Il Napoli finds goals and smiles. At the Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh, the Azzurri beat 3-0 Fiorentina and fly to the final of Italian Super Cup, where in the same stadium on Monday evening they will find a Inter e Lazio, the other two semi-finalists will instead take to the field tomorrow evening.
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Mister Mazzarri changes interpreters but above all changes module: Azzurri on the field with 3-4-2-1. In goal Gollini, before him Juan Jesus, Rrahmani e By Lorenzo.
The midfielders are Mazzocchi e Mario Rui. Cfit e Lobotka on the median, kvaratskhelia e politan behind the sole point Simeon.
Italian instead he goes with 4-2-3-1. Terracciano between the poles, Kayode e biraghi full backs while Milenkovic e Martinez Fourth they are the central players. In midfield Arthur e duncan, IKONE e Break it they are the outsiders while Bonaventura he lines up in the three-quarter line.
The only tip is Beltran, who wins the runoff on Calm down.
Simeone unlocks it: Napoli ahead of Fiorentina at half-time
After a brief study phase, the match takes off and the first dangerous opportunities arrive. Fiorentina makes the game, the Napoli He is a wait-and-see player but has his best chances on the counterattack.
At 9' politan compels Terracciano to stretch out a left-footed shot from outside the box and head it under the crossbar with his fingertips. Shortly after, Simeone tries a volley, but hits it badly.
The turning point came in the 22nd minute: a play by Fourth in midfield, insertion of Juan Jesus which is useful at the right times Simeon, shot in depth. Cholito stops, moving slightly aside, but crosses very well, striking Terracciano: it is the advantage network of the Napoli and liberation for the Argentine, who hadn't scored since November.
La Fiorentina is called to react and tries to raise the pace, but Mazzarri's men keep a good guard and concede little. After a goal disallowed to Beltran due to offside, the opportunity to level the scores arrives just before half-time.
Protagonist IKONE, tripped up in the area by Mario Rui: penalty for the Viola. Number 11 surprisingly takes the penalty, but he sensationally shoots high over the crossbar.
It's the last thrill of the first half, which ends 1-0.
Fiorentina never dangerous, Zerbin show and Napoli closes it
The script of the match does not change in the second half. Fiorentina holds the ball in pursuit of the equaliser, but is not very dangerous.
Il Napoli wait and defend the goal that gave the lead Simeon and, as in the first 45 minutes, he even has the best chances on the counterattack. In fact, in the 61st minute the one who wastes it is Fourth, that with politan e Mazzocchi alone on the counterattack, he missed the decisive touch that could have opened the doors to doubling the score.
First changes for Mazzarri who inserts Zielinski, Lindstrom e OstigardThe Azzurri close up behind and have to grit their teeth, but they also lose Cfit, injured again: in his place Gaetano.
The Viola attack with their heads down, but the opportunities are in their favour Gollini they are practically zero. So he takes the stage Zerbin, took over from Mazzocchi in the last substitution of the Neapolitans.
In the 84th minute, following a corner, the winger fools Parisi in marking and deposits in the net in split on the bank of By Lorenzo for the doubling, also hitting his head and scaring his teammates. But just 3 minutes later the number 23 has already recovered: he receives the ball on the sprint, carries the ball forward and with a perfect diagonal he scores his personal double, closing the matter.
So it ends like this: 3-0 for the Napoli, who finds the goals but above all gives continuity to the success in the Campania derby against Salernitana.
Article published on 18 January 2024 - 21:57
