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06 February 2021 Fifth victory of the new era Ballardini for Genoa, which collects another success in seven games (a draw and a defeat the other results since the return of the coach)

A Napoli pays the price as it can't find the right pace in the league.

The advance on Saturday evening of the 21st day of the championship, second return, ends 2-1 in Marassi for the Grifone, which rises to 24 points, in a classification situation that was difficult to imagine until recently.

Setback for Gattuso's team, nailed to 37 points like Lazio and Atalanta.

The Neapolitans do not find continuity of results, after the victory over Parma following the knockout of Verona.

And in sight there are the return of the semi-final of the Italian Cup with Atalanta and the round of 32 of the Europa League with Granada.



With Shomurodov injured, to lead the rossoblù attack, with Destro there is Pandev, preferred to Scamacca and Pjaca.

Training problems for Gattuso: Ghoulam and Koulibaly positive, Fabian Ruiz just negativized, Mertens to treat his ankle in Belgium;

in 4-3-3, the trident is formed by Politano, Petagna and Lozano.

Manganiello di Pinerolo referees.



Good Neapolitan start, with Perin called to work by Zielinski, Lozano and Di Lorenzo, but at the first lunge the hosts pass: at 11 'error in the restart by Maksimović, Badelj recovers the ball and puts Pandev in front of Ospina for the rossoblù advantage .

Napoli reaction with a violent shot by Lozano saved by Perin (18 ') and a header by Petagna on a free kick by Mario Rui, but the ball hits the crossbar (24').

Genoa doubles, again with Pandev who receives from Zajć and beats Ospina for the second time with an angled shot (26 ').

At 39 'Napoli tries with Elmas, Perin is ready for the umpteenth time.



Shooting.

At 54 'Gattuso tries to shake his team by inserting Insigne for Zielinski and Osimhen for Petagna.

At 58 'Politano tries the solution to turn, slightly out.

At 63 'Osimhen wastes from a favorable position by kicking high.

At 68 'Ballardini puts Scamacca for Pandev and Behrami for Strootman.

Injury for Manolas, Rrhamani enters Naples (68 ').

At 71 'Perin denied the goal to Demme, author of an angled conclusion.

At 78 'it is the post (second wood) to save the Genoa goalkeeper after Insigne's volley.

At 79 'Ballardin inserts Portanova for Destro and after a few seconds the new entrant immediately combines a mess, involuntarily serving Politano in the penalty area, the Neapolitan striker makes Perin dry.

In the recovery, Elmas well positioned wasted the opportunity to equalize (93 ').

Genoa party.