Napoli reaches the final of the Italian Super Cup by beating Fiorentina 3-0 PHOTO at the Al -Awwal stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The other challenge is between Inter and Lazio scheduled for January 19th again in the capital of the Persian Gulf country.
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In the 87th minute Napoli-Fiorentina 3-0 – Zerbin scores again, a brace for him
In the 84th minute Napoli-Fiorentina 2-0 – Zerbin, who recently entered, doubles for the Neapolitans
At 22′ Napoli-Fiorentina 1-0 – Simeone gives the Italian champions the lead
Napoli-Fiorentina
It is a success for Napoli which restores peace among the Italian champions, now in the running to win the Cup. The Azzurri are more concrete than their opponents who overall exercise a sterile supremacy. However, Fiorentina can complain about having missed a penalty with Ikonè at the end of the first half which, if converted, would have brought the match back to a draw at 1-1. Napoli defends themselves with order and confidence and at the end of the match they round the score in their favor thanks to a sensational performance from Zerbin, who scored a brace. Mazzarri decides to change formation, abandoning the tried and tested 4-3-3 to resort to a 3-4-3 which has the aim of increasing the density in midfield and closing the spaces for Fiorentina when the Italian team exerts its offensive pressure. The Napoli coach therefore chose to place Mazzocchi and Mario Rui on the sidelines of the pitch with the task of adapting to the circumstances of the game and deciding when to push and when to retreat to help his defensive teammates.
Napoli-Fiorentina
Fiorentina confirms its usual formation with the two midfielders and three forwards at the back supporting the lone striker Beltran. The Italian team maintains overall dominance of the game even if in the first half it is Napoli who pose the greatest threat with a shot from Politano which Terracciano deflects into a corner. The Azzurri’s lead came in the 22nd minute with a counterattack in which Kvaratskhelia and Juan Jesus took part, serving Simeone in depth. The Argentine striker, moved slightly to the right, enters the penalty area and scores with a diagonal shot. Fiorentina’s reaction was not particularly vehement and the Viola reached the opponent’s penalty area with difficulty. The favorable opportunity arrives in the 43rd minute when Mario Rui touches Ikonè’s foot thrown into the area. Referee La Penna awards the penalty but Ikonè finishes centrally with the ball going over the crossbar and ending up at the bottom.
Naples Fiorentina
In the second half, Fiorentina moved their center of gravity further forward even though the Italian team continued to struggle to materialize their game and create scoring opportunities. The sterility of the Tuscan attack allows Napoli to control the match without worries until the final phase in which Zerbin goes wild, coming on in the 36th minute in place of the injured Mazzocchi. In just four minutes, from 38′ to 42′, Zerbin closed the match with his team with a sensational one-two. In the first of the two circumstances he takes advantage of a cross from Zielinski’s flag, headed by Di Lorenzo and also hurts himself by hitting his head on a post immediately after deflecting the ball. As soon as he returned to the field after the injury he flew to the right, beat Duncan on the spurt and scored with a low diagonal shot. Mazzarri will have to deal with the limited squad in preparing for the final. In fact, during the match both Cajuste and Mazzocchi leave due to injury and in the event of their forced absence the coach will find himself having to play the final with the men who are truly counted.
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