Napoli’s Buongiorno dubbed the brand new Chiellini by former Milan defender

Alessandro Buongiorno’s shows at Napoli are actually catching the attention and ex-Milan defender Alessandro Costacturta believes the centre-back has the standard to comply with in Giorgio Chiellini’s footsteps.

Buongiorno of Napoli in comparison with Chiellini after safe show in opposition to Inter

The Partenopei signed Buongiorno from Torino for €35m and €5m in add-ons final summer season, and the 25-year-old took little time to change into a defensive cornerstone to Antonio Conte’s aspect, who boasts the second-best defence within the league after Juventus’.

to assist the Partenopei safe a significant 1-1 draw at San Siro, as he , crucially blocking a Benjamin Pavard shot from a promising place and stopping each try of dribbling from his opponents.

Furthermore, he received all of his seven duels and made each Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram inoffensive, main former Milan defender Costacurta, now a TV pundit for Sky Sport Italia, to attract a comparability with Juventus’ legend Giorgio Chiellini.

“That is his third yr performing very nicely,” .

“He has had important progress. Chiellini performed a barely rougher type of soccer, however on this respect, Buongiorno is a probable successor to Giorgio.

“He’s all the time very attentive and bodily, and in opposition to Inter, he made two interventions that showcased the studying of a wonderful defender.”

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