Series A

Serie A | Verona 1-3 Napoli: Kvaratskhelia takes control

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Matteo Politano scored a aim and offered two assists for Kvicha Kvaratskhelia as Napoli swept Verona apart on the Stadio Bentegodi.

Rudi Garcia managed to keep away from getting the sack, however the stress was nonetheless on and the squad broken by accidents to Victor Osimhen, Eljif Elmas and Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa. Hellas have been with out Juan Cabal, Isak Hien and Jayden Braaf, managing two factors and two objectives within the final six rounds.

Lorenzo Montipò flew to fingertip a Matteo Politano roller out from below the bar, then bought right down to parry the Giacomo Raspadori ferocious touched-on free kick.

The impasse was damaged when Raspadori bought down the left and floated a ball to the again submit for Politano to maintain the volley down from seven yards.

It was virtually 2-0 moments later, as Raspadori was once more essential sending Jens Cajuste by means of, however Montipò got here speeding out to dam.

Serdar blasted simply over the bar, however Napoli doubled their lead when Politano despatched Kvaratskhelia down the left, who pretended to drag again from the by-line, as an alternative squeezing the end between the close to submit and goalkeeper together with his left foot.

Verona made three adjustments on the break they usually made a right away affect, when Federico Bonazzoli examined Alex Meret from shut vary.

Nonetheless, after Kvaratskhelia wasted one potential counter-attack, he didn’t do it a second time on one other Politano help, slicing inside to comb into the far backside nook with the within of the best boot from 12 yards.

Verona bought again into it with an uncommon error, as Giovanni Di Lorenzo misjudged the flight of Marco Davide Faraoni’s cross, permitting Darko Lazovic to smash into the roof of the online comparatively undisturbed.

Raspadori’s free kick was fingertipped over the bar, whereas Milan Djuric nodded extensive of the close to submit and Cajuste’s angled drive skimmed the upright.

Meret wanted a implausible one-handed save to disclaim Bonazzoli from shut vary and Giovanni Simeone fired extensive, whereas the Napoli goalkeeper smothered a deflected Lazovic strike that went by means of a sea of legs.

Michel Folorunsho additionally compelled a save out of Meret with a sudden snapshot and Montipò caught out a leg to disclaim Alessio Zerbin.

Verona 1-3 Napoli

Politano 27 (N), Kvaratskhelia 43, 55 (N), Lazovic 59 (V)

21-10-2023 14:00

MatchDay 9

Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Verona

Napoli

1 – 3

Participant statistic

1st half

	27′	Matteo Politano (Help: Giacomo Raspadori)
Giangiacomo Magnani	37′
	43′	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Help: Matteo Politano)
Davide Faraoni	44′
	44′	Mário Rui