Napoli had scored at least three goals in all their previous Champions League home games this season but seemed short on ideas against a well-organised Milan defense that kept a tight lid on Osimhen.
And as the hosts pushed for an even score on aggregate, Milan struck at the end of the first half.
Leo scooped up the ball after Tanguy Ndombele’s loose control and charged from his own half, past three Napoli players and slotting an unmarked chance across to Giroud, who fell to his knees in a mixture of joy and relief. Went.
Napoli were again on the front foot after the break but struggled to create more, with Mathias Oliveira’s best chance from a 64th-minute corner until Fikayo Tomori headed Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s low cross into the penalty area. I didn’t challenge.
Kvartskhelia hoisted his spot-kick just as Giroud did, meaning Osimhen’s bullet header in the 93rd minute meant nothing for Napoli, who would wonder what could happen after wasting so many chances in the first leg .