Napoli did not go beyond the 0-0 draw against Lecce and finished this year’s Serie A in tenth place, after last season’s Scudetto, and are out of Europe after fourteen consecutive participations in the cups.
The match
In the match at Maradona against Lecce, Calzona’s team was already safe and held possession of the ball for most of the match, finishing several times, especially in the second half, but not scoring. In the end, one point each was not enough for the Neapolitans to overcome Torino. Napoli move to 53 points but due to direct clashes they are unable to overtake the Granata in the standings and will therefore not be able to hope for a possible qualification for the Conference League in the event of Fiorentina’s success in the final in Athens. Lecce instead closes with 38 points.
At the start of the match Lecce had been the most dangerous with the post hit in the 9th minute by Dorgu. Napoli reacts with Simeone and Kvaratskhelia without, however, making themselves dangerous. At the beginning of the second half Napoli became more enterprising and in the 49th minute Ngonge fired a powerful shot from the edge but Falcone took it away from under the crossbar. In the 53rd minute the hosts also scored with Cajuste and in the 64th minute Ngonge also hit the crossbar. Napoli closes under pressure but without finding a way to score.
