Got behind 0-1, Napoli successfully defeated Genoa 2-1 in the Serie A continued match at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Saturday (10/11). Napoli have a good chance through the action of Lorenzo Insigne int he 11th minute. His shot from outside the penalty box could not be reached by Ionut Radu. Unfortunately for Insigne, the ball hit the goalpost. Napoli returned to attack and Mario Ruis released a pass which was forwarded by Piotr Zielinski. But Zielinski’s ball was blocked by Romero.
Genoa, status of the host, was able to surprise Napoli with a goal scored by Christian Kouane in the 20th minute. Kouame was able to continue Romule’s cross with a header so the ball nested into Napoli’s goal.
Napoli almost scored a reply in the 36th minute. Jose Callejon who received the breakthrough ball then fed into the front of the goal. Arkadiusz Milik immediately grabbed the ball from close range. But Radu showed extraordinary reflexes by tapping the ball.
Left behind 0-1 make Napoli improve their aggressive game to reply to a goal. However, the Genoa defense still difficult to penetrate by the visitors.
Napoli looked deadlocked to break into Genoa’s goal until the first match ended for the home side’s advantage.
In the second half, the match was stopped due to heavy rain. When the match then continued, the field was still inundated and slightly disrupted the flow of the ball. Entering the second half, Carlo Ancelotti’s landing team did not relax their attacks. Napoli made a change of player by pulling out Milik with Dries Mertens. The presence of Mertens added to the offensive power of Napoli. Two successive opportunities were obtained by Mertens. Allan’s left foot shot from outside the penalty box became an assist for Mertens who was at the far post. But Mertens were unable to reach the ball.
Shortly thereafter, Mertens worked with Fabian Ruiz on the left side and then fired a shot at the far post. His efforts were still wide of Napoli’s goal.
I Partenopei hard work was accomplished. Napoli scored a goal to equalize the score to 1-1 thanks to goals from Fabian Ruiz. The score of 1-1 draw further made the motivation of Napoli players triggered. The squad even began to dominate the game midway through the second half.
The situation made Genoa defense several times hit by panic. As a result, the home team’s goal conceded in the 86th minute.
The goal occurred due to Davide Biraschi’s own goal. The match ended for Napoli’s victory. The victory also lifted Napoli’s position to second place in the Italian League while shifting the position of Inter Milan. Napoli currently has 28 points or is three points behind of Juventus who are top of the standings.
