The writer Maurizio de Giovanni, a true Neapolitan fan, recognizes the merits of the Milan that yesterday on the lawn of Maradona stadium of Fuorigrotta has obtained the pass for the semi-final of Champions League eliminating the Napoli.
De Giovanni: “Honor to Milan, but the strongest team didn’t win”
The match, which ended 1-1, allowed the Rossoneri to advance to the next round in light of the 1-0 victory achieved in the first leg at San Siro: “Honor to the merit of the Milan who in my opinion deservedly went through to the next round. We faced them at their best moment and at our worst moment."
“The fact remains that, in the league, Milan is 22 points behind Napoli.
I would be cautious in saying that the strongest team has passed. I am more inclined to say that the team that is in the best physical condition at the moment has passed.
Luckily our decline occurs when the situation is reassuring in the championship."
De Giovanni: “Napoli, it remains a historic season”
In any case, he says by Giovanni, “For Napoli it remains a historic season. For the sake of truth alone, and not for any kind of claims, it must be said that if the clear penalty had been awarded in the 37th minute of the first half we probably would have seen a different match”.
“This should be stated as a fact and not as a justification or excuse”, adds the writer, referring to a dubious action that at the end of the first half could have been sanctioned with a strictness in favor of the Neapolitans. “Napoli, between the first and second legs, can complain about two refereeing decisions that unfortunately proved to be not up to par“, he concludes.
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