Napoli passes with a scare in Braga: an own goal in the 88th minute gives three hard-fought points to Garcia

Heart-stopping victory for the Napoli in the seasonal debut in Champions League.At the Municipal Stadium of Braga The Azzurri beat the home team by a narrow margin, with a score of 2-1, thanks to a own goal in the final minutes of Niakate.

First three points in the group for the Neapolitans, tied at the top with Real Madrid, winner at home against theUnion Berlin.

Garcia postpones the debut of Nathan: in defense in front of Meret makes Rrahmani alongside Juan Jesus and Olive takes his place on the left, with captain By Lorenzo on the right. In midfield there is nothing new: there is Lobotka with Anguissa e Zielinski.

In the attacking trio excluded from the 1st minute both Lindstrom and Breakers: politan he is the owner next to osimhen e kvaratskhelia.The Braga di Arthur George takes sides like a mirror.

In goal Matheus, the central ones are Pig iron e Niakate and Borja e Gomez in the role of full-backs. Al-Musrati e Vitor Oak they are the mezzali in the midfield directed by Ricardo Horta.The only tip is Abel Ruiz with Boy e Bruma wide alongside him in the winger role.

Napoli attacks, Braga resists.

Osimhen stopped by the goalkeeper and the crossbar

It starts strong Braga, thanks to an error of Juan Jesus: Horta find the opposition of Meret in the corner on a shot in the area on the turn. In the 5th minute the first chance of a half dominated in terms of chances by Napoli: osimhen he finds himself face to face with Matheus on a disengagement error by Fonte, but the goalkeeper is good at parrying it.

5 minutes pass and the Nigerian comes close to scoring again with his header: a miracle by Matheus which deflects onto the post, on the continuation of the action the same opportunity also for By Lorenzo who still finds opposition from the Portuguese goalkeeper. The bad news for the Azzurri comes in the 13th minute: Rrahmani he asks for a change due to a muscular problem, he comes in his place Ostigard.

An oversight of Anguissa shortly after he concedes a dangerous free kick to the home team: a left-footed shot from Boy hisses to the right of a pole Meret immobile. The host reaction is not long in coming and passes again from osimhen, who headed in a cross from politan disorientates Matthew: ball just wide.

In the 26th minute, Osimhen, unleashed (and very unlucky), came close to scoring: a tremendous shot from outside the area that hit the crossbar.In the following minutes double chance for Abel Ruiz: first he grazes the post with his header, then he finds himself one on one with Meret and needs a decisive intervention from Ostigard at the moment of the shot to deflect it into a corner.

It remains 0-0.

Captain Di Lorenzo unlocks: Napoli ahead of Braga at 45'

The episode that could have changed the match came in the 33rd minute: a shot from politan from outside, rejected not sure of MatheusHe pounces on the ball osimhen, who falls to the ground after a clash with Niakate: the referee awards the penalty kick to Napoli.

After revision at VAR but it's all cancelled out: the foul was committed by the Nigerian while sliding and so the game starts again with a free kick for the Portuguese. In full recovery time the wall of the Braga.

Cross knows kvaratskhelia to osimhen, number 9 is anticipated by the defense but the ball ends up at the feet of Di Lorenzo: dirty left-footed shot that bounces off the ground and ends up under the crossbar for the 1-0 Azzurri. Partenopei deservedly ahead at the break.

Slower pace in the second half, but the Napoli knows how to make himself dangerous.The Braga he is no less and responds by finding his chances to do harm.

Extremely dangerous at 57′ osimhen: the Nigerian receives the ball on the edge of the area and after a series of feints lets loose a right-footed shot that ends up just wide of the post. The Portuguese's reaction is entrusted to Horta, which takes advantage of an oversight of Lobotka and kicks hard from the edge: the ball ends up out.

Braga equalises with Bruma, Napoli still ahead after 4'

First changes for Garcia: within Breakers ed Elmas, the game ends kvaratskhelia And that of politan.

At 73' Zielinski has the ball on his left to knock out the ball on a soft cross from By Lorenzo, but the Polish player's conclusion is halfway between a shot and a cross and ends up wide. Napoli he can't close the accounts and the Braga so he charges forward for the final assault.

The goal that seems like a joke comes in the 84th minute: a cross from the right by Zalazar, sleep of Juan Jesus that keeps you in the game and all alone Bruma, which in torsion of the head beats Meret for 1-1. Everything seems to be going wrong for the Azzurri again, but the draw lasts only 4 minutes.

In fact, in the 88th minute Napoli regained the lead: Zielinski He picks up a ball cleared by the defence on the short side of the penalty area and crosses hard towards the centre, an awkward intervention by Niakate, who deflects the goal into his own net for the new lead for the guests.Last changes for Garcia: within Nathan, making his season debut, and Simeon in place of Zielinski e osimhen.

The final attacks of the Portuguese are nothing short of thrilling: first Ricardo Horta kicks just over the bar from inside the area following a corner, sensational in the 95th minute stick di Laces face to face with Meret.The Napoli he saves himself and takes home the three points.