Napoli dropped two points against Umtiti’s Lecce

The Naples added its second straight draw (1-1) against a Lecce who put the Neapolitans in trouble in the first half, but ended up trapped in his place to defend what was his second point of the season after four days of Serie A.

The Naples received at home Leccerecently promoted in a game presented as a formality for the Partenopei and as an ideal opportunity to reconnect with the path of victory in a strong way after the doubts against Fiorentina the previous day.

The local team took the lead early on, but the players quickly realized that what promised to be a quiet game would turn out to be one of the team’s most contested so far.

A Lecce without complexes

Ndombele Y Anguissa they were unable to maintain their early dominance and gradually gave way to an unforgiving Lecce who grew rapidly, looking like equals against a team in search of top spot in Serie A.

Although the game is played, there are not too many opportunities or plot twists before minute 22, when a clumsy Ndombele he committed a penalty when trying to clear a dead ball in the area.

Meret saved the penalty

Colombo positioned himself from eleven meters to convert, so focused when he was beaten met the referee was forced to annul the goal because he did not give permission to take the maximum penalty. Colombo He couldn’t believe it. With more nerves, he returned to put the ball in the penalty spot but, this time, met he missed the shot and the score remained tied.

The decision pushed the Napleswho breathed a sigh of relief. The double penalty served as a double warning for the ‘azzurri’, who put it into another gear and within a minute they were ahead. The more, in a clear marking error by the visiting defense, a loose ball was found on the edge of the small area which, without opposition beyond the rival goalkeeper, he introduced without a problem to make it 1-0. Too many penalties for a Lecce That, yes, he wasn’t going to give up so quickly.

Colombo responded with a great goal

And it was that at minute 30, eight minutes after the missed penalty and with a goal conceded in between, Colombo he retaliated for his failure with a work of art in the form of a left-footed shot from outside the box. The Italian received between the lines and after a quick turn he struck the Neapolitan squad to restore parity on the scoreboard.

Spalletti gave entrance to Zielinsky, Lobotka Y Kvaratskhelia, untouchable for the Italian coach -now spinning-, before the end of the first ten minutes of the second half. He noticed it Naplesthat especially in ‘Four‘ added in depth and relevance to Osihmenjust one thing in today’s game, covered by Lecce’s defense.

Despite the good work of Naples, who had a chance to make it 2-1, nerves and tension rose. After an impeccable start to the campaign in terms of games and results, two consecutive draws could start to cast doubts around the project.

The ‘Cholito’, to the rescue

enter ‘Cholito‘ With five minutes left to add attacking troops in search of a relief objective. But for him Lecce a point was too important in their return to Serie A to lose and they gave up on the attack. Eleven players are confined to their own field, sometimes up to nine within a small area, creating an impregnable fortress that Naples failed to knock down.

This is the Italian Serie A classification.

Naples

11

Lecce

Naples: mere; Di Lorenzo, Ostigård, Kim Min-Jae, Mathías Olivera; Ndombele (Zerbin, 46′), Zambo Anguissa (Giovanni Simeone, 85′); Politano (Hirving Lozano, 72′), Elmas (Kvaratskhelia, 56′), Raspadori (Zielinski, 46′) and Osimhen
The
TheLecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pezzella, Baschirotto, Tuia; Hjulmand, Helgason (Joan González, 46′), Askildsen (Espeto, 62′); Di Francesco (Blin, 62′), Banda (Listkowski, 76′) and Colombo (Ceesay, 70′)
The
Thethe objectives: 1-0 Elmas (27′), 1-1 Colombo (31′)

cards: YELLOW: Politano (13′), Hjulmand (33′), Colombo (40′), Gendrey (96′), Joan González (96′)

Referee: Matteo Marcenaro

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