The journalist Umberto Chiariello commented on Napoli’s defeat against Sassuolo to the microphones of Channel 21, in the usual editorial of ‘Campania Sport’: “It was a game that can be defined by ‘sliding doors’, but as Napoli know that the opponents lack key players, in this case the Sassuolo forwards, it fails. Despite the absences in attack, the neroverdi lined up Boga, Raspadori and Traore, demonstrating the quality of their staff. De Zerbi’s men showed a game organization that is almost creepy with the exits from below, dribbling in the face of Napoli. The Azzurri showed their lack of structure this year as well. A team that relies on the speed of its forwards should look for spaces and try to steal the ball by restarting immediately and instead Napoli dribbles slowly. Tonight Napoli must look in the mirror and make a reasoning, in a year in which the king is not king, Juve has struggled even today, they can aspire to fight for the title. For now in the first place there is Milan which has a true leader, Ibra, and a coach who has humility and works hard. Returning to tonight the defeat is deserved. Napoli has shot about 7 times jn goal, but he had only three scoring, two in the first half with Osimhen and a sensational one with Mertens in the second half in the only action with the Napoli brand. The Azzurri have beaten 12 corners, and despite the fact that this year Gattuso’s team has centimeters and kilos, once they were dangerous scoring but offside. In a year that Napoli should be a candidate for the title instead they lose two consecutive home games, now it’s up to Gattuso to find the square. Napoli could fly tonight and instead now they have to wait for the sentence of the Court of Appeal, hoping to regain the lost point after Turin and look inside. Tonight Gattuso’s team has many faults against a decimated Sassuolo, who deserved to win“.
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