Napoli maintained strain on Serie A pacesetters Inter with a dramatic 2-1 house victory towards European hopefuls Fiorentina. As anticipated, it wasn’t plain crusing, regardless that Antonio Conte’s facet dominated proceedings from prime to backside.
The Partenopei flew out of the traps, creating a number of promising possibilities, however couldn’t convert earlier than Romelu Lukaku fired them in entrance halfway via the primary half. The Belgian striker latched onto a lucky rebound to fit the ball into an empty web and provides Napoli a well-deserved halftime lead.
After discovering the online for the tenth time in Serie A this time period, Lukaku accomplished his twelfth season in Europe’s top-five leagues through which he hit double digits. Moreover, he went from scoring to aiding, setting Giacomo Raspadori up on a silver platter. The diminutive ahead made it 2-0 on the hour mark.
Nonetheless, Fiorentina replied solely six minutes later via Albert Gudmundsson. Regardless of shedding momentum down the ultimate stretch, Napoli preserved their result in restore a one-point deficit on Inter. With out additional ado, let’s take a look at our participant rankings.
Napoli (3-5-2)
Alex Meret – 5.5
Although Gudmundsson beat him from distance, he had no probability to cease that shot and solely needed to make one save in any other case.
Alessandro Buongiorno – 6.5
Regardless of selecting up a yellow for a tough problem early within the second half, the towering center-back loved a near-flawless recreation.
Amir Rrahmani – 7
After a number of shaky performances, the Kosovo worldwide excelled at present, making gentle work of one of many divisions’ most deadly forwards, Moise Kean.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo – 7
Equally energetic on each ends of the sector, the Napoli captain reigned supreme as a makeshift central defender and sometimes ventured ahead when he had area.
Leonardo Spinazzola – 6.5
The expert wingback went from energy to energy within the early exchanges, making a number of darting runs down the flank. Nonetheless, his crossing capacity incessantly let him down.
Billy Gilmour – 6.5
His passes had been clear and exact, plus he by no means backed down from a problem, continually attempting to be concerned within the build-up.
Stanislav Lobotka – 7
The Slovakian playmaker delivered an absolute masterclass in the course of the park, pulling all of the strings with pinpoint passing and unparalleled composure on the ball.
Scott McTominay – 6
His burst of power saved the Napoli midfield ticking over towards the tip, however the Scottish star didn’t have a significant contact within the last third.
Matteo Politano – 7
The artful winger appears to be getting used to his new place. He wasn’t afraid to get his palms soiled in protection, whereas he brought on Fiorentina defenders every kind of bother on the correct flank.
Giacomo Raspadori – 7
Regardless of lacking a sitter within the first ten minutes, the ex-Sassuolo striker saved his nerve when it mattered probably the most to place Napoli 2-0 up with a cool end.
Romelu Lukaku – 8
A ‘man of the match’ efficiency from Conte’s favourite center-forward sealed the deal for Napoli. Along with scoring and aiding, Lukaku gained just about each duel towards his markers.
Substitutes
Mathias Olivera – N/A
