Zielinski’s cazzimma, Osimhen’s loneliness, the Africa Cup regenerated Koulibaly. Insigne showed a defender’s soul
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Db Barcelona (Spain) 02/17/2022 – Europa League / Barcelona-Naples / photo Daniele Buffa / Image Sport in the photo: Kalidou Koulibaly
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The report cards of Barcelona-Naples 1-1 by Fabrizio d’Esposito and Ilaria Puglia.
MERET. The cup keeper could have gone on the boat and instead comes out unscathed or almost from the Camp Nou, the fault of the phantom penalty invented by the Romanian arbitration (with the second “i”). To report, however, the horror relaunches really made with the feet. For the rest, the young Meret lights a candle in front of the image of the devourer Ferran Torres – 6
It must not have been easy to find himself catapulted into the goal at the Camp Nou in front of 70 thousand spectators after having made a lot of bench for the benefit of his colleague in the department. Enjoyed the spectacle of the audience at the stadium, if nothing else – 6
DI LORENZO. Tonight advancing on the flanks is a bit like climbing a steep and smooth wall with bare hands, ergo the Euroappuntato devotes himself to the care of his defensive garden with the usual warrior spirit. A couple of closures are to be applauded – 6.5
He had started very well, then, when the defense of Napoli, in difficulty (Koulibaly said so) decided to stoop to try to contain Barcelona, he went into trouble. Napoli are not made to defend themselves, now I fully understand Spalletti’s words from a few weeks ago. What a pity, Fabrizio. What a defender – and what team – we have – 7
Rahman. In my opinion, Ilaria, poor Amir felt the performance anxiety in a cathedral which is the Camp Nou. He disposed of his awe with two creepy mistakes he puts himself back in the shoes of the Commander’s precious shoulder and ends up great – 6.5
It also takes a bit of bad luck, when he had harpooned that ball from the ground which then escaped him. Anyway, as you say, he closed the door together with the Commander – 6.5
KOULIBALY. It is an evening in which Napule can boast at least two top player performances: that of Kappa Kappa and that of San Piotr. At 23 ‘Adama Traoré is offside but the Commander in order not to risk performs a supernatural intervention – 7.5
Other than African Cup fatigue, Kalidou’s triumph with Senegal has regenerated him – 8
JUAN JESUS. John Jesus is condemned to suffering for almost a hundred minutes, first with the aforementioned Adama Traoré, then with the possessed and very whistled Dembélé. However, he does not fall into hell, as evidenced by the 51st minute save over Aubameyang. And that’s already a lot. On the penalty he is completely innocent, poor fellow – 6
Majestic on Adama Traorè, in clear suffering on Dembelé. The rigor let’s leave it alone, it is the idiocy of the regulation – 6
ANGUISSA. In the first minutes, Napule struggled a lot at the exit and he too lost the ball. The minutes pass and he often manages to impose his beastly physique in the middle and even makes a few plays – 6.5
The first lost ball is at 3 ‘, a sudden fear attack. Then luckily he recovers. To drop again in the second half – 6
MALCUIT from 84 ‘. He happens to take the pelota and take it away, letting the besieged defense breathe in the interminable final – 6
Without vote
FABIAN RUIZ. He wanted to be a prophet at home and he succeeded, especially in the first half, ruling the middle earth – 7
The Camp Nou should bow to such a Spaniard – 8
DIAMOND. In games of rank such as this one, a single decisive play is worth ninety minutes. And Macedonian (from the North) does it, beautifully serving San Piotr for zero to one – 6.5
Let’s talk: fake the cross and make the defender sit down. But wasn’t it a wonderful gesture? – 7
MARIO RUI from 84 ‘. Marittiello is an Iberian from the Lusitanian side and immediately sees red, to the point that he manages to put a ball in the middle for Ciro the Belgian – 6
Sorry, I didn’t look at it well. I think from now on, every time I think about him it will come to my mind the tactics book he could write in Coverciano – sv
ZIELINSKI. The cazzimma with which he breaks down Barca’s door is a model for everyone, a sort of evangelical parable to be reviewed in the locker room on the eve of the next matches. San Piotr shoots from the left and ter Stegen replies, he catches the ball without fear of the opponents and scores from the right. In his gesture and in his action there are the boldness, the experience and the class of a European champion. Ah, Ilaria, I forgot that the only decent step for Victor the Mask is he – 7.5
In that gesture there is perseverance, Fabrizio. Piotr is a source of light and beauty for this Naples. The best plays of the match came from him and, not just one, but all the very few passes for Osimhen are from him – 9
DEMME from 79 ‘. Without vote
Without vote
BADGE. Does the Torontino want to end his blue militancy as a defender? – 5.5
He gave a great hand behind. But he has never seen himself in front. The vote is for the defender’s soul – 6
OUNAS from 72 ‘. Too much coaxing – 5.5
Without vote
OSIMHEN. With Inter I highlighted the often still immature instinct. Tonight, however, he was calling his teammates when he was already offside by several meters. The class must be supported by study and application. Having said that, it deserves all solidarity for the loneliness suffered – 5.5
In the end, the marvelous speed that characterizes him becomes almost a handicap because not even his teammates can keep up with him. Either we slow him down or speed them up – 5.5
MERTENS from 79 ‘. One shot manages to do it – without a vote
What a shame! – sv
SPALLETTI. Napule plays 100 minutes in Barcelona and goes away with a draw only because of the referee. One hundred minutes, ‘o anema d”o priatorio. Here is the point is this, Ilaria: Spalletti tonight is the game in full. Not like Inzaghi praised and incensed for 75 ‘, as when the sarrismo boasted of the most beautiful half-hours in the world in the presence of Real and Manchester City. Match ends when referee blows his whistle, Vujadin would say good soul. So adopting the unit of measurement of Inzaghi’s leccasederi, to be equal tonight to the bald magician we should at least erect a monument. One hundred minutes, ‘o anema d”o priatorio – 7
It’s like he said: whoever wants to be in his place tonight. Her Napoli, if he always followed her dictates and did not lower himself as much as he lowered tonight, would have no rivals either in heaven or on earth – 8
REFEREE KOVACS (ROMANIA). He gave Barcelona the draw – 3
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