In the absence of three weeks to face Barça on February 17 in the intermediate round of the Europa Leaguen, the Naples takes flight. If the Parthenopean team had finished 2021 with their tongues out and in a losing streak, the pupils of Luciano Spalletti They have started the new year with a good game and better results.
The ‘azzurro’ team thrashed this Sunday 4-1 against the Salernitana, modest regional rival, in the Campania derby. The central goals Juan Jesus Y Rrahmani in strategic actions, added to those of Mertens and Distinguished on penalties, allowed Diego Armando Maradona’s team to draw with Milan for second place in Serie A, four points behind the leader, the Inter.
The ‘Scudetto’ seems difficult, especially due to the regularity that Simone Inzaghi’s team transmits, with only one league defeat so far, but the Naples will be in the fight.
almost perfect boot
This Sunday’s was the third consecutive victory in Serie A for the team from Spalletti in 2022. First they won 1-0 against Sampdoria with a goal from Petagna and then by 0-2 to Bologna thanks to a double Lush. In the first game of the course a Naples with up to nine absences he stood up in the stadium of the Juventus and achieved a valuable tie (1-1) thanks to a goal from Mertens.
An accolade that was followed by three league victories, with the only blot in the history of the southern team being the Cup elimination on January 13 against the Fiorentina. A duel that was resolved with a bulky 2-5, but in which the Naples forced extra time (2-2) despite playing outnumbered.
recover troops
It is true that the league triumphs of the Naples so far in 2022 they came against rivals from the lower half of the classification, but it is no less so that the ‘azzurro’ team has been surviving the accumulation of essential player casualties for weeks.
Captain Lawrence DistinguishedSeeming more motivated than ever to give the club he loves one last cheer before leaving this summer for MLS, he has missed five of the last nine games. the scorer Victor Osimenwith nine goals in 16 games this season, adds 35 minutes after two months away from the pitch due to a serious injury to his cheekbone.
While kalidou koulibalyspiritual and defensive reference, and Baboon Anguissa, lung of the midfield, continue in the African Cup. Both were injured during the fateful month of December, when the Naples recorded three defeats, a draw and a victory, and lost the leadership of Serie A.
Three weeks
Before this avalanche of mishaps, the Parthenopeans had ripped through the course like a shot. They ruled the Italian league from the fourth to the fifteenth round, with full victories in the first eight games and remaining undefeated until date 13.
Spalletti, who despite all the problems has the best defense in Serie A (16 goals in 23 games), you have three weeks to recover and grease the parts. At the moment, Naples improves.