Napoli – Ajax 4-2: New brilliant show and “4 in 4” for Spalletti’s super team

Napoli are one of the ‘hot’ teams to be seen in European stadiums this season and they proved it again on Wednesday night (12/10) with Ajax as victims.

The Partenopei defeated Ayanta 6-1 in Amsterdam last week and showed no mercy in the sides’ second meeting on Matchday 4 of the Champions League group stage, with Spalletti’s fantastic side triumphing 4-2 in the Vulkan of “Diego Maradona” having four different goalscorers and celebrating qualifying for the top 16 in Europe’s top club competition.

Lozano and Raspadori went into the water with two goals in the first 16 minutes of the game, with Ajax trying to react and scoring two goals, but the Partenopei reacted every time to win the final with fair dominance and the impressive 4/4 reach “in the 1st group.

The match

Napoli, after scoring six goals at Ajax in the Netherlands and four at Cremonese’s home ground, entered the turf of “Diego Maradona” with acquired speed, and after four minutes of the game their spectators took off.

He did so through a beautiful team effort, with Lozano creating a brilliant combination with Zielinski to make it 1-0 with a superb header to Pasfir.

Ajax tried to react immediately but Berghaus’ shot was stopped by Merrett and Bergwein went wide in the 9th minute before the blast erupted in the 16th minute with Partenopei’s second goal.

And that was a miracle as Kvaratthelia ran up and down the Dutch defense and served up at Raspadori, who dribbled away from his opponent and sent the ball into the sky of the net with an unimaginable shot.

It was his fourth goal of the Champions League season, with the young forward becoming just the third Italian player to score in his first three games in top-flight club competition, after Alessandro Del Piero and Fabrizio Ravanelli (both 1995).

In the sequel, Ajax not only equalized but also threatened to score, but that didn’t happen because in the first-half final, the Dutch were superior in the number of finishes (7:5) and possession (53%), but the Neapolitans go to the dressing room happy, thanks to their leadership qualities and the presence of the “miracle” Kvaratthelia in their line-up.

Like the first half, the second half started with goals, only this time it was Ajax’s turn to find their way to the net. That happened in the 49th minute when Bassey played an excellent cross from the left and Klaassen executed Merrett with a brilliant header from the heart of the home defense (2-1).

That goal gave hope to the hosts, but they were dashed again in the 62nd minute when the referee pointed to a shot from Ndombele (after checking through the phase) to the white ball in Timber’s hands in the wide Ajax area VAR) and Kvaratthelia to make it 3-1, with his 7th goal in 13 games for the Partenopei.

In the 74th minute Spalletti’s side scored the fourth goal but Pasfir stopped Lozano between the four to get into the final quarter and the game regained interest. And that’s because the referee ‘evened’ the penalties by sending Ajax in the cue ball for Di Lorenzo’s mark on Brombay, with Bergwein beating Merrett to make it 3-2 in the 82nd minute.

Despite the pressure Ajax put on the Neapolitans, not only did they stay cool, they also found a fourth goal in the 89th minute when Osimen capitalized on a tragic combination between Blind and Pasfir and sent the ball into an empty goal. to write the final 4:2 and sign the qualification of the team from the south of Italy in the top 16 of this year’s Champions League.

NAPLES: Merret, Di Lorenzo, Kim, Jesus, Olivera, Angisa (Endombele 50), Lobotka, Zielinski (Gaetano 89), Lozano (Politano 77), Raspadori (Osimen 50), Kvaratthelia (Elmas 77).

AGIAX: Pasfir, Sanchez (65′ Baas), Timber, Bassey, Blind, Klaassen, Alvarez, Taylor (64′ Grealich), Berghaus (84′ Conceição), Kundous (65′ Brombay) Bergwein (84′ Ocampos)

The results of the 4th round:

• Naples – Ajax 4-2 (4′ Lozano, 16′ Raspadori, 62′ eleven. Kvarachelia, 89′ Osimen / 49′ Klaassen, 83′ eleven. Bergwein)
• Rangers-Liverpool 22:00

The placings of the 1st group:

The schedule for the 5th matchday:

• 26/10 22:00 Ajax Liverpool
• 26/10 22:00 Naples – Rangers

The schedule for the 6th matchday:

• 1/11 22:00 Liverpool – Naples
• 1/11 22:00 Rangers-Ajax