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04 November 2021 Two penalties by Zielinski and Mertens and the seals of Lozano and Ounas are enough for Napoli to win a 4-1 comeback at Legia and overtake the Polish team in first place in Europa League group C.
Without Osimhen, Insigne and Fabian Ruiz, the Certaldo coach is forced to upset the starting eleven: space for Demme, Juan Jesus, Elmas and Petagna at the center of the attack. After ten minutes, Legia is already ahead: Mladenovic enters the area and serves Emreli who controls and beats Meret. It is the sixth goal conceded in Europe and Napoli did not suffer as many in a group stage from the 2017-18 season in the Champions League. The blue answer is entrusted to the inventions of Zielinski who hit the crossbar in the 17 'and scares Miszta for the first time. The goalkeeper responds to this on 19 'on Anguissa's header and on 25' on Elmas' sure shot after a chest from Petagna.
In the second half the first ring is from Legia: Ribeiro hits the post from outside the area, then Emreli does not frame the goal on the rejected.
An episode is needed at Napoli and the episode arrives at 50 ': Zielinski earns a penalty for Josue' foul and transforms him from eleven meters. Only seven players on the bench available to Spalletti who made the first substitution in the 65th minute: outside Elmas, inside Politano. Eight minutes later outside Zielinski, inside Mertens.
The last half hour of the game is a monologue of Napoli dribbling in the half of the Poles.
Opportunities are missing, the ingenuity of the Legia does not.
Especially those of Josue 'who commits the second penalty foul in the 74th minute, this time on Politano.
The 2-1 penalty came from Mertens who scored the first goal of the season with a spoon.
The network of tranquility is instead of Lozano who at 79 'supports in the network but great merit goes to Petagna who serves his partner the easiest of the balls to manage for the 3-1.
The final note is Ounas: lob with the left on an opponent and right on the fly that is worth the definitive poker.