Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a special brace at the Stadio San Paolo, then limped off injured, while Tiemoue Bakayoko saw red as Milan conquered Napoli 3-1.

Matteo Politano forced Simon Kjaer into a desperate interception, but Milan had the stronger start, as Alex Meret palmed a Hakan Calhanoglu rocket round the post and on the resulting corner, Kjaer shinned over from six yards.

Ibrahimovic broke the deadlock with a magnificent goal, as he got in front of Kalidou Koulibaly to steer his header into the far bottom corner from 12 yards on a Theo Hernandez cross. It means Ibrahimovic is only the fourth player in the three points for a win era to score in his first six games of the season.

Napoli fought back in waves, as Gianluigi Donnarumma got down to palm a Mertens effort round the post. On the resulting corner, there were three huge chances in one move, as Tiemoue Bakayoko’s shot was parried by Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo fired onto the bar and Hirving Lozano’s follow-up was fingertipped over.

Mertens also tested Donnarumma from a tight angle after Insigne floated a free kick over the top.

Just as Napoli were pushing hard, Milan scored their second and it was Ibrahimovic again. Ante Rebic took on Kostas Manolas and floated a cross to the back post, where Zlatan improvised using his knee to knock it over the line from point-blank range so he could get there before Mario Rui.

Ibrahimovic had the ball in the net for a third time, but was clearly offside when starting the run as Meret came rushing out.

Instead, Napoli pulled one back when Franck Kessie was muscled off the ball and Mertens reacted quicker than anyone else, squirming away from Alessio Romagnoli to fire in from close range.

However, just as the Partenopei were back in the game, they went down to 10 men, as Bakayoko received his second yellow card for an ill-advised challenge on Theo Hernandez, seeing red against his former club.

There was a worrying sight for Milan fans, as Ibrahimovic pulled up clutching the back of his thigh mid-run and immediately asked to come off. It was difficult to tell Napoli were down to 10 men, as they continued to attack and the Rossoneri seemed shaken without their talisman.

Kessie also had problems feeling dizzy, so while they were down to 10 men, Napoli created another chance, Petagna combining with Mertens only to fire straight at Donnarumma.

Milan secured the points deep into stoppages with the first Serie A goal for teenager Jens Petter Hauge. He ran on to a Bennacer through ball, got past Manolas with a stepover and managed to squeeze the finish in from a tight angle, despite Meret getting something to it.

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