The Napoli returned to their old ways this Wednesday in Serie A, falling 1-2 at home against Spezia , who had not won a game for two months and currently occupies the position 18 in the Italian Serie A.
The Mexican Hirving Lozano jumped to the starting court and played the entire match playing in the center-forward position, due to the injuries of his teammates, the Belgian Dries Mertens and the Nigerian Victor Osimhen.
This position is not unknown for the ‘Chucky’ who generated some dangerous plays throughout the first half, stealing balls from the goalkeeper or serving as support for Lorenzo Insigne and Matteo Politano to arrive on the wings , but neither he nor his teammates could specify.
It was until the second part, in the minute 58 that Andrea Petagna, who had just jumped onto the field at the restart, that the southern team managed to take advantage in the game o. It seemed the goal that ended the options of Spezia, a team that disputes the first season of its history in Serie A.
With the incorporation of Petagna and the departure of Politano, Lozano changed his position to play on the right wing and seek more depth, however, a naive lack of Spanish midfielder Fabián Ruiz to Pobega caused the penalty that the French M’Bala Nzola transformed to reestablish equality at the Maradona stadium.
With thirteen minutes to go with the expulsion of Ardian Ismajli, a new opportunity was opened for Napoli to take the three points, but far from that it was Spezia who managed to score. It was in the 82, when Pobega scored the goal that broke the negative streak of his team , who had not won since November 7.
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– Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoliES) January 6, 2021
With this defeat, Gennaro Gattuso’s painting adds its fifth defeat of the season, and is positioned in sixth place, two points behind the places that ensure the Champions League . For his part, Hirving Lozano remains the main scorer of his team with 7 annotations this season.
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