Spalletti throws in a towel
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MILAN: Napoli’s Dries Mertens strike a prop in a stirring 2-1 win during Roma that stirred Giallorossi manager Luciano Spalletti to probably concur a Serie A pretension competition to Juventus on Saturday.
“We have to be realistic. For us it’s now roughly unfit to locate Juventus,” pronounced Spalletti after a morale-crushing better that left Roma 7 points adrift in second place, with Juventus also carrying a diversion in hand.
Belgium midfielder Mertens was given a curtsy forward of striker Arkadiusz Milik notwithstanding a Poland star’s new lapse from a five-month damage lay-off.
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And manager Maurizio Sarri’s premonition to keep deploying a Belgian midfielder as his categorical striker was valid right during an end-to-end thrill-fest that saw Napoli soak adult prolonged spells of vigour before saying Mertens retaliate Roma’s leaky defence.
Napoli took a 1-0 lead into half-time during a Stadio Olimpico after Mertens struck opposite a run of play to crack a round over onrushing Wojciech Szczesny on 26 minutes.
Mertens finished his brace, holding his joining total for a deteriorate to 18 goals, 5 mins into a second half with another cold finish following Lorenzo Insigne’s inswinger towards a behind post.
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When Kevin Strootman reduced a balance on 89 mins it sparked a thespian late fightback from Roma that saw Pepe Reina acrobatically palm Diego Perotti’s deflected expostulate off a crossbar before clearing with his leg.
But Napoli, who saw Sarri sent to a stands for gainsay mid by a second period, hold on for a profitable win.
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