At the level of existing competition, the Italians remained undefees of. Two home draws, against Liverpool and Genk, and a red Bull Salzburg win were added to two home wins and a draw at San Paolo.
Last December, Gennaro Gattuso replaced Carlo Ancelotti on the Neapolitan bench. The catharsis of the organisational level of the Champions League has concealed the negative effects of Serie A. Seven matches without triumph ensured a replacement at the front of the first team.
11 to 6. A rebound from the picture that began in February with the Champions League tie against Barca on the horizon. Napoli returned with confidence, as they demonstrated in the backing of Quique Setién’s team.
In Serie A, after the stop for the coronavirus, Napoli would end up wasting the sixth position against AC Milan, however, concluding the national festival beating Lazio (3-1) motivated them. “I’m on the team’s performance,” Gattuso said at the post-match press conference.
With The Calabria coach, the team takes a step back, gains defensive strength and watches to move temporarily to the attack. Despite the change, there have been matches in which Napoli have had the overall maximum ball. They had the highest percentage of ownership (59%) and the italian league’s maximum assists (22,877) ahead of Juventus.
In a season of ups and downs in the league, Napoli have been able to claim Coppa champions, winning the trophy on 17 June after beating Juventus on penalties.
A name after five long seasons, and that paved the way for the Europa League organisation level next season, they would have achieved with their 7th place in Serie A. If they had lost to the Juve, the Partnopei would have done it. ‘He had to play the initial rounds of the continental competition.
Ruiz is free to dictate the game of The Napoli of Gattuso. The Andalusian midfielder, with an exquisite left-hander, can break the tension with ease and begin the transition to attack. A player who likes to advance or make wonderful passes to his fellow attackers almost sounds the alarm for rival defenses.
Dries Mertens is the Neapolitan club’s all-time top scorer in all competitions, a striker from Hamsik and Maradona. One end went to number nine who tested Barca in the first leg at San Paolo, scored the highest goals for his team this season (16), he has not scored in the last six league games.
Napoli’s captain was repositioned for physical nuisance in the last game, but Gattuso is positive about Insigne’s injury. If he recovers on time, the coach will be able to count on his entire team because he has no other injury problems. In fact, the mandatory Champions League stoppage benefited Naploli because if the first leg had taken place on 18 March, 3 key players had serious doubts: Maksimovic, Insigne and Demme. In addition, Koulibaly, Meret and Kevin Malcuit followed their recovery procedure and were other withdrawals imaginable.