NAPLES. A blaze from Petagna is enough for Napoli to beat Sampdoria on the 21st day of the championship, returning to rejoice in front of their audience after three knockouts in a row. At the Maradona Stadium the striker decides with a stunt during the first half: Spalletti’s team rises to 43 points, temporarily shortening to -3 from Inter, later engaged with Lazio and with a game to recover.
As expected, the Neapolitans play the game, even if not much happens in the early stages of the race. Before the half hour, Insigne, fresh from signing the contract that will bind him to Toronto from next season, is forced to raise the white flag due to an injury. In his place comes Politano, who puts the possible 1-0 ball on Juan Jesus’ head, but canceled due to an offside by the same defender. Blue advantage that still arrives at 43 ‘with Petagna’s acrobatics, good at coordinating in the open area, surprising an Audero property with a left-handed on the fly.
In the second half, the first big opportunity is still for Napoli in the 55th minute, when Mertens tries to stretch out in a split on Elmas’s serve, spending a whisker to the side. However, Sampdoria remains in the match but fails to create noteworthy opportunities to scare Ospina, never forced to take action to note. On the other hand, Spalletti’s team wants to double to get calm at the triple whistle, Falcone, however, is good at saying no to Petagna. The Azzurri suffer in the last minutes of the match, but at the triple whistle they put 3 very important points in their pockets.