Fourth defeat in six games for Cagliari, which never plays on the field of leaders Napoli. Mazzarri tries to counter the Campania with a defensive form, but the rossoblùs go under already after 11 minutes and never manage to worry the hosts. Osimhen opens the scoring, Insigne puts it in the safe following a penalty obtained by the Nigerian himself.
Mazzarri covers himself at Maradona to contain the Neapolitan firepower forward, rossoblù on the field with the 4-4-1-1, Joao Pedro the only striker and Marin acting behind him. This is the eleven owner chosen by the coach: Cragno, Zappa, Godin, Walukiewicz, Caceres, Nandez, Strootman, Deiola, Lykogiannis, Marin, Joao Pedro.
Luciano Spalletti lined up his team with a 4-2-3-1: Ospina, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Anguissa, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski, Politano, Insigne, Osimhen.
Piccinini di Forlì directs the match.
FIRST HALF - The script is what was expected. Napoli takes possession and tries to sink when they see some space, Cagliari is barricaded behind the line of the ball to contain.
But Mazzarri's plans go up in smoke already at 11 ', when Osimhen unlocks the result. Anguissa with a nice launch fishing Zielinski in the area on the right side: the rossoblù are uncovered on that side, with Caceres slipped by the insertion of the Polish. On Zielinski he climbs Godin, but the blue number 20 puts in the middle a tense low cross on which Osimhen sling, who with a movement from a pure center forward anticipates Walukiewicz at the near post and makes 1-0.
The goal conceded does not change the attitude of the rossoblù, who make it hard to get out with the ball and just defend. Napoli continues to manage possession with patience and to sink when it can, with high pressure does not let Mazzarri's men out, unable to restart. The Maginot set up by the Sardinians, however, holds up well, and in the final time Cagliari does nothing but defend the small disadvantage to try to play it in the second.
There are two conclusions by Osimhen and Ruiz, both on the side, a header outside the Nigerian and a two-time save, not difficult, by Cragno on Politano.
