Five key stats from week 10 in Serie A - how Milan fail to learn from their mistakes

2. Napoli deadly on the counter

Rafa Benitez’s men had succumbed to their only two defeats of the season coming into their encounter with Fiorentina on the road, to Roma and Arsenal.

In turn the Spanish coach, keen on keeping up with the furious pace in the Serie A standings despite a tough fixture, chose to scale back his usual possession-based tactics and combat Vincenzo Montella’s free-flowing side with more measured, counter-attacking football.

As can be seen from Napoli’s Heat Map, the Partenopei spent the majority of the proceedings in their own half, but made good on their limited opportunities as Jose Callejon and Dries Mertens netted a delightful finish each out only four total shots.

The San Paolo outfit’s success was made possible by methodical work at the back, as the squad tallied 24 tackles and 44 clearances whilst clogging up Fiorentina’s passing lanes and frustrating the Viola throughout the 90 minutes.