Il Napoli falls for the first time this season at Maradona. A defeat that had been missing at home for 11 months, since that Napoli-Fiorentina of last April that extinguished the dreams title di Insigne and comrades.
This time it is the former who conquers the blue fortress Sarri, good at finding the weak points of a team that until now seemed unbeatable.
Sarri restrains Spalletti: the Vecino move that decided the match
A tactical masterpiece that of Sarri, who concentrated mainly on the midfield, which Napoli failed to get moving as usual last night. Starting from Lobotka, well contained by the opponents yesterday.
The Slovakian was much less involved in the construction of the actions, although he still maintained excellent percentages in terms of passes. The decisive move, needless to say, was to focus on Vecino as the 'fulcrum' of the team.
But at the same time the tasks carried out by Milinkovic-Savic e Luis Alberto, yesterday called upon to work less on quality than on substance and sacrifice to consolidate the Biancocelesti in the face of Napoli's phenomenal attack.
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Reason why he had the best chances (from open play) Zielinski, in recent games often little involved in the offensive phase of his team. However, the Polish player's cynicism in front of goal was missing.
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Another fact that gives pause for thought is that of the "Expected Goals": Napoli, for the first time this season, closed with xG higher than the opposing team without winning the match: 0,92 against the just 0,24 of the Biancocelesti.
Vecino is a real wild card, from 0,03 xG, who has opened a closed match. The next match againstAtalanta will also say a lot about the mental condition of the Napoli, who some believe is already thinking about the championship party.
A defeat, in this case, can only help the Azzurri to get back down to earth, also because the commitments of Champions, starting from the return with theEintracht Frankfurt, they are getting closer.







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