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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck a marvel objective to fireside ailing Serie A champions Napoli to a morale-boosting 2-1 win over struggling Verona on Sunday.
Georgian star Kvaratskhelia curled house a long-range end with three minutes remaining on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to grab victory and transfer Napoli to inside one level of Italy’s Champions League positions.
Walter Mazzarri’s aspect are seventh on 35 factors however might see the hole between them and fourth-placed Atalanta improve after their house conflict with Lazio in a while Sunday.
“While you win like that it is an amazing feeling… however in actuality, it might’ve been higher to take an early lead and get it executed with out struggling a lot,” admitted Mazzarri to DAZN after one other underwhelming efficiency from his staff.
Cyril Ngonge set Napoli on the best way to victory with 11 minutes remaining when he levelled Diego Coppola’s opener along with his first objective for the southern membership since signing from Verona final month.
“It is tough to explain the feelings I’m feeling proper now,” stated substitute Ngonge.
“It is unbelievable. I scored my first objective for this nice membership and it is superb.”
Napoli are firmly within the struggle for Champions League soccer however the high 4 wasn’t their goal after their beautiful Scudetto triumph final season.
Their title defence was over properly earlier than the flip of the 12 months and Napoli are 19 factors behind league leaders Inter Milan who host Juventus within the weekend’s huge recreation on Sunday evening.
Subsequent weekend Napoli journey to the San Siro to tackle AC Milan, a tough journey for a staff who’ve solely gained 4 league matches since Mazzarri took over from Rudi Garcia in November.
Verona dropped into the relegation zone beneath Cagliari following Sunday’s defeat.
Earlier Salernitana ended a four-match dropping streak with a goalless draw at Torino on Jerome Boateng’s debut for Serie A’s backside membership.
Former Germany defender Boateng signed for Salernitana as a free agent on Friday after being launched by Lyon in June.
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