El Inter de Lautaro se estrelló contra el rival del Barça en la Champions, que crece en los torneos de K.O. y pone un pie en la final copera.
Un golazo de Fabián Ruiz al cuarto de hora de la segunda parte decidió para el Nápoles el partido de ida de la semifinal de Coppa Italia que el rival del Barça en la Champions League jugó en el Giuseppe Meazza ante el Inter. El tanto del ex del Betis, de magistral zurdazo de rosca, acerca al equipo partenopeo a la finalísima, a expensas de lo que ocurra en San Paolo el próximo 5 de marzo. Lo que es evidente es que el Nápoles, triste y perdido en la mediocridad en la Serie A, tiene otra cara mucho más temible en los torneos del K,O. Suma, entre la Coppa italiana y la fase de grupos de la Champions League, once partidos sin perder. Este último tiene especial mérito, por cuanto visitaba al líder de la Serie A. Todo un aviso para el Barça de cara a esa eliminatoria de octavos de final de la gran competición continental.
En general, el partido confirmó el respeto que se profesaban ambas escuadras, por mucho que en la Liga italiana les separen 24 puntos en favor de los ‘neroazzurri’. Ni siquiera el subidón del Inter en su reciente remontada en el derbi ciudadano ante el Milan y el bajonazo del Nápoles en San Paolo ante el modestísimo Lecce del pasado fin de semana varió esa manera de afrontar el duelo. El Nápoles ya fue mejor antes del descanso con ocasiones de Mertens y Zielinski. Llamó la atención la voluntad del Nápoles por sacar siempre el balón jugado desde atrás sin rifarlo. Si lo vio el técnico azulgrana Quique Setién seguro que aplaudió esa vocación. Quién lo iba a decir con Gennaro Gattuso en el banquillo napolitano.
El Inter, agarrado a lautaro
En el Inter, sólo los destellos de Lautaro Martínez, pretendido por el Barça de cara a la próxima temporada, proyectaron sensación de peligro. Esa impresión de que el argentino iba a ser la gran baza interista creció en la segunda parte cuando le regaló una gran ocasión a Lukaku que el belga malbarató. La entrada del danés Eriksen mejoró al Inter, no así la de Alexis Sánchez.
Por contra, en el Nápoles todos jugaron con más sentido de equipo, ordenados en defensa en torno a la fuerza antiérea de Manolas y saliendo al contragolpe poco pero con intención. Los nervios del líder liguero se tradujeron en tarjetas, como la que vio su técnico Antonio Conte por protestar, y algún piscinazo que el VAR ninguneó. Así que el Nápoles, mejorado en su zona ancha con el fichaje invernal del alemán Diego Demme, resistió y sueña legítimamente con la final.
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