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Europa League: Napoli draws and postpones qualification

2020-12-04T23:07:36.868Z


Mertens scores, Az scores 1-1 in the second half, then. Ospina para penalty (ANSA)


Napoli does not go beyond 1-1 on the AZ Alkmaar field and must postpone qualification to the round of 32 of the Europa League. The Azzurri remain at the top of the group with two points clear of AZ and Real Sociedad, but in the last round with the Spaniards they must win at least one point. With a victory, in addition to the qualification, the Neapolitans would finish in first place. Gattuso initially starts with five changes compared to the team that beat Roma in the league on Sunday. Enter Ospina, Maksimovic, Ghoulam, Bakayoko and Politano. Slot, the coach of the Dutch, leaves Karlsson and Boadu on the bench by surprise and focuses on Aboukhal's speed and imagination in attack. The game is going well for the Azzurri after just 5 '. Mertens receives Di Lorenzo in front of goal and deflects the ball at the bottom of the net. AZ, who had prepared a waiting race trusting in fast restarts, are forced to change their tactical attitude. The attempts of the Dutch, however, do not lead to concrete results. In the first half the only important opportunity to equalize happens on Aboukhlal's feet. On the low shot, Ospina stretches out and swerves for a corner. Napoli manages to touch the goal in a couple of occasions with Mertens, but overall they tend more than anything else to manage the game with ball possession. At this stage, Bakayoko's contribution is decisive, opposing almost all attempts by the Dutch. In the second half, AZ presents itself with a more aggressive attitude and the results are seen soon. At 8 ', in fact, the Dutch find a draw. Koopmeiners kicks on the fly on a slope coming from the flag and Martins Indi, in front of the goal, deflects with the heel, beating Ospina. The Napoli goalkeeper saved the result after six minutes by deflecting a penalty kicked by Koopmeiners and whistled by the referee for a foul by Bakayoko on Aboukhlal. Even following the changes, the game becomes more balanced. Napoli almost doubled twice with Petagna. The Dutch push forward until the end in search of success, but the result does not change

Source: ansa

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