruyne converted the resulting penalty. Milan started with Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia and Pavlovic in a back three and Modric anchoring midfield alongside Rabiot and Fofana. Conte's Napoli faced multiple absences including Lukaku and Spinazzola.
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