In Matchday 19 of Italy’s Serie A, Napoli drew 2–2 at home with Verona. The Neapolitans erased a two-goal deficit in the second half to avoid defeat.
Early on, Napoli enjoyed more possession, but Verona opted for a pragmatic approach and made the most of their chances. By the 27th minute the visitors were 2–0 up: Frese opened the scoring, and soon after Orban calmly converted a penalty. In the first half Napoli struggled to break down a deep defensive block and frequently missed in the final touch.
After the break, Antonio Conte’s side sharply increased the tempo and pressure. McTominay pulled one back after a corner. Napoli then stepped up attacks down the flanks and increased the number of shots on goal. The key moment came in the 86th minute: Di Lorenzo finished a right-wing delivery to make it 2–2. A late push did not produce a winning goal.
Serie A. Matchday 19. 7 January
Napoli — Verona 2:2
Goals: McTominay (54), Di Lorenzo (82) — Frese (16), Orban (27, pen.).
Napoli — Milinkovic-Savic, Di Lorenzo, Rahmani, Buongiorno, Politano, Gutierrez (Spinazzola, 55), Lobotka, McTominay, Elmas (Marianucci, 63), Lang (Lukka, 75), Hojlund.
Verona — Montipo, Nunes, Bella-Kotchap, Valentini, Bradaric (Nelsson, 78), Nyasse (Serdar, 87), Gagliardini, Berned, Frese, Sarr (Jovane, 64), Orban (Moskera, 87).
Bookings: Orban (28), Bradaric (52), Bella-Kotchap (75).
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