Il Napoli returns to winning ways and does so once again with a heart-stopping effect. At the Maradona, after the opening goal signed Coppola which has a strong taste of mockery, Verona he goes down in a comeback: the equaliser is from the former ngonge, so a magic of Fourth for the final 2-1.
Azzurri move up to -1 from the zone Champions waiting for the other matches.
Mazzarri returns to 4-3-3 and does so with the following players: Gollini in goal, Rrahmani e Juan Jesus central with captain By Lorenzo e Mario Rui on the outside. In midfield the returning player Anguissa and Lobotka e Cfit and politan e kvaratskhelia support Simeon in the attacking trident.
Il Verona responds with an almost mirror-like module: between the posts Montipo, Coppola e dawidowicz in the center of defense with Tchatchoua e Cabal full-backs. They act in midfield Serdar e Doubt and Lazovic e Folorunsho they are the attacking wingers. Suslov he acts as an attacking midfielder, the only striker is the new signing noslin.
Napoli starts strong, Verona holds firm.
Penalty not awarded on Kvara
Azzurri start strong: very inspired kvaratskhelia who at 7' enters the area and is brought down by Cabal sliding. For the referee only a corner kick: protests from the Azzurri players for a penalty that seemed quite clear.
But the Neapolitans do not lose heart and in the 10th minute it is once again the Georgian who becomes dangerous: a curling conclusion from the edge of the area which finds the response of MontipoThe biggest opportunity comes 2′ later.
Always and only the protagonist Fourth, who coordinates splendidly on the fly on a ball blocked by the defence: his right-footed shot is however saved and blocked in two stages by a dive from Montipo which keeps the score at 0-0. The match then slows down in the following minutes: Verona better shields the attacks of the men of Mazzarri.
Guests who occasionally also try to show up around Gollini, taking advantage of some space conceded on the counterattack: at 43' he would have had the opportunity Lazovic, whose curling shot however ends up wide. The break goes like this, with the score at 0-0: a lot of boredom after a good start by the Azzurri.
recovery
He was immediately cautioned at the beginning of the second half Mario Rui: he was warned, he will miss the Milan.
At 48' Gollini he is forced to make his first intervention of the afternoon: great diving response on a conclusion from Lazovic. On the other side Lobotka invent for Juan Jesus what a fish Simeon in the area, the Argentine is blocked by Montipo from two steps.
The moves of Mazzarri they don't keep you waiting: inside ngonge e Lindstrom for a Napoli super offensive.A Mario Rui nervous.
Despite the changes, the Azzurri seem to decline once again and in this case Verona begins to make itself much more present in the opponent's half. At 72' the joke: a free kick taken by Suslov, hit halfway between the head and shoulder of Coppola how surprising Gollini, Verona takes the lead at Maradona.
The Scaligera network shakes the Napoli, who attacks head down in search of a comeback. In the 77th minute there is a double sensational opportunity: first Mazzocchi, then Lindstrom, both almost at a certain point, are hypnotized by Montipo.
The equaliser, however, was not long in coming: he made amends Lindstrom who after the previous mistake receives in the area, sends an opponent to the bar and finds the right timing in tow ngonge, who scores the most classic of goals from the former player. The equaliser ignites Maradona, who now believes in it: Simeon he has a sensational chance in the 82nd minute one-on-one with Montipo, but wastes.
The champion's shot is needed, which arrives in the 87th minute: great ball recovery by Mazzocchi that supports for kvaratskhelia, who stops it in a handkerchief and with a curling shot strikes it down Montipo sending the ball for 2-1 into the top corner. The Neapolitans resist the final assault and take home the three points.
Article published on 4 February 2024 - 16:57
