Hamsik and Fabian Ruiz, the idol of all time and the new hero. From the difficult evening against Roma, Napoli comes out with two stars who shine for different reasons. At the forefront is the Slovakian midfielder who yesterday reached 511 appearances in the blue jersey in all competitions, reaching the top of the all-time rankings with Peppe Bruscolotti. A record that seemed unattainable and that instead will be beaten soon, perhaps as early as Friday evening against Empoli: "I am proud to have reached a legend like Bruscolotti, it really makes me happy", wrote Hamsik on his website today, who is now the ruler of the blue records, given that he has also surpassed another monument like Maradona and leads the all-time scorers rankings with 120 goals. Now the Slovakian is missing what Maradona and Bruscolotti have in their trophy cabinet, the Scudetto. and in this light, the evening against Roma leaves a bitter taste in Marek's mouth: "The way the match was conducted - he wrote - two points were lost. We had total dominance of the game, creating many chances but only scoring one goal in the end". The Lega Calcio also celebrated Hamsik today, celebrating him on the official social media: "A shirt tattooed on his skin! With 511 appearances for Napoli, 402 of which in Serie A, Marek Hamsik has reached the legendary Bruscolotti at the top of the list of players with the most appearances in the history of the Azzurri". Also decisive in the Azzurri's dominance was Fabian Ruiz, who has only seven appearances in the Azzurri shirt but is already a leader on the pitch and an idol for the fans. Confidence in ball management, ability to move away quickly, vision of the game. The Spaniard has shown in just a few games that he is worth the 30 million that Napoli spent in the summer to take him from Betis Sevilla, paying the termination clause without even having to negotiate. Having grown up as a footballer in the Betis youth system, one of the unknowns for Ruiz was his ability to adapt to a different club, but the 22-year-old from Andalusia has shown great maturity on and off the pitch, and quickly convinced Ancelotti: “He is a great player,” he explains, “he has pace and presence, he can find his position well, he has quality and personality for his age. It was a great purchase. Did anyone underestimate him? Not us, and not even Betis, who made us pay dearly for it.”
Article published on 29 October 2018 - 18:30
