On the night dedicated to Maradona, with the spirit of Diego giving wings to Naples, Lazio suffers a burning defeat that will have to make Maurizio Sarri think, unable to give body and soul to a group of players who are never able to oppose the Neapolitans, authors of a match that will remain in the history of Napoli, now alone at the top of the standings after the new fall of Milan with Sassuolo.
Dries Mertens and former teacher Sarri
What a blow for Professor Sarri! Who not only takes a historic brush from Napoli (4-0), which amazes for the proportions, but also has to suffer the irreverent mockery of Dries Mertens, author of an anthology brace that demolished his former teacher. , the one who launched him as one of the most prolific center-forward of the last decade. Just think of those 28 goals in 2016-17 with the blue shirt.
A season certainly not repeatable, that of Mertens, now no longer a boy with his 35 springs. But at the moment, with Osimhen injured, the new youth of the Belgian is making it very convenient for Napoli, who with this overflowing success over Lazio erases all doubts after two consecutive defeats with Inter and Spartak.
For the Neapolitans, decimated by absences, a reassuring proof of reliability in a particularly delicate moment, with Inter and Atalanta traveling at full speed, reapplying for the title. In addition to Mertens’ brace, the goals of Zielinski and Fabian Ruiz should be noted, an unstoppable left in the 85th minute. Luciano Spalletti, after much criticism, takes a good revenge and launches a warning to those who are chasing: we are not at the top of the standings by chance. Napoli is not a firework. Those who want to aim for the Scudetto will have to deal with us.
New thud of Milan
If Napoli laughs and has fun, Milan cries a lot. There is something wrong with Pioli’s team. Something that creaks. The new defeat against Sassuolo (1-3), the second in a row, turns on a warning light in the Rossoneri team which has conceded 7 goals in two games.