Kvara magic wins it for Napoli

Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Napoli kept up the pressure as two late goals saw them fight back to win 2-1 at home to relegation-threatened Hellas Verona.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates his winner. (Photo: AAP)

NAPOLI starting XI (4-3-3): Gollini, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui (subbed for Mazzocchi), Anguissa, Lobotka (subbed for Dendoncker), Cajuste (subbed for Ngonge), Politano (subbed for Lindstrom), Simeone (subbed for Raspadori), Kvaratskhelia

Bench: Contini, Idasiak, Natan, Traore, Ostigard

Goals: Dawidowicz 79’ (OG), Kvaratskhelia 87’

VERONA starting XI (4-2-3-1): Montipò, Tchatchoua, Coppola (subbed for Magnani), Dawidowicz, Cabal, Duda (subbed for Tavsan), Serdar, Folorunsho, Suslov (subbed for Vinagre), Lazovic (subbed for Dani Silva), Noslin (subbed for Swiderski)

Bench: Chiesa, Perilli, Belahyane, Henry, Cruz, Centonze, Charlys, Bonazzoli

Goals: Coppola 72’

Diego Coppola had headed the visitors in front in the 72nd but Verona were undone seven minutes later by a former player as Cyril Ngonge saw a shot deflected into the back of the net.

Ngonge didn’t celebrate and it later went down as an own goal by Verona defender Paweł Dawidowicz.

Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia netted the winner three minutes from time with a curling long-range effort.

AAP

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