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The return match between Napoli and Frankfurt will be played on March 15
The Mexican Hirving Lozano signed an outstanding performance in the victory of the Napoli about Eintracht Frankfurt for the first leg of the Round of 16 of the Champions League.
Lozanowho was not part of the starting eleven of the Neapolitan team in the highest club competition of the UEFA from October 12, 2022, he received the opportunity to Luciano Spallettitechnician of Napolito play from the start against Frankfurt and the former player of Pachuca He responded to the confidence of the Italian strategist by delivering a great performance that was key to the result.
However, in the first 30 minutes of the match, He’Chucky‘ was mainly dedicated to fulfilling defensive duties and was even seen playing mainly behind midfield.
After the first half hour of the match, Lozano he assumed a greater role in the attack of the Italian squad and the Aztec created the first dangerous opportunity at 34′. In a great move to surpass his brand, El ‘Chucky‘ went to the German goal after an extraordinary pass from John DiLorezo and the Mexican attacker took a dangerous shot that crashed into the right post.
In the same play, Aurelio Buta from Frankfurt committed a penalty on Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia He was in charge of collecting the maximum penalty. To the surprise of the fans of the Napoli, Kvaratskhelia he missed his shot.
Despite the serious flaw, the Napoli maintained concentration and at minute 40, Lozano made a great drop down the right flank and assisted Osimhen for the first annotation of the set of the A league. It should be noted that only one minute after the goal, hirving he stole the ball from the Bavarian defense and assisted Victor again, who sent the ball into the back of the net, but the assistant referee scored offside, so the target did not go up on the scoreboard.
In the second part, the former player of the Pachuca y PSV continued to be the protagonist in the attack of the Napoli and at 53′ he carried out a great individual action on the wing by removing the mark from several defenders, however, his cross into the area was not correct.
Two minutes later, heChucky‘ He came close to moving the nets when he took a powerful shot that went right in the direction where Kevin Trapp was, who parried the ball.
Hirving Lozano He was substituted at minute 79 and the Mexican said goodbye to Deutsche Bank Park as one of the great figures of the game. The Aztec finished with one assist, two shots, 15 successful passes out of 21 attempted, two chances created and won four of the seven games he played. It should be noted that in the defensive field, Lozano shone with six recoveries.
The second leg between Napoli and Frankfurt will be played on March 15 and the next rival of the Neapolitan team in the A league It will be Empoli.