Kim Min-jae (26), a ‘monster defender’ wearing the SSC Napoli uniform of the Italian professional soccer team, started the pre-season for two consecutive games and continued to adapt to the team.
Kim Min-jae started the pre-season friendly match against Spain Girona at the Teofilo Patini Stadium in Castel di Sangro, Italy on the 4th (Korean time) and played until he was replaced by Joao Jejus in the 24th minute of the second half.
Kim Min-jae, who joined Naples on the 27th of last month, was selected as a starter in a friendly match against Mallorca (Spain) on the 1st and played 45 minutes in the first half, and on that day, he also played as a starter and increased his playing time.
Napoli won 3-1 against Girona, a team promoted to the Spanish La Liga.
Napoli took the lead with an own goal from their opponent David López in the 27th minute and gave Valentin Castellanos an equalizer in the 11th minute of the second half, but Andrea Petanya added the winning goal in the 32nd minute and Hvica Kvarazhelia added a penalty kick in the 35th minute. Goal came out.
Napoli will play their last pre-season match against Spain’s Espanyol on the 7th.
The 2022-2023 season Serie A starts on the 14th, and Napoli will play the first round with Verona at 1:30 am on the 16th.
/yunhap news