Napoli Vs AC Milan [2–0] – Supercoppa Italiana 2025/2026: How Antonio Conte Tactics Punished Rossoneri Errors – Tactical Analysis

Napoli faced AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals recently and beat them to advance to the final against Bologna.

After winning the title last season, I Rossoneri failed to repeat the feat this time, as Napoli were more determined and crucial in both the defensive and attacking phases, ensuring a positive result without resorting to extra-time or penalties.

Napoli continued to confirm their excellent run of form following the latest international break, despite a few slip-ups in Serie A and the UEFA Champions League.

More importantly, the team still looked powerful even against tough opponents like Milan, despite numerous key players’ injuries, which highlights the teams ability to make up for significant absences.

In this tactical analysis, the aim is to explore Milan’s defensive and attacking errors and to examine Napoli’s attacking solutions that helped them break down Milan’s defence and win the game.

Napoli Vs Milan Lineups & Formations

Antonio Conte started the match in a 3-4-1-2 formation, with Vanja Milinković-Savić as goalkeeper and a defensive line of Juan Jesus, Amir Rrahmani, and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

The midfield comprised Stanislav Lobotka and Scott McTominay as central midfielders, Leonardo Spinazzola and Matteo Politano as wing-backs, and David Neres as an advanced playmaker behind Rasmus Højlund and Eljif Elmas.

On the other hand, Massimiliano Allegri opted for the usual 3-5-2 formation, with Mike Maignan as goalkeeper, Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter, and Strahinja Pavlović as centre-backs, Alexis Saelemaekers and Pervis Estupiñán as wing-backs, and Adrien Rabiot and Ruben Loftus-Cheek as central midfielders.

Ardon Jashari replaced Luka Modrić as a defensive midfielder, and the attacking line featured both Christopher Nkunku and Christian Pulisic.

Napoli Attacking Solutions & Rasmus Højlund Breakthrough

The Italian clash marked the official breakthrough of the Danish striker and confirmed that he is having one of his best seasons, if not the best.

With two crucial goals and a very impactful performance, he proved he is a reliable striker capable of providing significant attacking depth to his team and of consistently posing a persistent threat to opposing defences.

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