Napoli vs. Milan

A lightening quick double salvo in the first five minutes had put Milan in the ascendancy, Morgan De Sanctis had only touched the ball to bring it out of his net by the time Alexandre Pato embellished the Rossoneri's

The veteran, inside two minutes, was onside to connect with Clarence Seedorf's lobbed through-ball. Napoli misjudged their defensive line and 'Super Pippo' had his first goal in 13 Serie A outings with an unerring left-footed volley.

Inzaghi then flicked on an up-field clearance and Pato gave chase. Again, the offside trap was poor and the young, in-form Brazilian made no mistake in his finish against the team which he claimed his first ever Serie A goal.

The hosts were on the ropes but recovered their composure as the half progressed. Alessandro Nesta had been forced off with a groin strain by that stage and Marek Hamsik, in particular, looked threatening.

The hosts did have one vital decision go in their favour towards the dying embers; Abate, once a Napoli player, was issued with a second yellow card following a rash foul on Gargano to place added stress on his manager.

Milan reeled as Napoli continued to knock on the door. A corner on the stroke of 90 minutes was headed only to the edge of the box from where Cigarini lashed home to sweetest of left-footed volleys.

Ninety-three minutes had elapsed by the time Maggio turned a cross into the centre; Denis rose highest to plant a late leveller into the corner of the net.