UpdatedSeptember 10, 2022, 10:58 PM
FootballNapoli and Inter win in the 89th minute, Milan win at 10
The Neapolitans won once morest Spezia thanks to a goal from Raspadori late in the game and the Intéristes did the same once morest Torino with a success from Brozovic. AC Milan suffered once morest Sampdoria.
Giacomo Raspadori made the Diego Maradona stadium exult at the end of the game.
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Naples, blunted by the debauchery of energy to subdue Liverpool (4-1) in the Champions League, had to wait until the 89th minute to find the fault once morest Spezia (1-0) thanks to Giacomo Raspadori on Saturday at the start of the 6th day of Serie A. And Inter Milan, who played later, also had to wait until the last minutes to clinch a precious victory once morest a solid Torino (1-0), thanks to a kick from Marcelo Brozovic.
In the absence of Victor Osimhen in Naples, away for a few weeks following injuring his thigh once morest the “Reds” on Wednesday, Raspadori scored a precious goal at the end of a wide Neapolitan domination so far in vain (28 shots ).
Thanks to the first goal at the foot of Vesuvius from “Raspa”, Naples temporarily takes the lead with a head start on Atalanta Bergamo, which hosts Cremonese on Sunday (19th). And this, before another busy week, with trips to Glasgow Rangers in C1 then to AC Milan in the league.
After making the defense of the “Reds” dizzy, Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struggled once more in the first period, but fell on a vigilant Ligurian goalkeeper (15th, 23rd). La Spezia spent most of their match hunkering down but might also have surprised Naples twice, on a strong shot from Emmanuel Gyasi (43rd) then a poorly supported withdrawal from Mario Rui whose Jakub Kiwior almost took advantage (72nd).
And it was not until the last moments to see Raspadori victoriously take over a center back from Hirving Lozano, freeing the Diego Maradona stadium and his coach Luciano Spalletti, excluded in stride following invectives with the opposing bench.
Inter suffered
After missing their two big meetings once morest AC Milan (2-3) in the league then Bayern (0-2) in the Champions League, Inter suffered to obtain a victory once morest Torino, synonymous provisional third place.
Samir Handanovic, back in goal following giving way to André Onana once morest the Germans on Wednesday, first had to make more stops on his line. The interist captain thus intervened in front of Nikola Vlasic (20th, 66th), Antonio Sanabria (47th), Ricardo Rodriguez (57th) or even Nemanja Radonjic (83rd)!
Inter had a much harder time worrying Turin goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, with the Nerazzurri forwards competing in clumsiness. But all it took was a great inspiration from Nicolo Barella, who found Brozovic in the area, and a subtle recovery from the Croatian, to tip the scales in favor of the Milanese just before the gong (89th).
Inter return to two points behind Naples, provisional leader, before the evening meeting which can allow AC Milan to join Napoli in the lead in the event of victory on the lawn of Sampdoria, in Genoa.
Milan join Napoli
AC Milan, in the evening, temporarily joined Naples at the top of Serie A by dominating Sampdoria (2-1) but suffered in a second period disputed at ten following the expulsion of Rafael Leao.
Outnumbered, the Rossoneri found the resources to regain the 2-1 advantage thanks to a penalty obtained and converted by Olivier Giroud (67th), shortly following being joined on a header from Filip Djuricic (57th). Another goal that is worth gold for Giroud, new holder due to an embarrassment from Divock Origi, while Stefano Pioli would have liked to breathe a little the Frenchman (3rd goal this season).
But Rafael Leao, the key man in the derby won once morest Inter (3-2) a week ago, also weighed in on this tense match in Genoa. The acceleration of the Portuguese left side, continued into the Genoese area following a relay with Giroud, was at the origin of the opening of the Milan score of Junior Messias (6th).
But it was then the expulsion of Leao that changed the meaning of a game generally in hand for the Milanese. The Portuguese received a second warning from the start for having “shot” in the face of an opponent while attempting an acrobatic return (47th). Without Leao, who will miss next week’s clash once morest Napoli, Pioli has revamped his squad, dropping to five defenders.
Despite a big final fright, with a shot on the post by Valerio Verre then a recovery from Manolo Gabbiadini repelled by Mike Maignan from … the belly (87th), Milan preserved its short advantage until the end of eight minutes of additional time .
(AFP)
