It's always easy for the Napoli in Champions League: the blues beat 3-0 i Glasgow Rangers at the Maradona stadium and secure first place in Group A with one matchday to go before the end of the first phase of the competition.
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Six changes for Spalletti's Napoli against Rangers
They are well 6 i you change operated by Spalletti compared to the away match at the Olimpico. In goal there is the usual Meret while in defense he sees himself again Ostigard alongside Kim. Mario Rui takes his place on the left with captain By Lorenzo To the right. In midfield Elmas gives Zielinski a breather, Ndombele if I wanted to say Lobotka with Anguissa (recovered) starting from the bench. In attack an unprecedented trident composed of politan e Breakers wide and Simeon tip.
I Rangers di van Bronckhorst they line up with 4-2-3-1. Between the posts McGregor, line of defense composed of King e Davies in the center with Tavernier right and Yilmaz on the left. In midfield the pair formed by Sands e Lundstram, there is in the three-quarter line Tillman and Wright e Kent on the outside. As in the first leg Morelos he is the only tip.
Napoli dominates, double show by 'Cholito' Simeone
The first half is an Italian solo: the Napoli makes it clear to the Scots right from the start that there will be no match. The absolute protagonist is Giovanni Simeon, who in 5′ signs the brace staff. The first goal comes at11': great deep ball from Di Lorenzo, the 'Cholito' immediately catches it and volleys it with his right foot, beating the immobile McGregor. 16' the encore. This time the assist-man is Mario Rui: the Portuguese paints a perfect cross for Simeone's head, who heads it into the net on the edge of offside.
I two goals di Simeon direct the race on the tracks of the Napoli but above all they put the rhythms, which become very blandThe Azzurri continue to keep possession of the ball and dominate, almost scoring the third goal on several occasions. At 22' Ndombele hits with a stone from outside the crossbar with the goalkeeper beaten, shortly after Breakers he sends a little out of his mind on a service from SimeonThe former Sassuolo player came close again at the end of the first half, again with his head, this time on an assist from politan: Conclusion blocked by McGregor. We go to rest on 2-0 after 2 minutes of recovery time.
In the second half the script did not change: Napoli had control of the game and the Azzurri periodically came close to scoring the 3-0. At 52' Simeon almost scores a hat-trick: through ball by Ndombele and a first-time conclusion from a tight angle by the Argentine who however finds opposition from McGregor with the feet. The first ring forward of the Rangers arrives only halfway through the second half: at 63' Morelos kicks with confidence from corner kicks, Mario Rui he sacrifices himself and deflects the ball into a corner with his back, keeping the goal intact.
The first you change di Spalletti they arrive at 72′: space for Lush e Gaetano, out politan ed Elmas. In a game that is already virtually over, he thinks about it Ostigard to make it three. In the 80th minute the Norwegian defender headed the ball almost in a twist on a corner kicked by Breakers: nothing to be done for McGregor, it's 3-0 Naples. In at 84' Zielinski for Lobotka e Zerbin for Breakers, a few minutes also for Zanoli in place of By Lorenzo.
The result does not change: the Napoli vince 3-0 and it makes five out of five in Champions League rising to 15 points. The team also qualifies Liverpool, who wins at Amsterdam against theAjax. To conquer the first place since group A the Azzurri will just have to not lose with four or more goals difference ad Anfield against the Reds.
Article published on 26 October 2022 - 22:54
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