Serie A: Olivier Giroud sinks Napoli to place AC Milan top of the table
Olivier Giroud struck a huge blow for AC Milan in the Serie A title race with the only goal in Sunday’s 1-0 victory at Napoli which fired his team top of the table. Veteran forward Giroud diverted home a wayward shot three minutes after the break at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to put Milan two point clear of local rivals Inter Milan. Champions Inter, who have a game in hand, had claimed the summit on Friday with a 5-0 thumping of Salernitana yet presently is second on the table, a point ahead of Napoli. The Frenchman’s eighth league goal of the season was his first away from the San Siro since signing from Chelsea in the summer and came on an eventful night for the 35-year-old.
“I always try to do my job when I’m in the area, to be in the right place at the right time,” Giroud told DAZN.
“I don’t want to talk about the Scudetto right now but we’re hoping to win something this year. We’re ambitious and we’ll fight to the end.”
“Today was a big opportunity for us which we wasted, but we can’t cry about it because there are lots of games to go,” said a disappointed Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne.
“If we play again like we did tonight no-one here will remember us.”
