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AC Milan Beat Champions Napoli to Make Serie A Title Statement
Christian Pulisic scored and assisted as AC Milan overcame a red card to move top of Serie A, with Napoli’s first loss of the season after 12 points each.
- On Sunday, AC Milan beat champions Napoli 2-1 at the San Siro stadium, Milan, Italy, leapfrogging Napoli and Roma to top Serie A.
- The match was billed as an early season title battle and marked the first meeting in more than 11 years between Massimiliano Allegri and Antonio Conte, with Napoli arriving short on defenders and debuting Miguel Gutierrez and Luca Marianucci.
- With a lightning-fast start, Pulisic set up Alexis Saelemaekers for an early opener and scored just after the half hour, marking his sixth goal in seven matches before substitution.
- After a VAR review, the referee upgraded a yellow to red for Pervis Estupinan's foul on Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kevin De Bruyne converted the penalty, but Milan held on with 10 men.
- A three-way tie now sees AC Milan, Napoli and AS Roma level on 12 points as Napoli suffered their first loss, with Allegri saying `There will be other games like this of suffering`.
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