Italian Premier League champions Napoli struggled to overcome survivor Cagliari at home, needing strikes from their biggest stars to do so.
Napoli, who have won only two of their last nine home games and lost three of their last four league games, failed to open the visitors’ goal until Victor Osimhen finally opened the scoring in the 69th minute – the goalkeeper Cagliari’s Simone Scuffet managed to do it. he pushes his header just wide of the post from where the ball bounced into the goal.
The hosts’ lead lasts just three minutes, then Zito Luvumbo lets himself be crossed freely and Leonardo Pavoletti, who wore the Napoli shirt before moving to Cagliari in 2017, pushes it into the net from in front of goal. Now it was Napoli’s turn to respond quickly: Osimhen played the ball between the defenders for a long time and then found Hviša Kvaratshelia with a pass, whose shot was uncatchable for Scuffet. The 2-1 victory keeps Napoli in contention for a Champions League place.
30 – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been involved in 30 goals (17 goals, 13 assists) in 49 Serie A matches; since 2004/05 only Berardi (31 in the first 42) and Pato (30/45) when younger than him have been involved in more than 30 goals before reaching the first 50 league appearances. Sprint.#NaplesCagliari pic.twitter.com/fPGgqBRLQa
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 16, 2023
In the mid-table match, Lecce narrowly missed the finish line by beating Frosinone 2:1. The winning goal was scored by Ylber Ramadani in the 89th minute. Torino took the lead against Empoli with a goal from Duvan Zapata, then saw the ball enter the goal twice, but on both occasions breathed a sigh of relief. Offsides determined with the help of VAR left the guests goalless and gave Torino a 1-0 victory.
Results:
Napoli – Cagliari 2:1 (0:0)
69. Victor Osimhen, 75. Hvitša Kvaratshelia – 72. Leonardo Pavoletti
Lecce – Frosinone 2:1 (1:1)
11. Roberto Piccoli, 89. Ylber Ramadani – 33. pen. Kaio Jorge
Turin – Empoli 1:0 (1:0)
25. Duvan Zapata
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