Theo can't hear you, he's thumping the reigning champion
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Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 12.02.24. | 02:50
Hernandez scores the winner in a much-deserved 1-0 home win over hapless Napoli
Napoli were unbeaten at San Siro in Serie A since 2014, winning their last three encounters in a row, but that tradition ended on Sunday night.
A smooth first-half link-up between Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez was just enough for AC Milan to beat pale Napoli 1-0 and continue their excellent Serie A campaign.
monstrous performance from theo hernandez vs napoli
— christian (@caquino__) February 11, 2024
scored a great goal, defended well and lead the team as captain! the best left-back in the world 👍 pic.twitter.com/tewAFlozS5
On the other hand, there was only a single early opportunity for the visitors, as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia rolled across from the right, only for Giovanni Simeone to fire off target from close range.
Unlike Simeone Jr, the French full-back made no mistakes in front of Pierluigi Gollini, finishing it superbly at the near post.
Leao was close to adding a second with a right-foot curler from distance, but the Portuguese forward has been struggling to return to his goal-scoring form.
From that moment on, the match declined into an evenly-matched battle in the midfield, with almost nothing worthwhile on both ends before the Partenopei had a massive double opportunity in the 89th minute.
Firstly, Jan Simic risked an own goal by deflecting the Lindstrom effort onto the upright, and then Maignan flew to palm the Politano follow-up over the bar.
However, it stayed 1-0 as the defending champions are getting as far away from their second Serie A title in a row as possible.
SERIE A - MATCHDAY 24
Friday
Salernitana - Empoli 1-3 (0-1)
/Wissman 69 - Zanoli 23 og, Niang 88 pen, Cancellieri 90+4/
Saturday
Cagliari - Lazio 1-3 (0-1)
/Gaetano 51 - Deiola 26 og, Immobile 50, Anderson 65/
Roma - Inter 2-4 (2-1)
/Mancini 28, El Shaarawy 44 - Acerbi 17, Thuram 49, Angelino 56 og, Bastoni 90+3/
Sassuolo - Torino 1-1 (1-1)
/Pinamonti 5 - Zapata 9/
Sunday
Fiorentina - Frosinone 5-1 (3-0)
/Belotti 16, Ikone 19, Quarta 43, Gonzales 53/
Bologna - Lecce 4-0 (2-0)
/Beukema 5, Orsolini 27, 49, Odgaard 82/
Monza - Verona 0-0
Genoa - Atalanta 1-4 (0-1)
/Malinovskiy 51 - De Ketelaere 22, Koopmeiners 55, Zappacosta 90, Toure 90+2/
AC Milan - Napoli 1-0 (1-0)
/Hernandez 25/
Monday
22:45: (1.43) Juventus (4.30) Udinese (8.00)
***odds are subject to change***
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