NAPLES. Sixth consecutive victory of Napoli beating Cagliari 2-0 and remains alone at the top of the standings with full points. The gap between the two teams is too stark for the result to be questioned in any way. Cagliari is aiming for a defensive match and hopes with the barricades to stop the Azzurri and take a point away from Maradona. Spalletti confirms the team that won Thursday in Genoa with Sampdoria, with the sole exception of Politano who takes the place of Lozano. Cagliari needs points and Mazzarri, in order not to leave the minimum space available for the blues’ quick attacks, covers himself in an extreme way, deploying an unprecedented 4-4-1-1 at the start of the game, which leaves only Joao Pedro in projection offensive and places all the other rossoblù players to protect their penalty area.
The calculations of the former Napoli coach, however, go upside down almost immediately because after only ten minutes the bunker that Mazzarri had set up jumps for a goal from Osimhen who exploits from a short distance and deflects a low shot from the right by Zielinski into the net. launched on the offside by Anguissa. Cagliari despite the disadvantage does not substantially change its game tactics. The Sardinians’ attempt to contain the disadvantage is evident in order to hope to be able to play everything in the final phase of the match. Napoli, which continues to exert a constant dominance in the game, in turn is not in a hurry and does not visibly accelerate its actions, waiting for the opponents to discover themselves and then groped to punish them with quick restarts.
After only 12 ‘in the second half the Azzurri find the goal of doubling thanks once again to Osimhen who with a stubborn breakthrough action forces Godin to mow him in the area. Insigne transforms the penalty with a central shot. Mazzarri lets Keita enter the field to support him with Joao Pedro, but Cagliari does not change their attitude which remains too passive, despite the need to push on the accelerator to try to recover. Spalletti starts a series of changes and the team creates and does not materialize a good number of scoring chances. But Napoli has no interest in pushing too hard because what matters is only the victory that keeps the Azzurri still alone at the top of the standings with full points.