The Brazilian decided the final in Riyadh with two flashes: the first with the “tiraggir”, the second with the tip. As a true striker
No cheering with arms wide open to open your wings. This time, David Neres has given wings to all of Napoli. And who knows if now he will finally be able to shake off that cumbersome shadow of the Kvaratskhelia phenomenon. He shouldn’t have been the one to replace him, yet his rise in Napoli started right there, from an injury to the Georgian who gave him the opportunity to start in December a year ago. And David didn’t miss it, showing in one month the entire manual of the talent who grew up on the streets of Sao Paulo. Then the ordeal of injuries had ousted him from the final championship sprint, not from the great protagonists of the fourth Italian tricolor. But this night in Riad has a different flavour, sweeter if possible. Because David was a driving force, as well as a goalscorer. And he branded the third Super Cup in Napoli’s history. Conte had warned the whole group: we only remember who wins. Well, now David has secured a place in the Italian legend.
inspired
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It was clear from the first play that it was his game, with that deep run that burned Lucumì. The excess of altruism, however, made him make the wrong decision, preferring a support in the middle of the conclusion. Sometimes they are negative signals, not this time. Because Neres continued to dance on the ball like a child in the park with friends. Touches of the sole, dribbling, heel triangles, changes of play. David was inspired, yet Napoli still couldn’t break through. And then he went on his own, charged the left-footed player from distance and fired, firing a very poisonous left-footed shot into the top corner which effectively knocked Bologna out. A billiard shot, of power and precision, which he decided to celebrate together with the rest of the team, who jumped up from the bench.
freebies
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Winning and having fun, a perfect combination for a Brazilian. De David is also an atypical Brazilian, one of those who smile little but who still knows how to enchant with the ball at his feet. And in yesterday’s two signatures he put in a bit of Napoli history. If the first magic was a “tiraggir” at Insigne, he put the final stamp with a soft, soft strike at Careca in Stuttgart, on the night of the UEFA Cup. An action closed with quality, but born from a recovery in perfect Contian style, with aggressive ball recovery, resisting Lucumì’s charge. And now it’s difficult to hide your smile, not to open your eyes wide in front of an evening like this, full of fireworks and magical shots. Like the tunnel on Pobega after having missed two opponents, like the body feint with which he sent Lucumì to the bar. And in between a lot of running, recoveries, defensive closures. David is a new man and in the emergency Conte has rediscovered his purest talent. It’s party time. Samba.
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