Un super Napoli finds his best form and beats 3-1Inter, new finalist in Champions League and coming off eight consecutive victories. Three goals by the author in front of the usual sold-out and celebrating Maradona: first Anguissa, then By Lorenzo and finally Gaetano in the recovery after the temporary draw signed Lukaku.
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Spalletti finds his best eleven for a luxury challenge against theInter, finalist in Champions and among the most in-form teams in Europe.
So he returns to goal Meret, at the center of the defense Kim e Rrahmani with By Lorenzo e Olive on the wings. In midfield the trio composed of Zielinski, Anguissa e Lobotka.
Up front kvaratskhelia to the left, Elmas right and osimhen tip.
Inzaghi, fresh from the triumph in the Euroderby and given the commitment in final di Coppa Italia next Wednesday, instead, makes many changes. The only ones returning from the race Champions are Ako in goal, Sticks in defense and Stretcher in midfield.
They take their places in the rearguard D'Ambrosio e The free, on the median Aslan e Gagliardini and Bellanova e Goossens they are the outside players. In attack there is still an alternation and therefore it is up to Lukaku e Correa, XNUMX Lautaro e Dzeko who start from the bench.
Napoli dominates, Anguissa tries. Inter down to 10: red card for Gagliardini
Il Napoli he commands the game in the first half, dominating in terms of ball possession (66% in the first 45 minutes) and also in terms of opportunities created. The most dangerous of the Azzurri is Anguissa, who almost scored after 12 minutes: Zielinski he serves it by taking advantage of a sluggish moment by the Nerazzurri defence following a free kick from the edge of the area, the Cameroonian shoots diagonally but the ball goes wide.
Five minutes later another opportunity for Anguissa, which receives vertically from Rrahmani, wins a rebound and goes again with a low shot: Ako he is wrong-footed but the ball ends up wide again, on the outside of the net. He also warms up osimhen, caught from a cross of Elmas: header with the right timing but ball easily blocked by Ako.
The real protagonist of the first half is however Gagliardini: the Nerazzurri midfielder gets a first yellow card at 19′ for a failure su By Lorenzo.At 24′ he made a sliding tackle completely late on kvaratskhelia: referee Marinelli pardons him and does not show a second yellow card, but the appointment with the expulsion is only postponed.
At 41′ another late slide, this time on Anguissa: second warning and Red card.We therefore go to the break with the score at 0-0, but with Inter in numerical inferiority.
Anguissa surprises Onana: Napoli ahead 1-0 on Inter
Thanks to the visitors being one man down, the script doesn't change at the start of the second half: Napoli offensively, Inter closed behind in the hope of striking with the two strikers on the counterattack.
After just 3′ chance for By Lorenzo on a quickly taken corner from Zielinski: the captain's shot, left free by the Nerazzurri defence, was however blocked by a Ako attentive again in the corner. The solo of the men of Spalletti continue while Inzaghi makes the first changes: inside Brozovic e Acerbi, out Stretcher e Sticks.
Halfway through the second half, the Azzurri increased their pressure and finally scored the goal that unlocked the match. At 66' kvaratskhelia receives on the left, moves to the centre and shoots with a curling shot, Ako stop diving.
Just a minute passes and Zielinski mail for Anguissa, the Cameroonian turns and kicks in a handkerchief, Ako touch but it's not enough: ball in the net, it's 1-0 for the Napoli at 67′. First changes for Spalletti: space for Breakers e Simeon, rest for Elmas e osimhen.
Shortly after he also sits on the bench Kim, not 100%: in its place there is Juan Jesus. Inzaghi substitute Dumfries for Bellanova e Marco's for Correa.In the 79th minute Napoli doubled their lead with Simeone, but referee Marinelli disallowed the goal for a foul by Zielinski during the development of the play and the score remained 1-0.
Inter draw with Lukaku, then Di Lorenzo: Napoli still ahead
Inside too lautaro martinez for Goossens while the Neapolitans seem to be in control of the match. “Seems”, in fact, because in the 83rd minute a glaring lack of concentration costs the equaliser. Marco's he recovers the ball on the left and puts in a strong, tense cross into the middle of the area, Juan Jesus he falls asleep, Lukaku he appears behind him and puts the ball into the net with his toe, making it 1-1.
A balance that lasts very little, however, only 3 minutes to be precise. Ball of Anguissa for By Lorenzo, the captain controls the area at the edge of the area and unleashes a wonderful left-footed shot that leaves you speechless Ako and it ends up in the net at the top corner: it's the goal that gives the Azzurri the lead again with 5 minutes plus injury time left in the match.
The finale sees theInter full speed ahead and the Napoli very dangerous on the counterattack. In one of these, the goal that makes it three and ends the match in style.
He marks it Gaetano, who entered shortly before Zielinski, served by Simeon on the counterattack: number 70 beats Ako coming out with a precise touch and sets the score on the final 3-1.
Article published on May 21, 2023 - 20:02 pm