Dafter the lightning of Valverde which turned into an own goal Meret scoring the 3-2 that condemned the Napoli at Maradona against the Real Madrid in the race of Champions League, the "hunt for the culprit" for the defeat quickly began on social media. Many have accused Garcia and his tactical choice to lower himself and not look for the knockout blow after the opening goal of Ostigard, but above all a lot of criticism rained down on a boy who, given his performance yesterday, did not deserve it: Alex Meret, goalkeeper of the Azzurri.
The number 1 from Friuli was the unlucky protagonist on the occasion of Valverde's thunderbolt that decided the match: the shot, which was travelling at 121 km/h, crashed against the crossbar and then ended up on his back and then in the goal. mocking own goal, which set the final score at 3-2.
Many Neapolitan fans forget the two excellent saves made at the start and in the second half and above all 'forgive' a mistake ten times more serious to one of the leaders and champions of this team (who remains so despite this mistake): we are talking about Giovanni Di Lorenzo.The captain was perhaps guilty of pride, falling asleep on the occasion of the first goal of Vinicius: a slow and completely avoidable horizontal pass that started the action that led to the equaliser, which unlocked a Real Madrid team that at that moment was having great difficulty getting out.
As a true captain, Di Lorenzo has already made his mea culpa in the post-match: “I made a mistake and I take responsibility for it.” It is right then that the fans also realize that attacking a boy, who is also innocent in this case, does not help the environment and the team to unite.
Article published on 4 October 2023 - 11:00
