Napoli-Qarabag 2-0
After a draw with Eintracht Frankfurt and a defeat against PSV, Napoli returned to winning ways in the Champions League. Second consecutive success in all competitions for Conte’s team who are looking forward to tomorrow’s match, climbing to 18th place in the standings, right in the playoff zone. Qarabag are tied on 7 points, in 16th place thanks to a better goal difference.
NAPLES-Qarabag 2-0 in the 72nd minute! Marko Jankovic’s own goal!
NAPLES-Qarabag 1-0 in the 65th minute! Scott McTominay’s goal! A corner kick was returned by Lang, a clumsy intervention from Mustafazada that risked an own goal. Kochalski managed to save but aimed the ball at McTominay’s head, who pushed the blue lead into the net.
KOCHALSKI SAVES HOJLUND’S PENALTY in the 56th minute! The Dane lifted his shot halfway, slightly crossing his shot. The Qarabag goalkeeper felt it and managed to block it with one hand.
There were no goals in the first 45 minutes of Napoli-Qarabag, with Conte’s side improving as time went on and only managing to become dangerous towards the end. In fact, Azerbaijan started better, trying with a shot from beyond Addai, which went wide. Napoli, as mentioned, only raised their level in the last ten minutes, trying Neres’ beautiful overhead kick which was saved by Kochalski. The biggest chance of the first half came in the 41st minute, when Di Lorenzo appeared alone in front of goal, but slipped on the shot and allowed Mustafazada to deflect his shot.
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