Napoli did not take advantage of the opportunity to jump onto the leadership seat. In the “Polish” match, the team from Naples lost 2: 3 at home to Fiorentina and although there were three Poles in the composition of both teams, only Piotr Zieliński had the opportunity to present his skills.
Napoli are losing at home to Fiorentina
The first half of the match at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona was on an even level, but it was going to the dressing room with the lead. In the 29th minute, Nicolas Gonzalez took the visitors to the lead. The equalization took place in the 58th minute, when Dries Mertens found his way to the net, assisted by Victor Osimhen.
Although it was the majority in the last 30 minutes, the guests were more effective. In the 66th minute Jonathan Ikone hit 2-1, and six minutes later Arthur Cabral scored the third goal for Fiorentina. Osimhen scored a contact goal for the hosts in the 84th minute, but they could not do anything more.
The defeat meant that Napoli lost the opportunity to take the lead in the league table. Luciano Spalletti’s team still has 66 points on their account, equal to Inter and one “eye” less than the leader Milan.
Italian media ruthless for Zieliński
The Polish duo from Fiorentina, so they spent the whole match on the bench. He played the full 90 minutes for it, which was rated 6 by “La Gazzetta dello Sport”. “He tried, he tried, but this afternoon he couldn’t find the right options” – his performance was summarized.
The Italian branch of Sky Sports rated the performance of Zieliński even worse, as 5. The website “CalcioNapoli24” gave him a rating of 4.5. “A beautiful ball for Osimhen at the beginning of the game was all he had to offer today. He was looking for the right position, he played very forward, which left a lot of space behind” – his performance was described.
The Polish midfielder did not fire a single shot in this match, he also did not record a single key pass, and the success of his passes was 88%. WhoScored.com rated his performance at 6.31.
Source: Sport
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