Napoli regained its best level and stopped the crisis with goals

Napoli need to win and convince after the tension created by three consecutive Serie A days without a win and, above all, by the surrounding controversy. Victor Osimhen. The Italian champion, who will host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, more than achieved the goal against weak Udinese, showing a clear improvement in their game (4-1). The victory, with a goal from the Nigerian fellow after deciding not to take a penalty, helps calm the water and gives oxygen to the discussion. Rudi Garcia.

Osimhen The match drew attention after his clash on Sunday with Rudi Garcia in Bologna when he was substituted and the subsequent video from Napoli’s official Tik Tok account in which they mock him for taking a wide penalty in that match ( 0-0). His agent even threatened to take legal action against the club.

On the field, Osimhen put controversy aside and played, like the rest of the team, at a good level. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, also clear of the increase, is subject to a penalty, at the request of the VAR, by Festival Ebosele and, despite the fact that Rudi Garcia asked him to throw it, Osimhen, after his error in Bologna, preferred to do so. Piotr Zielinskiwho replaced it with hope (19′).

Against a rival that has added only three points and is in the relegation zone, Naples finally showed its best football. Osimhen could have scored on a long ball from Zielinski, but the goalkeeper Marco Silvestri He blocks his shot (28′).

Osimhen scored the second

Finally before the break Osimhen, after being enabled by Matteo Politano, controlled and beat Silvestri (38′). The Nigerian celebrated by hugging Jesper Lindström on the bench and directing a few glances at Rudi Garcia.

After the break, against a surrendered Udinese powerless to react, Finally Khvaratskhelia was presented at the level of the previous season. Osimhen had his second goal, but his cross shot went millimeters (52′) before being converted. This time he accepted the change and He greeted the coach after he left the field of play (62′).

Kvaratskhelia Festival

And came the Kvaratskhelia festival. The Georgian twice hit the post, in the 56th minute with a low angle and in the 67th minute with a powerful left foot shot, before scoring his liberating goal after stealing in by tapping the ball into the slot. , hit it past Silvestri and scored into an empty net. .(73′).

Udinese saved the honor with a great goal with a great individual play by Lazar Samardzic (81′), but Kvaratskhelia preferred and finished his great performance placing the center led by Gio Simeone to close the score 4-1.

A failure that allows Napoli, fifth, four points behind the leader Inter, to recover the sensations and close the crisis pending Saturday’s visit to Lecce and reception of Real Madrid on Tuesday.

NAPLES

41

UDINESE

Naples: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigård, Natan, Mário Rui; Zambo Anguissa (Elmas, 83′), Lobotka, Zielinski (Ctrabajo, 71′); Politano (Lindström, 63′), Osimhen (Gio Simeone, 63′), Kvaratskhelia (Raspadori, 83′)
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Udinese: Silvestri; Nehuén Pérez, Bijol, Kristensen; Ebosele (João Ferreira, 59′), Payero, Walace (Samardzic, 59′), Lovric (Pereyra, 72′), Hassane Kamara (Zemura, 72′); Thauvin (Victory, 58′), Lucca

Goals: 1-0 Zielinski (pen.) (19′), 2-0 Osimhen (39′), 3-0 Kvaratskhelia (74′), 3-1 Samardzic (80′), 4-1 Gio Simeone (81 )

Referee: Gianluca Manganiello. Yellow: Nehuén Pérez (62′), Gio Simeone (71′)

Spectators: 40,000 at the Diego Maradona Stadium
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