Napoli is one step away from winning the 'Scudetto' of the Serie A, the first since Diego Maradona left the club in 1990. And speaking of 'D10s', this Saturday, March 11, once again, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia dressed up as 'Pelusa' to score an epic goal to open the path to victory (2-0) against Atalanta.
It was the 60th minute of Napoli vs. Atalanta when the Georgian player received the ball about 30 meters from the opponent's goal and then dodged five opponents to finally beat Juan Musso.
First, he made two impressive cuts in the area and later, he connected a powerful shot that the Argentine goalkeeper couldn't stop, earning him applause from coach Luciano Spaletti.
The Georgian winger, who arrived at Napoli last summer for 15 million euros, is 22 years old and so far this season he has already scored 12 goals and provided 15 assists.
Because of this, several European giants have his name on their agendas, with Real Madrid being one of the clubs apparently better positioned to secure his services.
Napoli defeated Atalanta 2-0: summary
Napoli took another step towards the 'Scudetto' by beating Atalanta 2-0 on Saturday in the 26th round of the Serie A, where they extended their lead in the table and are calculating when they could mathematically become champions.
The Neapolitans, who were defeated in the previous round at home by Lazio, came into this round with a 15-point lead over second-placed Inter Milan, which was defeated 2-1 by Spezia (17th) on Friday and is now 18 points behind the leaders.
Lazio (3rd), now 20 points behind Napoli, can move up to second and be 17 points behind the leaders again, but for that, they need to win in the last match on Saturday, away against Bologna (8th).
In any case, Napoli, who hasn't been Italian champions since the days of Diego Maradona (1987 and 1990), will come out even stronger from this weekend, with twelve rounds left until the end of the tournament.
"We all want to achieve it (the Serie A title), but there are still matches to be played. We will have to go out and play them and try to repeat what we have been doing," said Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti to DAZN.
Georgian player Khvicha Kvaratshkhelia, the sensation of the season in Serie A, opened the scoring in the Saturday match with a great play that ended with a shot just below the crossbar, making it 1-0 in the 60th minute.
Not content with being the top assist provider in Serie A (9), the 23-year-old winger scored his eleventh goal, confirming himself as the other main offensive protagonist of Napoli, alongside Victor Osimhen (top scorer of the tournament with 19 goals). The Nigerian player didn't score in this match and had to settle for providing the assist for 'Kvradona's' goal.
(Information: AFP)
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