Napoli beat Venezia 2-0 at the 'Maradona' stadium in the opening match of Serie A.
Spalletti's Azzurri triumph despite being numerically inferior since the 23rd minute of the first half due to the expulsion, for a slap, of osimhen and a missed penalty in the second half by InsigneThe captain of the Azzurri, again from the penalty spot, unlocked the result in the 17th minute. Elmas closes the accounts in the 28th minute with a shot on the near post. Three points in the bag therefore for Napoli, who debuts with a victory.
After a good start, the match became uphill in the 23rd minute, because osimhen leaves his team with 10 men. Following a corner kick, the referee Aureliano in fact, he punishes his slap to the face with a red card Heymans. It's raining on the wet for Napoli as at 35' Zielinski must leave the pitch due to injury. Spalletti is forced to change, sending Elmas onto the pitch. The two teams go to half-time with the score at 0-0.
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At the start of the second half the match is very fragmented, but the defense of the lagoon team confirms that it is in difficulty and concedes a lot to the opponents. At 56' naivety of Caldara, who touches the ball with his hand in the penalty area: the referee can do nothing but award a free kick strictness.
On the disk it appears Insigne, but he kicks badly and sends out. The same situation repeats itself a few minutes later, with another handball, this time by Ceccaroni, and a second penalty for Napoli. Insigne goes from 11 meters again, and this time he doesn't miss and unlocks the match in the 62nd minute.
Venezia tries to react and relies on the axis Johnson-Forte to scare the opposing defense, but Napoli still finds the way to goal. In the 73rd minute, a splendid action by Spalletti's men who restart vertically and finish with Elmas, good at coming back on the right and beating Maenpaa.
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