Legionaries have adopted the match against Napoli defensive tactics, which for long has brought a positive effect. However, while zagapienia defense after 53 minutes cost the home team lose a goal. He shot his head one of the lowest on the pitch Dries Mertens. In the 84th minute decisive blow was dealt a famous Gonzalo Higuain, who entertained with the defenders of the Legion and shot from outside the box beat Kuciak. Thanks to the Slovakian goal the hosts escaped a higher failure because Napoli has created many dangerous situations.
In Warsaw before the game feel It was a big event atmosphere. Sold out tickets, foreign reporters at the stadium, fans of Italian visitors the city. Media from Naples stressed that the new stadium Legia did not play yet on the rate with such an attractive opponent and could be felt in the stands.
On the pitch so spectacularly was gone, but to break Legia fans could hope for at least a point. Coach Henning Berg, who fought match with Napoli for a job, staged an experimental squad, with Michal Pazdan as a defensive midfielder. This solution worked well, as guests for several minutes they had a problem with the creation of clear situation.
The first intervention Dusan Kuciak scored in the 6th minute, but the shot Dries Mertens not caused him problems. Legia played on the counterattack and in the 16th minute one of them was close to success. Aleksandar Prijović caught the ball at the end line and retreated to Ivan Trickovskiego. Winger scored from Macedonia but right post.
In the 28th minute gave itself felt good fit Michal Pazdan who saved the Legion of losing a goal in a very dangerous situation. Polish representative vigilantly set up on the goal line and when David Lopez shot past the Kuciak, Pazdan made a out of bounds.
In the first half of legionnaires even threatened to Napoli after a goal by Bartosz Bereszyńskiego with Guilherme. The Brazilian scored but right post. Both teams to the locker room descended so without goals.
This result was not bad for the Legion and opportunities for Norwegian maintenance jobs grew. Unfortunately, after the change of sides began to trouble the Legion. In 53 minutes, Napoli carried out a successful attack. A good indication from the wing made a Jose Callejon, who perfectly passed on his head Mertens. Not tall Belgian broke off defenders and powerful shot beat Kuciak.
Legion able to react to the loss goal, because in more minutes, the hosts pushed the Napoli defense. In the 59th minute but the crossbar saved the Italians from conceding a goal. After a corner, striking the unfortunate intervention of one of the defenders, who almost went into his own net.
Moments after this action coach Berg introduced to the game Nemanja Nikolic and Ondrej Duda, changing tactics on the offensive. Legia yet developed their situations on 74 minutes after a corner next to the post Jodłowiec scored. But it was too exposed in defense, which almost zemściło in the 76th and 78th minute. In both cases, however Kuciak came out victorious in the duel with Allan.
In 84 minutes, a decisive blow to Napoli asked Higuain, whose goal from outside the box may be one of the nicest in the queue Europa League.
Italian the media before the game a lot of attention devoted fans of the Legion, presenting them as one of the “hottest” in this part of Europe. Ultras from Warsaw to the beginning of the meeting presented the holder of pyrotechnics, what Legia can expect punishment from UEFA.
After two rounds Europa League Legia is thus recorded two failures. Napoli set victories lead in the table. Players from Italy on Sunday will play an important match in Serie A with AC Milan. Legia same day will face the Górnik Zabrze. The next match LE Polish runners-up will play Oct. 22 at home against Club Brugge.
Legion Warsaw – Napoli 0: 2 (0: 0)
Goals Dries Mertens (53), Gonzalo Higuain (81)
Yellow card: Jacob Rzeźniczak
Judge Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
Attendance: 26 357
Legia Warsaw: Dusan Kuciak – Bartosz Bereszyński, James Rzeźniczak, Michal Pazdan (89. Rafal Makowski), Igor Lewczuk, Tomasz Brzyski – Ivan Trickovski (62. Ondrej Duda), Guilherme, Tomasz Jodłowiec Michal Kucharczyk (62 Nemanja Nikolic) – Aleksandar Prijović
Napoli: Gabriel Ferreira – Christian Maggio, Vlad Chiriches, kalidou koulibaly, Faouzi Ghoulam – Jose Callejon (77 Gonzalo Higuain), Allan Marques Loureiro (85th Nathaniel Chalobach), Mirko Valdifiori, David Lopez, Dries Mertens (72 Omar El Kaddouri) – Manolo Gabbiadini
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