Insigne said goodbye with tears and purpose

An emotional afternoon this Sunday at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, where Lorenzo Insigne played his last game as a Napoli player at that stage, since he signed for Toronto FC. A ceremony was held in honor of the winger, who jumped to Napoli’s first team from the youth ranks in 2010, although he was loaned to Cavese, Foggia and Pescara. Insigne couldn’t hold back the tears and said afterwards “the love for this shirt is forever, I will miss you every day”. Napoli beat Genoa 3-0.

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Napoli have successfully achieved their third consecutive victory and Genoa have one foot in Serie B, with one game left until the end of the season. Luciano Spalletti’s team was left in contention for the ‘scudetto’ three weeks ago with two consecutive defeats against Roma and Empoli. But three straight wins ensured his presence in the next edition of the Champions League.

This Sunday’s victory has consequences for his rival. Genoa was about to descend. Ultimately, Salernitana was behind him by three points but needed carom to stay in Serie A. He took a step back against the Neapolitan team, one of his last chances and against a rival whose goals had already been fulfilled. But Naples did not budge. Half an hour later, a cross in Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s box was led by Nigerian Victor Osjmhen.

Without reaction, German boxer Alexander Blessin was in the hands of Napoli, who made a second in the 65th minute, from a penalty, signed by Lorenzo Insigne, to the second. The first was missed, but the shot had to be repeated. He defeated Salvatore Sirigu.

The sentence came nine minutes from the end in an individual action by Stanislav Lobotka, who replaced Fabián Ruiz shortly afterwards. The victory left Napoli in third, two points behind Inter, second, and four behind Milan, the leader. Genoa were penultimate, one behind Cagliari, with one game fewer, and three behind Salernitana.