Napoli breaks Milan, equal denied at 90 ‘

Elmas decides, the referee after the Var sees Giroud offside on Kessie’s shot. Inter winter champion 90 minutes early

MILANO

Napoli places the blow at San Siro and wins against Milan redeeming the last two consecutive defeats. It ends 1-0 thanks to the opening goal by Elmas but in the final the intervention of the Var is decisive in canceling the equalizer of Kessie arrived right in the 90 ‘(active offside by Giroud recognized by the referee Massa already at the first control) .

Dynamic similar to that which led to the cancellation of Atalanta’s possible 2-2 against Roma, and which triggered Gasperini’s protests in the post-match Gewiss Stadium. With this success Spalletti and his team grab the Rossoneri at 39 points, taking second place in the standings.

Third defeat in the league instead for Pioli’s men, who came from the draw in Udine. Inter thanks and flies to the top at +4, also graduating as winter champion.

Not even five minutes passed and the Neapolitans hit the Rossoneri cold, breaking the scoring with an Elmas header on Zielinski’s perfect corner. The hosts try to react and in the 18 ‘they are close to equal with Ibrahimovic, who hits the head on a cross from Ballo-Toure, sending very little to the side.

The same fate, later, for Florenzi’s first intention left-handed from distance, hissing a breath near the pole to Ospina’s left. Only close to the interval do the Azzurri return to show themselves dangerously, with a double conclusion by Lozano rejected first by Romagnoli then by Tomori.

The start of recovery is crackling and offers two potential opportunities, one on each side: on the one hand Ibra commits Ospina to raise for a corner, on the other Petagna lets himself be reassembled by Tomori before the conclusion.

Milan insisted and in the 68th minute showed up again with a shot from distance by Messias slightly out, then increasing the pressure in the final for the last desperate attempts to assault the Neapolitan area.

At 90 ‘the equal of Kessie would arrive, but an active offside by Giroud (who is on the ground after the contrast with Ghoulam) on the touch of Ballo-Toure, leads the referee to cancel thanks to the intervention of the Var. Up to 96 ‘The Rossoneri, who had deluded themselves that they had once again grabbed their opponents in extremis, are trying in every way to achieve the very important 1-1 but the goal vanishes. –