At home, Napoli had an overwhelming first half to thrash Liverpool in the first round of the Champions League group stage; goalkeeper Alisson even saved a penalty from the Italians
O napoli thrashed the Liverpool 4-1 this Wednesday, 7th, at Diego Armando Maradona, for the first round of Group A of the Champions League. The Italian team had an overwhelming first half and confirmed the triumph with goals from Zielinski (twice), anguissa and simeone; the home team still had a penalty saved by Alisson. the colombian Luis Diaz cashed out for the Reds.
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The teams return to the field for the second round of Group A next Tuesday, September 13, at 16:00 (Brasília time). Liverpool face the ajax at home at Anfield Stadium. Napoli, on the other hand, goes to the Ibrox Stadium, in Glasgow, Scotland, to measure forces against rangers.
THE GAME
Napoli had an overwhelming start to the game at home and, in the first minute, sent a ball to the crossbar in a shot by Osimhen, with no chance for Alisson. At four, the referee signaled the penalty in favor of the Italian team after a hand touch in the Liverpool area: Zielinski went for the kick, hit the right and didn’t waste: 1 to 0.
Napoli put pressure on Liverpool in the attacking field and, in the 16th minute, Van Djik stomped on Osimhen in the area and another penalty was awarded. The Italian team’s own player went to the penalty, but Alisson grew up and defended; on the rebound, Di Lorenzo sent very high out.
In the 27th minute, Kvaratskhelia missed a great opportunity for the Italians to beat, practically alone, to the defense of Van Dijk. The second goal came in the 30th minute, after finishing Anguissa. Without letting the English team play, Napoli took advantage of Gomez’s mistake on the ball out and the midfielder received Zielinski’s pass to kick off goalkeeper Alisson: 2-0.
Overwhelming, Napoli scored three goals in the first half. After leaving Alexander-Arnold and Gomez behind, Kvaratskhelia rolled for Simeone to complete for the nets: 3-0 and complete dominance of the Italian team at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
The second half started like the first: overwhelming. In the opening minute, Zielinski scored one more and confirmed Napoli’s rout. The midfielder took advantage of the rebound given by Alisson and completed: 4 to 0 and a ride over the current runners-up. Two minutes later, Liverpool scored with a shot from outside the box by Luis Díaz: 4-1.
The Reds forward almost scored the second five minutes into the match with a well-placed shot, but over the goal. At 15, Díaz, once again, headed with danger after Alexander Arnold’s throw and demanded a great save from Meret.
Source: sportbuzz
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