Napoli v Sporting Lisbon: Spinazzola happy on the right, key win | OneFootball

At the end of the match against Sporting Lisbon, which Napoli won 2-1 thanks to a beautiful brace from Rasmus Hojlund with two assists from Kevin De Bruyne, Leonardo Spinazzola commented on the outcome of the game to Sky Sport. The Azzurri player, due to the emergency caused by the absence of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who was suspended, played as an adapted right-back, delivering a truly excellent performance. These were the words of the 2021 European champion: “Three very important points, we knew that Sporting Lisbon was a good team, full of quality young players. In the first half we struggled a bit, in the second we started well by pressing them high, and we’re happy. I felt pretty comfortable, obviously I feel more at ease on the left: the difference in the match was made by the substitutes, who came on with the right desire to defend. The De Bruyne issue lasted five minutes, started and ended there: we are all intelligent people, there is never any malice since we all just want what’s best for the team. We needed a night like this, also to send a signal after the match with Milan. It was important to win and we’ll play against Genoa to close out this cycle.”

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