"Napoli draws with Salernitana in 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Min-jae Kim's ‘Iron Pillar’ defense showcased - Latest Updates"

2023-04-30 15:11:14

[골닷컴] Correspondent Kang Dong-hoon = Napoli postponed its third Italian Serie A title in 33 years. As they had an unfortunate draw with Salernitana at home, they were unable to confirm the championship early. ‘Iron Pillar’ Min-jae Kim started and showed stable defense, but he couldn’t smile brightly.

In the 2022-2023 season Italian Serie A round 32 home game against Salernitana held at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, Italy on the 30th at 10:00 pm (Korean time), Napoli scored the opening goal of Matthias Olivera, but gave up a goal and lost 1- 1 draw

With the draw on the day, Napoli continued its 4-game undefeated streak (3 wins, 1 draw) and kept first place (25 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, 79 points), and the gap with second place Lazio (61 points) was 18 points. done. However, if 3rd place Juventus (59 points), who played one less game, wins, it will rise to 2nd place and the difference in points will be 16, so the early victory was postponed to the next.

Kim Min-jae showed off a stable defense that day. While he played full-time, he blocked Salernitana’s attacks well. In particular, because Napoli put the center of gravity on the attack, there was a lot of space in the rear, but they showed ‘iron wall mode’ with quick judgment and speed. However, he swallowed regret as he failed to lead a scoreless goal and victory.

Napoli always came out with a 4-3-3 formation. At the forefront, Hvica Kvarachhelia, Victor Osimen and Irving Lozano formed an attacking triangle. Piotr Zielinski, Stanislav Lobotka and Andre-Frank Jambo Angusa formed the midfield.

With Kim Min-jae and Amir Rahmani at the center, Olivera and Giovanni Di Lorenzo were located on the left and right to form a four-back. The goalkeeper’s gloves were worn by Alex Meret. Elif Elmas, Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Simeone, Gianluca Gaetano and Tanguy Ndombele started off the bench.

As expected, Napoli showed a smooth pass play from the beginning, and they were constantly driven in high possession. In the 2nd and 7th minutes of the first half, Osimen received a cross in front of the goal and hit it in the head twice, but both failed. Olivera’s shot went wide in the 12th minute of the first half.

Napoli, which continued the offensive, swallowed regret. In the 24th and 42nd minutes of the first half, Osimen’s header shot and Anguisa’s fantastic half-volley mid-range shot were all blocked by goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. In the end, it was finished without scoring even after hitting 8 shots while maintaining 80% of the possession during the first half.

As Napoli seldom attacked Salernitana and the frustrating flow continued, they sought a change. In the 15th minute of the second half, Rosano and Zielinski were removed and Laspadori and Elmas were added. And the change hit. Two minutes after making the substitution, Olivera cut the net with a header from Raspadori’s corner kick.

However, the atmosphere completely subsided as Napoli dedicated a conceded point while enjoying the joy. In the 39th minute of the second half, after Dia dug into the penalty box from the right flank, his left-footed shot was sucked into the corner of the opposite goal.

Napoli became desperate and launched an all-out offensive. In the 42nd minute of the second half, Kvarachhelia’s shot was saved by goalkeeper Ochoa. In the 45th minute of the second half, Robotka and Angusa were removed and Simeone and Ndombele were added to increase the number of attacks. However, they were unable to score and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.