Inter of the reserves manages to come back from three goals against Benfica after a first half played for a walk. Also Napoli shows two faces. He grabs the equalizer with an excellent performance at the Bernabeu, then perhaps he no longer has the breath to control the game anymore and leaves room for Real who don’t forgive him. But what he showed up to the two-by-two is a very positive sign. Because Napoli is back. Mazzarri did what Garcia had always preached, before arriving on the gulf and getting lost without being able to do so: he put the church back in the center of the village. He gave the Azzurri back the enthusiasm of courage, which had been Spalletti’s winning weapon. With Garcia, Napoli always gave the impression of thinking about defending themselves even when he attacked. In flashes at the Bernabeu he rekindled his visionary madness.
Walter Mazzarri returned to the Champions League eleven years after the elimination against Chelsea, on the royal stage of Madrid.
The scudetto in the heart
It is a very different Napoli that finds itself on the regained bench, without the matador Cavani and Lavezzi, but it is a team with the scudetto in its heart that he made offensive play and entertainment his strength, models that the coach from Livorno had never married in his fluctuating career. But now he says that he has changed and that he doesn’t want to betray the miracle built by Spalletti. In the victory over Atalanta, in fact, Kvara and his teammates found their lost enthusiasm again. Real Madrid is the litmus test. Against the Blancos, Napoli is looking for early qualification for the round of 16. Carlo Ancelotti’s team leads Group C and has won them all so far, 4 out of 4, with 12 points in the bag. The Napoli left by Garcia are sailing behind him and would be certain of progressing to the next round with a win, but even with a draw if Braga didn’t beat Union Berlin, as it ended, they have a very good chance. It is therefore not a last-ditch challenge that awaits Mazzarri, from inside or outside.
The merengues with the infirmary full
Furthermore, the magician Carletto has half the team in the infirmary, the two goalkeepers Courtois and Kepa, Camavinga, Militao, Modric, Tchouameni, Vinicius, plus the starlet Arda Guler, even if he cannot be considered a starter. In attack, the Blancos still field Bellingham, Brahim Diaz and Rodrygo. Mazzarri brings Oshimen to the bench ready to take over: Simeone in his place. Juan Jesus replaces Olivera. The first half is a great example of the Ancelotti school. Real only need some flashes and they’re aiming for that: there’s no need to overdo it when you have so many classy players. Patience and wisdom, Carletto’s lesson. So he can afford to watch for long stretches and then suddenly come out with a few effective shots. Napoli have already forgotten Garcia, they play with a new, or rather ancient, conviction, which is the one they recovered from last year’s ride. The same visionary madness is seen in flashes. But Real Madrid is like a snake crawling in the tall grass and you can’t see it. It strikes you that you don’t expect it. He gets Simeone’s goal back after two minutes, and then takes the lead through Bellingham. Afterwards he watches. Mazzarri’s men keep the ball and also become dangerous. without changing the course of things though. The second half could be a completely different story. Continuing to watch, the Blancos get the equalizer from Anguissa, who takes it with arrogance, while the Real defense makes beautiful statues.
When Bellingham lights up
After the goal, Napoli tries to continue along this path for a while, then gives up and decides to retreat to their possessions. Joselu (a Real Madrid entrant, with banana feet, who doesn’t understand what he’s doing among those champions) gets at least three incredible goals, great scrums and overhead kicks in the area, until the home gem just sent onto the pitch by Ancelotti, Nico Paz, invents a dribble and a low shot from outside which with the Meret’s complicity goes into the net for three to two. At that point the game was over. Bellingham takes over and does everything himself, he even manages to get Joselu to score, who rightly instead of rejoicing goes to apologize to the fans for the incredible goals he missed.
For Inter, in practice, it is a training match.
Crazy Inter is back for one evening
This can be seen clearly from the line-up that he fields at Da Luz Inzaghi, giving up the starting midfield, excluding Barella, Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan, and also granting a rest to Lautaro and Thuram, without counting the long-term patients Bastoni and Pavard. Audero made his debut between the posts. Also in the field are the mysterious objects Bisseck and Klaassen. Compared to the match at the Stadium against Juventus, Inter made eight changes. On the other hand passage to the round of 16 is already safe. And that it is almost a training session can also be understood from the approach with which the Nerazzurri interpret the match from the start, hoping to be able to put it to sleep at a gentle pace. The problem is that Benfica are not up for it, as they absolutely need a victory to aim for at least third place with a view to the repechage in the Europa League. Inter’s improvised defense will take care of the rest, also demolished by Asslani’s errors on the Lusitanians’ second goal and by Bisseck in a tourist version for Joao Mario’s hat-trick. In Europe we don’t joke. Especially when you are stronger, but you take the field convinced that you just have to run to avoid losing. Inzaghi must have understood this.
The double face of the Nerazzurri
And the program changes: Cuadrado, Barella and Thuram inside. And let’s stop walking. And it’s enough to be serious to make up for the fool of the first 45 minutes. Arnautovic, Frattesi and Sanchez on penalties. To be. In 27 minutes she made things right. And in the end he throws Lautaro in too, because at this point he wants to win it. He even comes close with a Barella pole.
2023-11-29 22:25:22
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