At 21:00 Beijing time on April 10, the 32nd round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: Napoli, which was in the championship team, faced the fierce rivals Fiorentina at home.
In the 31st round of Serie A, the leader AC Milan was forced to draw 0-0 at home by the weak team Bologna, Inter beat Juve 1-0 away from home, and Napoli beat Atalanta 3:1 away, and the difference between the three championship favorites narrowed again. AC Milan finished first with 67 points, Napoli ranked second with 66 points, and Inter Milan finished third with 63 points in the first round.
In this round, Inter Milan beat Verona 2-0 at home to accumulate 66 points in 31 games and rose to second place in the Serie A table with goal difference. As long as Napoli is unbeaten at home against Fiorentina, it can rise to the top of the Serie A table, and whether it can sit firmly at the top of the table depends on the result of AC Milan's away game against Turin.
But it's not easy for Napoli to score points on Fiorentina, although Purple Lily's top scorer Vlahović has moved to Juve in the winter window.
Napoli started 433, Osmayne, Insigne and Politano formed a forward trident, midfielder Zelinski, Lobotka, Fabian Ruiz, four defenders Mario Rui, Koulibaly, Lamani, Sanoli and goalkeeper Ospina. The total value of the starting eleven is 320 million euros.
Fiorentina started the same 433, cabral, Sabonara and N. Gonzalez formed a forward trident, midfielders Duncan, Amrabat and Castrovelli, four defenders Bilage, Igor, Mirenkovic and Vinuti, goalkeeper Terraciano. The total value of the starting eleven is 120 million euros. Former AC Milan No. 9 centre-forward Piatek sits on the bench.
After the match began, Napoli attacked. In the 1st minute, N. Gonzalez's shot from the edge of the penalty area was deflected. In the 6th minute, Napoli attacked from the left and Politano's ball was blocked. In the 7th minute, Zelinsky crossed the ball over the top and Osmayne leaned over the top and deflected it. In the 9th minute, Insigne's run-up shot went high over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Fabian Ruiz was too hesitant to handle the ball inside the penalty area and missed a good opportunity. In the 13th minute, Osmayne pushed the empty goal, but it was invalidated due to offside.
After a long and fruitless attack on Naples, its own defensive line was lost first. In the 29th minute, N. Gonzalez received a pass from Duncan and fired a powerful shot, and the ball went in! Fiorentina led Napoli 1-0.
In the second half, Napoli continued to attack. In the 46th minute, the untiring free kick in front of the field was directly hit by Insigne. In the 47th minute, Osmayne's shot hit the side-netting.
In the 57th minute, Osmayne's cross from the left was met by Mertens, who had just come on as a substitute, and scored the ball in place, and Napoli tied the score at 1-1. There is still time.
In the 66th minute, Fiorentina once again overtook the score, with Ikoone scoring from the bench.
In the 71st minute, Cabral's ball crossed Lobotka and drove straight into the penalty area to hit the goal before Koulibaly blocked it. Fiorentina extended the score to 3:1.
In the 84th minute, a long pass from the Napoli backcourt, Igor rose to the top, and Osmayne scored. But there is not much time left for Naples.
In the end, Napoli lost 2:3 at home to Fiorentina, 32 games accumulated 66 points in the Third Place in the Serie A table, 1 point behind the leader AC Milan in one round of multiple matches, and the prospect of the championship is a bit unoptimistic.