Napoli keeps pace with Milan, awaits Inter as second in the standings. Conte’s team breaks the away taboo after 7 defeats between the championship and the Champions League
If it’s not Neres, it’s Hojlund: with the Danish’s brace the engine of Napoli it is always on, the calendar year is closed in celebration. Conte’s team relaunches itself in the championship area: it holds the pace of Milanwaits for Inter and maintains its ranking position. He breaks the away taboo with Cremonese and puts his jewel of the day, the irrepressible Rasmus Hojlund, under a glass bell, his second double of the season. The Dane engages in a duel with Baschirotto that lasts the whole match, practically always winning. Nine goals in twenty games, one every two for the centre-forward, who arrived from Manchester United to replace the injured Lukaku but who once again took center stage today. Different from Romelu, very similar in explosiveness to another striker who made Napoli’s fortunes, Gonzalo Higuain. Past stories, the recent one tells of a match that Napoli faced at maximum speed, at least for the first sixty minutes, with an important physical condition despite the three matches a week.
He attacks the race and above all goes to press opponentsHojlund’s two goals, the first of luck, the second of robbery, certify the awareness of Conte’s team which did not allow itself to be overwhelmed by the Super Cup party effect and, indeed, has raised the bar even further. Cremonese tries to hurt by starting on the counterattack, but above all by creating density in the middle of the field, forcing Napoli to exploit the lateral lanes with Politano and Spinazzola. In the first half he created only one threat free kick by Bianchetti.
We go to half-time with the Azzurri at 2nd, Nicola changes something tactically, while Conte changes his men almost immediately: Spinazzola for Gutierrez and Elmas for Lang. Cremonese goes under offensive pressure with the entry of Moumbagna (for Sanabria) for the deep attack and Johnsen for Barbieri, Napoli is suffering a bit. And it was Vardy who came close to scoring in the quarter of an hour. Napoli don’t let themselves be surprised, they manage and try to lower the pace, but from a corner it is Rrhamani who comes close to scoring the third goal. Nicola finishes the game with front-wheel drive, with Bondo and Bonazzoli also inside to try to make a comeback. The Azzurri, despite some defensive uncertainty, do not disunite and above all do not take risks.
December 28, 2025 (changed December 28, 2025 | 5:11 pm)
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