Series A

Serie A | Napoli 2-1 Cagliari: Extraordinary Osimhen

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2 years ago

4:05 am

Victor Osimhen was decisive to get Napoli again to successful methods with a towering header and a spectacular help for Kvicha Kvaratskhelia in opposition to Cagliari.

Kick-off was delayed by half-hour, as robust winds broken a part of the roof on the Stadio Maradona and an inspection meant extra time was wanted to get all of the followers of their seats.

The Partenopei secured their place within the Champions League Spherical of 16, however had misplaced back-to-back Serie A video games, so wanted a lift. Piotr Zielinski joined Eljif Elmas, Mathias Olivera and Mario Rui on the remedy desk, so Jens Cajuste stepped in. The Sardinians had been recent from one other unimaginable stoppage-time comeback to beat Sassuolo, so Leonardo Pavoletti was rewarded with a uncommon begin, as Eldor Shomurodov, Marko Rog and Elio Capradossi missed out.

Napoli wore black armbands and there was a minute’s silence for former captain and director Antonio Juliano, who died this week on the age of 80.

Kvicha Kvaratskhelia’s cross from the left was simply past Victor Osimhen on the again publish, then the Nigerian examined Simone Scuffet on the close to publish.

Edoardo Goldaniga twice obtained himself in the way in which of Osimhen finishes contained in the field, whereas Cagliari threatened with a Tommaso Augello strike from the sting of the world that was deflected simply extensive off Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Napoli had been unfortunate on 29 minutes as Matteo Politano flicked up the free kick for an Amir Rrahmani header that bounced off the within of the far publish.

Cajuste lower inside a defender solely to blast over from 12 yards, whereas Alex Meret needed to rush off his line to disclaim Nahitan Nandez one-on-one after a Cagliari counter-attack.

The Sardinians moved to 3-5-2 after the restart and Adam Obert did not benefit from an error enjoying out from defence.

Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa noticed his chest and half-volley fly simply over the bar, whereas Scuffet obtained a hand to the difficult Kvaratskhelia cross-shot.

The impasse was lastly damaged when Mario Rui on his comeback from damage whipped in a cross from the left for the towering Osimhen header from six yards. Scuffet did all he may by parrying it from point-blank vary onto the upright, but it surely ricocheted again in.

The sport all of the sudden sprung to life, as moments later Cagliari equalised when substitute Zito Luvumbo obtained down the left and pulled a taut ball throughout the six-yard field the place Pavoletti used his expertise to shake off Juan Jesus and switch in from shut vary.

Napoli restored their benefit with extraordinary work from Osimhen, who drew six gamers round him as he juggled along with his chest and knee along with his again to objective, managed to show and get the move again to Kvaratskhelia to fireplace in comparatively undisturbed on the far publish.

Politano had the ball within the internet too on 82 minutes, but it surely was disallowed as a result of Osimhen was thought-about to be in an offside place interfering with play.

It wasn’t over, as Alberto Dossena nodded over from six yards on a free kick and comeback kings Cagliari pushed to the very finish.

Napoli 2-1 Cagliari

Osimhen 69 (N), Pavoletti 72 (C), Kvaratskhelia 75 (N)

16-12-2023 17:00

MatchDay 16

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Napoli

Cagliari

2 – 1

Participant statistic

1st half

Victor Osimhen	45′
Amir Rrahmani	45+4′
	45+2′	Edoardo Goldaniga
	45+3′	Leonardo Pavoletti

2nd half

	63′	Tommaso Augello
Victor Osimhen (Help: Mário Rui)	69′
	72′	Leonardo Pavoletti (Help: Zito Luvumbo)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Help: Victor Osimhen)	75′
Mário Rui	85′
Matteo Politano	88′
Frank Anguissa	90+1′