2-2 (4-5): Epic of the Cremonese in Naples

The Cremoneseremaining under A seriessealed one of the great epics of the season by eliminating Napoli, the firm leaders, in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia at the stadium Diego Armando Maradona. Afena Gyan forced extra time in the 87th minute when the team from Spalletti He finds himself in the next round and scores the decisive penalty in a shootout where he just misses his shot. Lobotka. the box David Ballardiniwho took office for the first time today, resisted the onslaught of Naples playing more than half the extra time with 10 men due to the dismissal of the Sernicola. The Cremonese will be measured in Rome in the rooms.

The worst team in Italy surprised the leader with a great performance and took the lead thanks to a well-directed counterattack by Okay which culminated in the goal mouth pickle. The goal caught the team Spalletti with a changed foot and for many minutes the Cremonese flirted with 0-2 punishing his rival on counterattacks. The decrease of Kvaratskhelia Due to the flu, the attacking power of the Parthenopeans was reduced, not starting to create chances until the match was settled.

When he went to work, the Naples He used his punch to reverse the result in just four minutes. Juan Jesus put the rebound into the goal on a set piece play and the goal went up on the scoreboard despite protests from the visiting team, who claimed Simeone’s previous foul on the goalkeeper. carnesecchi (33′).

No time for him Cremonese Unable to stop the tie, Simeone hooked a great cross from Zerbin into the back of the net to make it 2-1 (36′). The Naples he tried to draw more blood before halftime but the bottom of Serie A survived with little loss until the break.

As the game progressed, the game stiffened with fouls and constant interruptions interrupting the rhythm of the game. In that situation, he felt more comfortable. Cremoneseknowing that the fewer things happened, the more options he had to reach the final stage with hope.

Spalletti used the bench to bring on some starters and Napoli, at half-pace throughout the game, overconfident against a Cremonese which seems dead and finds a tie with a nice header from the newcomer Afena Gyan to take the rivalry to extra time before Maradona’s general panic.

The Cremonese The man continued in extra time but was sent off for a double yellow Sernicola and the entrance of osimhen, who touched the goal with the first ball he touched, the field tilted towards the visiting goal. In the middle of the deluge, the second part of extra time was an attack and goal with a clear chance Politano, Simeon, agony Y osimhen but fate and carnesecchi rewarded the resistance of Cremonese to take the result of the tie in the penalty shootout.

All players hit their shots until Lobotka’s turn, sending Napoli’s fourth penalty wide. The hero of the night Afena Gyanhe did not miss the fifth signing to surprise a stunned Diego Armando Maradona.