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by Gianluca Luceri 10 December 2019In a crisis in the league, Napoli found in the Champions League a smile and qualification for the round of 16, even if from second in the group thanks to the success (0-2) of the European champions of Liverpool in Salzburg: at the San Paolo overwhelmed 4 -0 the Genk, last in the grouping and now without great motivation. If this was the last bench of Carlo Ancelotti (Gattuso would be ready to take over), we will find out soon.

Match immediately downhill for the Neapolitans. At 2 'on a corner Koulibaly heads the crossbar, a few seconds later Milik scores the easiest goal thanks to a' mega duck 'by the 17 year old Belgian goalkeeper Vandevoordt, who in front of the goal line tries an absurd dribble on the Pole (there was pure Mertens) and is punished. Despite the nightmare start, the Belgians still try not to lose heart: out of very little at 12 'the blow of Paintsil from distance, on 16' Onuachu devours himself kicking to the left side in front of Meret after a ball bloody lost by Fabian Ruiz. But that of the guests is only a 'flash', given that on 26 'Napoli doubled: Allan opened for Di Lorenzo and low cross for the onrushing Milik who did not forgive and scored twice. At 38 'also comes the trio: vertical launch of Allan for Callejon, Vandevoordt in desperate output brings him down, from the perfect execution disk of the Polish Milik who signs a super hat-trick. Before the break another chance for Onuachu (a little light on the defense) but incredibly the goal is missing (42 ').

With the result in the icebox, the recovery flows away quickly. Two unpretentious shots by Berge and Hrosovsky (Meret easy), Allan's right on the bottom (59 '), a weak conclusion by Fabian Ruiz (61'). Then two sudden blazes. At 74 'another penalty for Napoli thanks to an arm of De Norre on the attempt to fly Callejon: from eleven meters this time Mertens goes that with a' spoon 'drops poker. A wheel (76 ') start of the Belgians splintering the pole with the newly entered Bongonda. Game over at the San Paolo.