Series A

CL Braga 1-2 Napoli: Partenopei win in Portugal

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2 years ago

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Napoli wasted possibilities and ultimately needed to experience their luck to beat SC Braga with Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s volley and an personal purpose, however begin their Champions League marketing campaign on the appropriate foot.

The Partenopei had one level from their final two Serie A video games, so had been missing in confidence after the transition to new coach Rudi Garcia. Braga misplaced house and away to Fiorentina final season within the Convention League.

Victor Osimhen ought to’ve opened the scoring inside 5 minutes when he pounced on a poor Jose Fonte back-pass, however fired straight at Matheus.

The goalkeeper then made a shocking double save on headers from Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the identical transfer.

Nonetheless, Amir Rrahmani limped off with a muscular downside to make means for Leo Ostigard.

Osimhen went even nearer with a scorcher from the sting of the world that cannoned in opposition to the crossbar, although Braga threatened on the counter from that very same transfer with an Abel Ruiz header broad, then Ostigard obtained again for a toe-poke sort out on Ricardo Horta clear on purpose.

Napoli had been awarded a penalty when a shot was parried into the trail of Osimhen, who couldn’t get the tap-in due to Niakate, however after viewing it once more on VAR, the referee noticed that the Napoli striker crashed into the defender as a substitute.

The Partenopei lastly broke the impasse on the stroke of half-time, as Osimhen knocked down a Kvicha Kvaratskhelia cross from the left and Di Lorenzo smashed it on the volley off the underside of the crossbar.

Abel Ruiz solely grazed his head to a harmful cross and Kvaratskhelia volleyed off track on the again submit, whereas Osimhen’s scorcher flashed just a few inches broad.

Napoli continued to push and Zielinski steered it throughout the face of purpose with the within of the boot reasonably than going for energy, undisturbed on the again submit.

It proved a expensive error, as a result of Braga equalised with one among their only a few makes an attempt on track, Napoli dropping the ball cheaply taking part in out of defence and Zalazar’s cross discovering the Bruma glancing header.

The sport nonetheless wasn’t over and Napoli turned it round 4 minutes later, as Zielinski’s cross was redirected clumsily into his personal internet by Niakate from 4 yards.

Garcia’s males rode their luck with the ultimate kick of the sport, when Pizzi thumped the close to submit from the tightest of angles.

Braga 1-2 Napoli

Di Lorenzo 45 (N), Bruma 84 (B), Niakate og 88 (N)

20-09-2023 20:00

Matchday 1

Braga Municipal Stadium

Braga

Napoli

1 – 2

Participant statistic

1st half

	19′	Frank Anguissa
	41′	Victor Osimhen
Álvaro Djaló	45′
	45+1′	Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Help: Victor Osimhen)

2nd half

José Fonte	55′
	56′	Matteo Politano
Cristian Borja	66′
	79′	Giacomo Raspadori
Bruma (Help: Rodrigo Zalazar)	84′
	86′	Mathías Olivera
	88′	Sikou Niakaté
	90+3′	Juan Jesus