Just one shot on target was enough for Napoli to break the bank BerlinGarcia's men leave the Olympiastadion with all three points up for grabs: a decisive move by kvaratskhelia to fish the winner of Breakers.
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A 0-1 defeat to Union means the Azzurri are now at 6 after the victory in Braga and the home defeat against Real Madrid.
Garcia does not make any changes to the starting eleven Verona.In goal then Meret, Rrahmani e Nathan they are the central ones, again Mario Rui on the left with captain By Lorenzo to the right.
In midfield Cfit if I wanted to say Lobotka e Zielinski, while politan e kvaratskhelia they are the attacking wingers in the trident completed by Breakers.L'Union Berlin, coming off eight consecutive defeats, takes to the field with a 3-5-2 formation. Ronnow between the poles, Diogo leite, clothi e Knoche they are the three of the rearguard.
On the outside in midfield there are Goossens e trimmel, while Aaronson, Khedira e He had they are placed in the middle. The attacking duo is made up of Fofana e Becker.
Union Berlin starts strong, Napoli suffers but it's 0-0 at 45'
The strong startUnion Berlin, spurred on by the large representation of the German public who flocked en masse to the non-home stadium, the Olympiastadion.
The men of Fischer they hold the ball of the game but they don't scare that much Meret and the first 20 minutes pass without any surprises, on either side. At 24 minutes the first thrill for the Napoli: Fofana runs away on the right wing, jumps with a dribble Nathan e Rrahmani and fishing He had only when the door is unguarded.
The ball is in the net, but everything is at a standstill: the Ivorian had started from an offside position before the two great plays that led to the goal. The score remains 0-0, but with Union also starting to create dangerous opportunities.
On the other side there is a Napoli dull and opaque: in attack the only one to try to worry the German rearguard is kvaratskhelia, who in the 27th minute slaloms away from a couple of defenders and is then closed down at the moment of shooting. The home team then goes back in front: Fofana becomes dangerous again from outside, Meret dives and deflects it wide.
Another thrill at 39': Khedira He receives the ball from a teammate on the edge of the area and kicks it hard, the ball ends up just wide. It's the last gasp of a first half that was positive for the Germans, but on the other hand terrible for Garcia's men.
The result is still in the balance, however: 0-0 after 45 minutes.
Kvara's flash and Napoli unlocks it with Raspadori
Garcia changes immediately at half time: inside Elmas for CfitUnion tries to start as they ended, but no noteworthy opportunities come.
Napoli thus grows on the wings of kvaratskhelia, the most dangerous: at 50′ a serpentine between two and a strong shot, there is a wall of Knoche and the home team are saved. But it's only a matter of time: the Azzurri start to stay in the opponent's half and in the 65th minute comes the goal that opens the match.
Wrong throw from defense, kvaratskhelia collects from the left, skips past an opponent and gets to the bottom: touch from the outside backwards for Breakers who doesn't make mistakes at first and beats Ronnow for 1-0.In the final Garcia he closes and defends the advantage: one more defender comes in, Ostigard, and a man for restarts, Lindstrom.
Out too Mario Rui for Olive e Simeon for the goal scorer BreakersThe blue fortress holds, Union tries but cannot find other conclusions towards the goal.
So it ends like this: the team wins 1-0. Napoli.
Article published on 24 October 2023 - 22:59
