Without De Bruyne, Napoli remain mighty! Hojlund Save Conte in Maradona

Gilabola.com -Napoli finally won three important points after being left behind before Patrick Vieira’s Genoa, thanks to goals from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Rasmus Hojlund who ensured a 2-1 victory at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Sunday night local time.

De Bruyne was reserved, Neres got a starter surprise

The main focus of this fight is the absence of Kevin De Bruyne from the composition of the main players. Gabriele Oriali explained that the decision was purely a “technical choice” of coach Antonio Conte. Instead, David Neres is believed to fall since the early minutes.

With a squad that should be able to dominate, Napoli did take control of the game in the first round. But Genoa appeared disciplined and worked hard without the ball, making it difficult for the home team to create dangerous opportunities.

The surprising goal from young player Genoa

The game runs until the 33rd minute without a single shot on target from both teams. But the moment finally came, and instead became a blow to Napoli.

Brooke Norton-Cuffy made it past Mathias Olivera in the penalty area before sending a mature pull to Jeff Ekhator. The young player Genoa only needs to touch the ball a little to conquer the goalkeeper and bring the visitors a 1-0 ahead.

The resurrection of Napoli is led by Anguissa and Hojlund

Napoli were only able to reply almost an hour after the game began. Leonardo Spinazzola sent a cross which was originally addressed to De Bruyne. The ball had hit and bounced into the air, but Anguissa swiftly heading the reflected ball into a balanced goal in the 57th minute.

The resurrection of Partenopei was complete in the 75th minute. De Bruyne this time appeared as a creator, releasing a cross from the left side. The ball is controlled by Scott Mctominay, Anguissa’s kick was blocked, but Rasmus Hojlund immediately grabbed a wild ball and thrilled the Genoa goal. The goal was the third in the last two matches.

Standings and different fate of two teams

This victory brought Napoli back to the top of the Serie A standings, matching the acquisition of AS Roma points who also won on the same day. Meanwhile, AC Milan has the opportunity to follow if he is able to beat Juventus in the next night’s match.

Conversely, Genoa must again swallow bitter results. They still have never won in Serie A this season and have to be satisfied sitting in the 19th place before the international break-even their performance in Maradona deserves to be appreciated.

• Final Results: Napoli 2-1 Genoa
• Ekhator (G) 33 ′, Anguissa (N) 57 ′, Hojlund (N) 75 ′