Napoli complete Trabzonspor mission
SSC Napoli 1-0 Trabzonspor AŞ (agg: 5-0)
Jonathan De Guzmán profited from a rebound to score the only goal as the visitors were spared another heavy defeat.
Jonathan De Guzmán profited from a rebound to score the only goal as the visitors were spared another heavy defeat.
• Jonathan De Guzmán pounces on loose ball for only goal of the game
• Hakan Arıkan does solid work to prevent Napoli extending their lead
• José Callejón frustrated to see long shot crash against post
• Black Sea club show spirit without grabbing consolation goal
• Hakan Arıkan does solid work to prevent Napoli extending their lead
• José Callejón frustrated to see long shot crash against post
• Black Sea club show spirit without grabbing consolation goal
SSC Napoli avoided disaster in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie against Trabzonspor AŞ, scoring the only goal in Italy.
Having won 4-0 in the first leg in Turkey, it never looked like being a difficult night for Napoli – though Rafael Benítez warned them ahead of the match not to think too far ahead just yet. However, the Spaniard's thoughts must have been on Friday's round of 16 draw after 19 minutes, when Hakan Arıkan's save from José Callejón teed the ball up for Jonathan De Guzmán to make it 5-0 on aggregate.
Trabzonspor were eager to avoid another humiliation, and Hakan Arıkan played his part as he fended off another Callejón effort soon afterwards. At the other end, Fatih Atik was close to making it 1-1, his low drive from the edge of the box going just the wrong side of the post, and he had the ball in the net later after another burst of pressure for the visitors only for his effort to be chalked off for offside.
Gonzalo Higuaín had a similar sinking sensation just before the hour mark as the assistant referee flagged again, and Hakan Arıkan made further saves from Jorginho and Callejón, who had reason to believe that the fates were conspiring against him after he planted another effort against the post. Trabzonspor never looked much like scoring, though Rafael Cabral was given a small scare when Mehmet Ekici went close from a free-kick.
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