Serie A
Lecce – Napoli 1-2: Back on the road to victory and the Scudetto is even closer
Napoli put the tough defeat of Maradona at the hands of AC Milan as they defeated Lecce 2-1 away and took another crucial step towards a third Scudetto in their history.
He only rests for a short time (in Serie A) and returns to Napoli for glory (Scudetto). Luciano Spalletti’s side received a slap in the face in their 4-0 thrashing of AC Milan at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, but it wasn’t enough to shake their confidence and belief in the title.
This was evident on Friday night (7/4) when the Partenopei struggled again without Victor Ocimen (injured) but clinched the treble with a 2-1 away win over Lecce to take another step towards the top and their psychology further expand the first game against Milan in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
In the game, Napoli managed to open the goal in the 18th minute with a Di Lorenzo header after a cross from Kim (the only defender in this year’s Serie A with 2+ goals in LaLiga and 2+ goals in the Champions League). , with Lecce showing character and responding with a Di Francesco shot from the box in the 52nd minute.
However, the details were on the Partenopei’s side in Via del Mare and it showed in the 64th minute when Gallo and Falcone reacted poorly to crosses from the left and gave Napoli the second goal, 1-2 to stay Finale and send them with +19 from the second Lazio.
It should be noted that Napoli managed seven straight away wins in Serie A for the first time in their history, while Lecce, on the other hand, suffered their sixth straight defeat but still stayed a safe distance from the bottom three in the table.
- Lecce: Falcone, Gentrei, Basquiroto, Umtiti, Gallo, Gonzales (71′ Helgason), Hulmand, Malech (80′ Askildsen), Udin (80′ Strefetsa), Sissy (80′ Persson), Di Francesco (88′ Banda).
- NAPLES: Merret, Di Lorenzo, Rahmani, Kim, Rui, Angisa, Lobotka, Elmas, Lozano (66′ Endombele), Raspadori (66′ Simeone (82′ Politano), Kvaratthelia
The results of the 29th matchday:
- Salernitana-Inter 1-1 (90′ Candreva / 6′ Gözens)
- Lecce – Naples 1-2 (52′ Di Francesco / 18′ Di Lorenzo, 64′ aut. Falcone)
- 7/4 22:00 Milan – Empoli
- 8/4 1:30 p.m Udinese-Monza
- 8/4 15:30 Florence – Spezia
- 8/4 17:30 Sampdoria – Cremonese
- 8/4 17:30 Atalanta-Bologna
- 8/4 19:30 Turin – Rome
- 8/4 19:30 Verona-Sassuolo
- 8/4 21:45 Lazio – Juventus
The schedule for the 30th matchday:
- 14/4 19:30 Cremonese – Empoli
- 14/4 21:45 Spezia – Lazio
- 15/4 16:00 Bologna – Milan
- 15/4 19:00 Naples – Verona
- 15/4 21:45 Inter-Monza
- 16/4 13:30 Lecce-Samdoria
- 16/4 16:00 Turin – Salernitana
- 16/4 19:00 Sassuolo – Juventus
- 16/4 21:45 Roma – Udinese
- 16/4 21:45 Florence – Atalanta
Source: sport 24
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