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AC Milan vs Napoli is a major Italian matchup whose balance has shifted between venues and competitions rather than settling into one simple script. Milan won 1–0 at San Siro in the Champions League on 12 April 2023, Napoli replied 1–1 in the return leg, and Napoli won 1–0 at home on 6 April 2026. A future meeting will ask which side can turn a narrow edge into control.
Past matches, AC Milan vs Napoli
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Napoli
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27F
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21F
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20M
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31D
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30D
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1G
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14G
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6M
AC Milan Substitutes
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D
24
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F
7
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M
11
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M
8
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F
10
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M
30
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D
2
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D
27
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G
96
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G
1
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M
4
Match events
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12'Alessandro Buongiorno Yellow Card
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62'Z. Athekame A. Saelemaekers
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63'S. Gimenez N. Fullkrug
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70'Alisson Santos Giovane
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74'C. Pulisic C. Nkunku
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74'M. Politano L. Spinazzola
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79'⚽M. Politano Normal Goal
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81'Matteo Politano Yellow Card
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82'R. Loftus-Cheek F. Tomori
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82'R. Leao Y. Fofana
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83'R. Leao Y. Fofana
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85'E. Elmas K. De Bruyne
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85'S. Beukema Juan Jesus
Stats for this game
Matchup AC Milan VS Napoli
A high-level contest of fine margins
The dated results show two strong teams capable of winning without creating a permanent separation. Milan’s 1–0 home victory in the Champions League quarter-final on 12 April 2023 was followed by a 1–1 draw in Naples six days later. In league play, Napoli won 2–1 at home on 30 March 2025, while Milan answered 2–1 at San Siro on 28 September 2025. These scorelines place venue and competition purpose at the heart of the matchup.
Different routes to the same tension
Napoli’s 1–0 victory over Milan on 6 April 2026, and their 2–0 Super Cup success in December 2025, show how small advantages can become decisive in a different setting. Milan’s 4–0 win at the Maradona on 2 April 2023 supplies an emphatic counterexample, but it does not erase the closer pattern around it. A future meeting should again test which side manages risk better when the other gains momentum. That combination of elite quality, venue sensitivity and varied stakes gives the fixture lasting interest without requiring a fixed favourite.