Not shining, but with a solid performance, Naples moved away its crisis of results by beating Parma 2-0 at Maradona. A result that reinforces Gattuso’s bench and places the Azzurri in fourth place, two points behind Juventus.

Sin Mertens, who went to Belgium to continue healing his ankle, and with a Osimhen still far from presentable condition, ‘Ringhio’ had to continue betting on Petagna, which is not 100% either.

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The southerners took control of the ball in the first half but often missed the decisive pass and they could not unbalance the Ducali, who clung to the speed of Gervinho to try to do harm. Until the break, then, the match was even and it took a wonderful individual play to break it.

Elmas, starter for the first time in this Serie A, received the ball near the midfield and faced practically the entire rival defense, reaching the heart of the area and beating Sepe with a low shot.

Lozano, always the best of the partenopei by far, he kicked the ball almost empty from 2-0 before 45 ‘, and leaving the visitors alive could take its toll. Those of D’Aversa, penultimate in the table, started the second half well and they scored a goal with Brugman, although canceled by a clear offside.

Napoli signed the sentence in 82 ‘, when the newcomer Politano, with a shot from outside the area, hit Osorio and beat Sepe. Before the final whistle, moreover, Badge he finished off the stick touching what would have been his 100th target with the team of his loves, just before the team that scored the first. Positive signs for Gattuso, which will be played next Wednesday the first leg of the Cup against Atalanta. It will be a much tougher test.

Sassuolo prolongs the crisis in Godín’s Cagliari in 94

Sassuolo, with a goal from the Ivorian Jeremie God in the last gasp, he drew 1-1 this Sunday on his visit to the Cagliari of the Uruguayan Diego Godín and prolonged the long crisis of results of the Sardinian team in Serie A, where they have not won a match since November 7, 2020.

With the Uruguayans Godín and Cristian Oliva of headlines, but without Nahitan Nández, off due to accumulation of cards, Cagliari went ahead with fifteen minutes remaining with a great header from Brazilian Joao Pedro, but this Sunday he could not end his league curse either.

In ’94, the young Italian-Ghanaian talent Brian Oddei hung a large center that Boga finished off with his left foot to save a point for Sassuolo, and frustrate once again Eusebio Di Francesco’s Cagliari.

The Sardinian team he has barely won three games this year and added five points in the last thirteen days, without any win.

The Argentine Giovanni Simeone could not score, who has not seen a goal in Serie A since October 31, after starting the course with five goals in six games.

Cagliari is antepenultimate, with fifteen points, in the relegation zone.

Changes

Hernani (45 ‘, Alberto Grassi), Politano (62 ‘, Andrea Petagna), Bakayoko (69′, Zielinski), Hysaj (76 ‘, Mário Rui), Maksimovic (76 ‘, Eljif Diamond), Maxime Busi (78 ‘, Giuseppe Pezzella), Dennis Man (79 ‘, Brugman), Cyprien (80 ‘, Kurtic)

Goals

1-0, 31′: Eljif Diamond, 2-0, 81′: Politano

Cards

Referee: Federico La Penna
VAR referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
Riccardo Gagliolo (4 ‘, Yellow) Giuseppe Pezzella (30 ‘, Yellow) Andrea Conti (70 ‘, Yellow) Diego Demme (70 ‘, Yellow) Eljif Diamond (74 ‘, Yellow) Brugman (75 ‘, Yellow

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