"The game between Napoli and AC Milan on Thursday night was the tale of two centre-forwards: Rasmus Hojlund and Christopher Nkunku. As Calciomercato.com recall, all the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams emerged. For Milan it is the striker position, while that ended up being Napoli's strength. Hojlund was simply devastating, providing a perfect assist for David Neres' goal and then scoring his own goal to make it 2-0."
"Rafael Leao is the forward who has played the most minutes this season for Milan, but in reality, he's played 43% of the total. This fact raises questions about the attacking emergency Massimiliano Allegri has been dealing with since the start of the season. In the semi-final in Riyadh, he had no forwards on the bench to try to inject new life into an attack - comprised of Christian Pulisic and Nkunku - that was clearly struggling."
Napoli beat AC Milan as the match contrasted centre-forwards Rasmus Hojlund and Christopher Nkunku. Hojlund assisted David Neres and scored to make it 2-0. Rafael Leao has logged the most minutes for Milan but only 43% of the total, highlighting an attacking emergency under Massimiliano Allegri. In the Riyadh semi-final Milan had no forwards on the bench, leaving Christian Pulisic and Nkunku to carry a clearly struggling attack. Milan sought a true No.9 in the summer, targeting Dusan Vlahovic and Hojlund; negotiations for Hojlund fell through and Milan instead signed Nkunku from Chelsea for €38m. Niclas Füllkrug's impending arrival from West Ham aims to address the striker shortfall.
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