NAPLES – The Naples of Antonio Conte finds success in the championship and responds to Inter's success, remaining in the wake of the Nerazzurri: at Maradona Stadium, the Azzurri overcome the Fiorentina for 2-1 thanks to the networks of Lukaku e Breakers, while the goal of Gudmundsson in the second half it was useless for the Viola.
Napoli starts with great intensity, crushing Fiorentina in their own half from the first minutes. In the 10th minute, Raspadori wastes a clear opportunity one-on-one with De Gea, hitting the Spanish goalkeeper as he was coming out. The goal, however, was in the air and arrived promptly at 26 ', with Lukaku who scores into an empty net after a short save from De Gea on a shot from McTominay.
Conte's men immediately came close to doubling the lead with Spinazzola, but the Viola goalkeeper redeems himself with a prodigious intervention. Fiorentina tries to react and in the 33rd minute comes close to equalising with a header from Kean on the developments of a corner kick. A minute later, Napoli came close to making it 2-0 with By Lorenzo, whose shot hits the crossbar. In the second half, the team of Italian tries to raise the center of gravity, but Napoli manages possession without particular difficulty.
Al 60 ', the Azzurri find the double with a choral action: Breakers, unmarked in the area, coolly beats De Gea for the 2-0The match seemed over, but Fiorentina took advantage of a drop in concentration in the Neapolitan defence and closed the gap to 66 '. An error in reading a verticalization allows a Kean to serve Gudmundsson, who from the edge unleashes a precise right-footed shot into the bottom corner for the 2-1. In the end, Napoli defended their precious advantage with great determination.
In full recovery, Simeon has the chance to close the match once and for all, but wastes the opportunity in front of De GeaWith this victory, Napoli rises to 60 points, remaining attached to the top of the rankings. For the Fiorentina, instead, comes the ninth defeat of the season, which costs the overtaking of the Bologna in seventh place after the success in the lunch match against Verona.
Article published on March 9, 2025 - 17pm
