Naples beats Fiorentina 2-1 and stays in wake Inter

Conte’s Napoli interrupts the fast of championship victories, overcoming Fiorentina 2-1 at Maradona. The goals of Lukaku and Raspadori allow the Neapolitans to respond to the success of Inter’s success against Monza, returning to a point of distance from the Nerazzurri. Nice, but “useless” Gudmundsson’s goal for guests.

The ferocious and determined attitude of the hosts is therefore rewarded, unlike a Fiorentina unloads throughout the first half and inaccurate in the last meters in the second half.

For a good half hour it is played practically in one half of the field, with Napoli attacking with great intensity, forcing the Fiorentina to defend herself to the bitter end. After just ten minutes of the game, the Neapolitans have the chance to take the lead, but Raspadori sensationally wasted face to face with De Gea, hitting the extreme defender Viola.

The 1-0 is, however, in the air and reaches punctually at 26 ‘, thanks to the tenth goal in Lukaku’s championship. The Belgian takes advantage of a short rejected by De Gea on a shot by MCTominay and deposits the ball in Network with Porta Sguarnita. Il Spanish goalkeeper redeemed shortly after the errorAnd, making a miracle on the subsequent conclusion of Spinazzola. Fiorentina, on the other hand, makes itself dangerous only sporadically, especially with Kean, who At 33 ‘it touches the draw With a header on the developments of a corner kick.

A minute later, Napoli go close to the doubling with Di Lorenzo, which hits the crossbar. In the second half Fiorentina raises their center of gravity, but the Neapolitans manage without Too many worries the Giropalla della Viola. At 60 ‘then the Azzurri find the second goal of the day at the end of a good choral action.

The 2-0 bears the signature of Raspadori, cynical in front of De Gea, after having circumvented the marking of the newlynthiated Pongracic. The game seems to be over, but the guests have the merit of exploiting the first drop in tension of Conte’s team, managing to shorten the distances. At 66 ‘the defense of the house reads badly a verticalization of Pongracic: Kean then receives and serves Gudmundsson who, from the edge, starts a surgical right to the low corner who is worth 2-1.

The end of the game is quite chopped and Napoli defends the precious result with their nails and teeth. In full recovery Simeone devours the third goal only in front of De Gea. Napoli thus arms the three points, remaining hooked to the Scudetto train (60 points). Ninth defeat in the championship, however, for Fiorentina who slips to seventh place, by virtue of the success of Bologna in today’s lunch on the Verona field.

The Palladino coach, a defeat that must give us self -esteem

“We faced a very strong team in their stadium and pushed by their audience. They are built to win the Scudetto. We came here to play with personality and courage. The game was good and I liked the team a lot. It is a defeat that must give us self -esteem. The boys gave everything and I can’t complain anything about them”. These are the words of Raffaele Palladino, Fiorentina coachto Dazn’s microphones, after 2-1 defeat against Napoli.

“We have always been inside the game even after the first goal immediately – continued the Viola coach – In the second half we put Napoli in difficulty. We have to start from today’s performance. Thursday a game awaits us as a final”. On Fagioli and Gudmundsson, Palladino then added: “Fagioli grows day by day. He has great technique and quality and sees football: he is making us raise the level of the team. For me he is a champion. Albert has missed a lot this season. He is a fundamental player who gives us goals, unpredictability and quality. We are happy to find it “.
Finally, on the physical conditions of some players, the former coach of Monza concluded: “Comuzzo and Ranieri did not get injured. I raised them to make them breathe. Now we also have to recover Folorunsho, Hams and Adli. At this stage of the season I need everyone. We want to close this championship in growing”.

The scoreboard

NAPOLI (3-5-2): Meret 6; By Lorenzo 7, Rrahmani 6, Buongiorno 6; Politano 6.5 (37’st Oliveira sv), Gilmour 6.5, Lobotka 6.5, MCTOMINAY 6.5 (41’st Billing Sv), Spinazzola 6.5 (46’st Jesus Sv); Lukaku 7.5, Raspadori 7 (42’st Simeone sv). On the bench: Scuffet, Contini, Marin, Hasa, Ngonge, Okafor. Coach: Conte 6.5.

FIORENTINA (3-5-2): De Gea 5.5; Comuzzo 5 (29’st Moreno 6), Mari 5, Ranieri 5.5 (14’st Pongracic 5.5); Dodo 5.5, Fagioli 6.5, Cataldi 5.5 (36’st Beltren Sv), Ndour 5.5, Parisi 5.5 (13’st Gosens 6); Gudmundsson 7, Kean 6.5. On the bench: Martinelli, Terracciano, Adli, Richardson, Caprini. Coach: Palladino 5.5.

REFEREE: Colombo di Como 6. Networks: 26’pt Lukaku; 15 ‘st Raspadori, 21’ Gudmundsson. Notes: Sereno afternoon, field in discreet condition. Book: Good morning, Gudmundsson, Pongracic. Corners: 4-4. Recovery: 1 ‘; 6 ‘.