The scoreline wasn’t all that much of a surprise, as it turned out - but the side it favoured certainly was. The fact some incredible individual skill in attack led to goals wasn’t a shock - but the players involved were likewise the less-expected ones, given recent form.
Prior to the start of April, Napoli sat top of Serie A with just one defeat and nine goals conceded on home soil all season, while AC Milan, the reigning champions but stumbling this term, had won just five of their 14 away games and had seen more scored past them on their travels than they had managed to net themselves. Sat in sixth, it made for a daunting start to the month as they travelled to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. But it was the visitors who won 4-0.
