Match ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 4.
NapoliNapoli0AC MilanAC Milan4
Champions elect Napoli suffered just a third Serie A defeat of the season as they were demolished by reigning champions AC Milan.
Luciano Spalletti's side remain 16 points clear of second-placed Lazio, with Milan moving up to third.
Rafael Leao scooped a wonderful opener over Alex Meret and Brahim Diaz scored Milan's second.
Leao added a fine solo effort and Alexis Saelemaekers slotted a fourth through Meret's legs.
These sides meet again in the Champions League quarter-finals this month, on 12 and 18 April.
Napoli, who have been near-perfect all season, have now lost two of their past four Serie A games, having been beaten in just one of their first 24.
But they still just need to win five of their remaining 10 league games to ensure a first Serie A title since 1990.
This was their biggest defeat since losing 5-1 to Atalanta in 2007-08.
Milan are only going to be Italian champions for a few more weeks - and saved their best performance of the season for an opportune time.
Line-ups
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Meret
- 22Di Lorenzo
- 13Rrahmani
- 3Kim Min-jaeSubstituted forNunes Jesusat 81'minutes
- 6Mário Rui
- 99Zambo Anguissa
- 68LobotkaBooked at 40minsSubstituted forElmasat 68'minutes
- 20ZielinskiSubstituted forNdombéléat 68'minutes
- 21PolitanoSubstituted forLozanoat 68'minutes
- 18SimeoneSubstituted forRaspadoriat 77'minutes
- 77Kvaratskhelia
Substitutes
- 4Demme
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 7Elmas
- 11Lozano
- 12Marfella
- 23Zerbin
- 31Zedadka
- 55Østigård
- 70Gaetano
- 81Raspadori
- 91Ndombélé
- 95Gollini
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 2Calabria
- 24Kjaer
- 23Tomori
- 19Hernández
- 33KrunicBooked at 63minsSubstituted forDe Ketelaereat 83'minutes
- 8Tonali
- 10DÃazSubstituted forSaelemaekersat 56'minutes
- 4BennacerSubstituted forBakayokoat 83'minutes
- 17Rafael LeãoSubstituted forOrigiat 74'minutes
- 9GiroudBooked at 35minsSubstituted forRebicat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Tatarusanu
- 5Ballo-Touré
- 7Adli
- 12Rebic
- 14Bakayoko
- 25Florenzi
- 27Origi
- 28Thiaw
- 32Pobega
- 40Vranckx
- 46Gabbia
- 56Saelemaekers
- 83Mirante
- 90De Ketelaere
- Referee:
- Antonio Rapuano
- Attendance:
- 50,000
Match Stats
Home TeamNapoliAway TeamAC Milan
- Possession
- Home61%
- Away39%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away8
- Corners
- Home10
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 4.
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Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombélé.
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Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
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Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
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Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Divock Origi (AC Milan).
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Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
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Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following a fast break.
Substitution
Substitution, AC Milan. Tiémoué Bakayoko replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
Substitution
Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Rade Krunic.
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Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
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Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Divock Origi.
Substitution
Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kim Min-Jae.
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Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
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Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa with a through ball.
Substitution
Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Giovanni Simeone.
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Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
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