Spartak beat Italian Napoli 2: 1 in the match of the fifth round of the Europa League group stage. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
The meeting took place in Moscow at the Otkrytie-Arena stadium. In the first half, the hosts upset the Napoli goalkeeper twice. The double was designed by Spartak striker Alexander Sobolev. In the third minute he converted a penalty, and on the 28th he managed to take advantage of his partner’s pass and sent the ball into the Napoli goal net with his head. In the 65th minute, the Italians’ Macedonian midfielder Elif Elmas closed the gap.
Having won, Spartak topped the group C standings. Like Napoli, the red-white team has seven points. Ruy Vitoria’s team is ahead of rivals due to victories in face-to-face meetings. Nevertheless, on November 25, Spartak may lose the lead if Legia and Leicester City do not draw.
The first meeting between the teams took place on September 30 in Naples. Then “Spartak” managed to win with a score of 3: 2, the double was marked by the midfielder of the red and white Quincy Promes.
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