Giovanni Di Lorenzo leaves the "Maradona" stadium with the regret of someone who knows he's done everything except the essential: scoring. The 0-0 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt weighs more heavily than expected on a Napoli side that deserved more, but once again suffers from a lack of precision in the final touch. “Overall we had a great race. — the captain said to Sky Sport microphones — We just lacked a goal. We needed to be more concrete and precise in the final pass. It was a hard-fought match, against a physical team that defended well. It's a shame we didn't take home the victory because we deserved it."
Napoli dominated at times, creating more play and chances, but were unable to break through the German barrier.
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I think the match was difficult for Napoli, even though they tried everything. But in the end they didn't score, and that's a problem, because goals are important in football. We have to hope they'll be luckier in the next match.