Gonzalo Higuain’s gone but there’s a Arkadiusz Milik who knows how to do what he was brought in for as the striker marked his full Napoli debut with a double before Jose Callejon’s two late goals claimed a 4-2 Serie A victory over nine-man AC Milan.
The former Ajax striker who was brought in to replace Higuain opened his Napoli account just 18 minutes into his first start for the club, before adding another with a thumping header just after the half-hour.
With Milan having picked up just two points from their last five trips to Napoli, their prospects seemed bleak, but a whirlwind five minutes early in the second half saw excellent strikes from M’Baye Niang and Suso haul Vincenzo Montella’s side level, while Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri was sent to the stands for protesting to the officials.
However, Napoli overcame their manager’s absence, and found themselves back in front when Callejon tapped home from close-range following superb work from Dries Mertens.
The striker added his second in stoppage time after Milan’s Juraj Kucka and Niang received their marching orders as they were left to play the remaining minutes with 9 men.