‘Kim Min-jae’s big success’ Naples won again!…2-1 victory over Rome → 4 consecutive wins + 2nd place and 13 points gap!
Napoli continued its upward trend with four consecutive league victories. The gap with Inter Milan in second place also widened to 13 points. 안전놀이터
Napoli won 2-1 against AS Roma in the 20th round of Italian Serie A in the 2022-23 season held at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy at 4:45 am (Korean time) on the 30th. With three points, Napoli maintained first place in the league and widened the gap to second place Inter Milan to 13 points.
[Starting List]
Napoli (4-3-3): Meret (GK) – Hui, Minjae Kim, Rahmani, Di Lorenzo – Zielinski, Robotka, Angussa – Kvarachhelia, Osimen, Rossano
AS Roma (3 -4-2-1): Patricio (GK) – Ibanez, Smalling, Mancini – Spinazzola, Matic, Cristante, Zalevski – Dybala, Pellegrini – Abraham
game was tight in the early stages of the game. The side that launched a little more flexible attack was Rome. Roma tried to attack Napoli’s defence by using their wide resources. Napoli focused on defense, but Roma’s attack struggled.
Napoli had one room. Napoli seemed to be behind, but the opening goal was for Napoli. In the 17th minute of the first half, Kvarachhelia, who received a pass from the side, crossed inside the box, and Roma’s defense was strong, but Osimen received it. Osimen calmly controlled the ball and cut Roma’s net with a powerful shot. Napoli continued the mood. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Zielinski attempted a mid-range shot, but it flew high.
Even after that, the trend led by Napoli continued. Roma attacked more aggressively after conceding, but Napoli built a solid defense centered on Kim Min-jae and Rahmani. In addition, the attacking team also worked hard on defense, such as participating in the defense of corner kicks.
Kim Min-jae played a good defense. In the 37th minute of the first half, Pellegrini blocked a shot he attempted in front of the box. Dybala’s shot went up. Napoli immediately counterattacked. In the 38th minute of the first half, Zielinski’s shot went to the goalkeeper.
Napoli missed an extra goal opportunity. In the 45th minute of the first half, Rossano succeeded in breaking through from the right flank and sent a cross into the box, which Osimen connected with a header but missed. Rome swallowed the regret. In the first half of extra time, Pellegrini’s cross was rushed from the other side and Spinachola connected it with a shot, but the goalkeeper saved. The first half ended 1-0 with Napoli leading.
and at the start of the second half, Roma used a replacement card. Spinachola was removed and El Sharawi was put in to strengthen the attack. Roma missed a chance to equalize. In the 12th minute of the second half, Zalevski, who received a cross sent from the left side of the box to the opposite side by Pellegrini, tried to shoot but missed. Roma used the method of injecting the ball into the box after attacking the side of Napoli, and Kim Min-jae and Rahmani shone in the process of Napoli’s defense.
Napoli failed to score an extra goal. In the 18th minute of the second half, Napoli had a chance to counter-attack, and three players joined the attack, but Rossano’s shot grazed the goalkeeper’s fingertips and did not go to the goal. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Napoli made a tactical change by excluding Kvarazhelia and Hui and putting in Elmas and Oliveira.
Rome balanced. In the 30th minute of the second half, Zalevsky, who caught the ball from the outside of the box, tried an early cross inside the box, and El Sharawi, who was penetrating into the gate from the other side, showed his concentration and scored the equalizer with his foot. After conceding, Napoli strengthened their attack by excluding Osimen and Losano and putting Raspadori and Simeone in.
Napoli’s replacement card was successful. In the 41st minute of the second half, Simeone, who received Zielinski’s pass in front of the box, turned around and shook Roma’s net with a clean left-footed shot. Napoli continued to attack until the end of the game. In the 1st minute of extra time in the second half, Laspadori’s shot was blocked by Patricio. Roma pulled the reins on the attack until the very end, but were unable to score an equaliser. In the end, the game ended with Napoli winning 2-1.