Napoli returned to victory this Friday but the party was not complete since the striker Giovanni Simeone left injured just before the clash against Milan in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
It was a 2-1 win at Lecce’s home in a game that was more complicated than expected to the Italian super pointer and that was defined by a goal against the unfortunate defender Antonino Gallo in the 64th minute. Previously, the winger Giovanni Di Lorenzo put Napoli ahead at 18 and at 52 the local temporary tie with Federico Di Francesco arrived.
But the story went by Cholo’s son, who entered after 65 minutes and left a while later due to injury. Simeone aimed to be a starter this Wednesday in the Champions League since the starting nine, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is also out confirmed due to injury.
As it is, the Napoli could have run out of nine for Wednesday, when they visit Milan. The European duel has gained more interest in recent weeks with the Milanese’s 4-0 win against Napoli in Serie A.
Anyway, the Italian contest seems to be res judicata with Napoli leading with nine dates to go with 74 unitsfollowed recently by Lazio, which has 55.
The one that got complicated again was Inter, who suffered an agonizing 1-1 on their visit to Salernitana. The team that had Joaquín Correa starting and Lautaro Martínez in the second half has four games without wins (two draws, two losses) and is already 4th in the tournament with 51 points and Dybala’s Roma (50) nipping at his heels . The Romans play exactly this Saturday, from 1:30 p.m. with Torino.
Inter is also preparing for the Champions, and will visit Benfica of Portugal this Tuesday for the first leg of the quarterfinals.
