Napoli, 0-0 with Espanyol in the last test before the championship
CASTEL DI SANGRO – Another draw for the Naples in the dress rehearsal in view of the championship debut a Verona. Just a 0-0 opaque with Espanyol, to a male friendly, nervous, with so many forbidden that at least it was useful for the blues to enter the championship climate. For Spalletti the confirmation that there is still a lot of work to do, especially to find liveliness and brilliance in the offensive area.
Napoli-Espanyol 0-0, the match live
95 ‘- The game ends without goals between Napoli and Espanyol after 5 minutes of recovery
86 ‘- De Laurentiis leaves the stadium of Castel di Sangro in advance
81 ‘ – Another bad entry by Brian Olivan on Zerbin: another yellow card
79 ‘- Spalletti stretched on the sidelines with the opposing bench: “45 fouls to 10 in the first half were made, stay seated”
74 ‘- Super Contini on Ruben Sanchez: the blue goalkeeper is saved in a corner kick with a great intervention
69 ‘- On the pitch after the refreshing break Juan Jesus, Zerbin, Gaetano, Zanoli and Petagna. Now Napoli is lined up like this (4-3-3): Contini; Zanoli, Ostigard, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Gaetano, Demme, Zielinski; Lozano, Petagna, Zerbin.
65 ‘- Lozano close to the advantage: treacherous diagonal from the right that crosses the whole area, Osimhen fails to correct from two steps
60 ‘- Osimhen tries it from a distance: ball of a breath high on the crossing
58 ‘- Napoli is saved on two close conclusions from Espanyol: first a great intervention by Contini, then Osimhen sweeps the line
55 ‘- First changes also in Espanyol. Second half so far very fragmented and without great goal opportunities
Now Napoli is lined up like this (4-3-3): Contini; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Kim, Olivera; Anguissa, Demme, Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskelia.
The second half begins: many changes in Napoli, Contini, Ostigard, Olivera, Demme and Zielinski on the pitch
48 ‘- The first half ends in a tense atmosphere: De Laurentiis enters the field to protest also with the referee Scatena
46 ‘- Double yellow in seconds for Espanyol for two very hard entries on Lobotka (by Vinicius) and Lozano (by Cabrera). Tempers light up, President De Laurentiis furiously protests with the fourth official.
44 ‘- Sparks on the sidelines: quarrel between Osimhen (who wanted to quickly recover a ball from the side foul) and a member of the Espanyol bench. Both were booked after a turmoil
42 ‘- Kvaratskelia is also dangerouswho tries with a diagonal low shot from the edge: Lecomte saves his foot.
35 ‘- Restart of Napoli on the Anguissa-Lobotka axisOsimhen’s escape on the right and a dangerous cross, Lecomte takes refuge again in the corner
31 ‘- Osimhen still in evidence: enters the area from the right and puts in the center. The defense is saved on the insertion of Elmas
22 ‘- Mario Rui looks for Osimhen with a free kick, but the assistant waved offside. Game resumed after the cooling break
11 ‘- Another great chance for Osimhenwho flies higher than everyone on a corner of Mario Rui but is seen rejecting the header by a super Lecomte
10 ‘- Great opportunity for Osimhen: fast restart of Napoli, head assist from Lozano and right low shot by the Nigerian striker deflected for a corner by the Espanyol goalkeeper
3 ‘- Osimhen immediately lively: interesting ball for the Nigerian striker, but the Espanyol defense manages to save himself at the last minute
1 ‘- PARTIES The friendly match has begun in Castel di Sangro. Napoli attacks from right to left to the central grandstand. Chromatic curiosity: the Espanyol on the pitch with a completely pink kit
Napoli on the pitch with the new black third shirt. On the sidelines also the president De Laurentiis
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