Raspadori and Politano save Napoli in Genoa
Raspadori and Politano save Napoli in Genoa
It's ended in a draw, 2-2, in Saturday's third advance of the fourth day of Serie A between Napoli and Genoa. At Marassi, Garcia’s team, down by two goals and one step away from a second defeat in a row, è managed to react with pride by coming back in the second half with Raspadori and Politano. Azzurri fifth in the standings at 7 points, Genoa 12th at 4.
The hosts took the lead in the 40th minute on the development of a corner: De Winter spiked the ball, Bani in the small area with a header found the 1-0. In the second half, Napoli struggled to get into the game and at 56' Genoa doubled with a splendid turn by Retegui on an assist from Strootman.
In the final Napoli regained the pride of the Italian champion team and made a comeback with the quality of the newcomers: at 76' Raspadori halved the disadvantage with a left-footed shot, at 84' Politano made it 2-2 with a great volley on Zielinski’s invention.