The winner, albeit not without suffering Naples by Antonio Contewho beat Genoa 2-1 at the end of a match that the Azzurri seemed to have in control until the end of the first half, only to then face a strong comeback from the Ligurians in the second half. The goals of first Anguissa and then Rrahmani were decisive room the rossoblu goal at the start of the second half by Pinamonti.
Napoli had the first chance of the match after just a few minutes, with the ball from the right towards the head of Lukaku, who was only stopped by the crossbar. The Azzurri were close to taking the lead, which came in the 15th minute, following Neres’ cross for Anguissa, helped by a rebound from Frendrup to beat Leali and put his team ahead. Genoa suffers from Napoli’s physicality, especially on set pieces, the situation from which they will arrive the Neapolitan doubling: free kick from the left-handed midfielder taken by Lobotka, who catches Rrahmani’s winning deflection, valid for 2-0. Rossoblu who struggle in constructing their own maneuver, leaving control of the game mainly to Conte’s men, who continue to guard the Grifone’s frontline with combinations and ball management.
At the start of the second half Genoa’s eleven raises its head againwith Pinamonti shooting from the left and challenging Meret quite a bit with a dive. However, it will be the rossoblù center forward himself who finds the goal that closes the gap, hooking Vitinha’s serve and beating Meret with the right flat: 1-2 which raises the intensity of the match, with Genoa again urging Meret to dive on the shot Badelj’s dangerous header.
Napoli no longer able to find the impulses of the first halfwith the inertia of the match thus seeming to go in Genoa’s direction, in a final in which even the Marassi crowd made its strong push towards Vieira’s players feel. In the last phase of the match he also enters Mario Balotelliwho first hits the post and then hits a very poisonous ball on which Meret performs a miracle. Genoa had a large presence in Napoli’s area, but they managed to keep the advantage they had acquired unchanged and gain three points which, while waiting for Atalanta, put them back at the top of the table.