Jon Bautista tries to center against Koulibaly during the match between Real Sociedad and Napoli in San Sebastián this Thursday.CESAR MANSO / AFP
Autumn is going to be tough for Real Sociedad, at least in Europe, although things are going very well for them in the domestic championship.
He lost in Anoeta against Napoli that had fallen on the first day and will have to sweat ink.
The next opponent, next Thursday, is the leader AZ Alkmaar, who counts his matches by wins.
It was an even game, which opted for a punctual success of the Italian team.
And that a huge burden was lifted from Real when in the 20th minute, Insigne received a ball in midfield, and instead of facing it he stood still, raised his hand and asked for the change.
It had been, until that moment, the wasp that sting on the backside of the San Sebastian defense.
A couple of his approaches had made a difference up to that point.
First it was after an error by Remiro, who without any pressure, after thinking about it for a long time, gave the ball to the pungent Italian, who shot too crossed.
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R. Sociedad Remiro, Monreal, Gorosabel (Ander Barrenetxea, min. 78), Robin Le Normand, Modibo Sagnan, Ander Guevara, David Silva, Merino (Martín Zubimendi, min. 78), Portu (Jon Bautista, min. 66), Oyarzabal (Guridi, min. 85) and Isak (Willian José, min. 66) Naples David Ospina, Koulibaly, Hysaj, Mário Rui, Maksimovic, Bakayoko, Lobotka (Mertens, min. 60), Insigne (Hirving Lozano, min. 21), Diego Demme (Fabián, min. 88), Politano (Giovanni Di Lorenzo, min. 60) and Andrea Petagna (Victor Osimhen, min. 60)
Goals0-1 min.
54: Politano.
Referee Craig Pawson Yellow cards Hirving Lozano (min. 43), Robin Le Normand (min. 71) and Victor Osimhen (min. 80) Red cards Victor Osimhen (min. 91)
Again it was Insigne who tightened the realistic nuts when he took a ball in which the locals, somewhat naive, called for a foul without remembering that the referee was English, more permissive with his strong leg than the LaLiga referees.
He combined swiftly with Petagna, who played towards Mário Rui, a sharp knife between local lines, and who stood before Remiro.
He lacked finesse and effect to his shot, which ran down the line.
Perhaps confused by the absence at the last minute of Aritz Elustondo, who appeared in the official line-up but did not do so on the grass due to a puncture in the biceps during the warm-up - Sagnan replaced him -, the Imanol boys had a hard time catching him air to the game.
The Naples ones were big words.
Nothing to do with the Croatian medium hair of the first day.
They are a group with trade, constantly spurred on from the side by Gatusso, a hyperactive coach, as overwhelming on the bench as he was with his rivals on the grass.
La Real balanced the game, because Chucky Lozano is not Insigne, nor does he have his hierarchy, no matter how much he is a clever footballer.
Silva began to function in the midfield, and then Ospina began to feel more restless in the goal, although Donostiarras always lacked a pass or had a dribble left over when they stalked the Colombian goalkeeper's area.
He did not intervene, but felt the breath of the local vanguard close at hand.
Also at the beginning of the second half, when the Real began intermittent harassment in the opposite field.
The Italian behind was solid, it was like the neighboring Atano III fronton.
All the balls that Oyarzabal or Portu hung bounced off its walls.
Only once did Napoli stretch, it was in the 54th minute. Politano combined with Bakayoko, received again as he crossed the front of the area, and shot with faith.
The ball brushed past Sagnan, who deflected just enough to throw Remiro off track.
Naples took advantage in an even game.
Real has been overturned since then, although Ospina only had to intervene once in a pointed shot from Isak, which he sent for a corner.
It scared the visiting team on the cons, but their best option came in a free-kick, from the front, that Osimhen finished off the net.
The English referee was very wise in his analysis to annul the goal.
Mario Rui had slipped when shooting on goal and hit the ball with both feet.
The goal would have saved Napoli the troubles of the final minutes, when Real finally jumped on board, although without finding fortune in any set.
Ospina neutralized the most dangerous shot, led by Willian José and thwarted the last hope txuriurdiun.
The points were given to Naples, which complicates life for Real, tied with the Italians after two days.
AZ Alkmaar leads the group with two wins.