Napoli vs Fiorentina Player Ratings: Lukaku Scores High, Raspadori Impresses

NAPOLI

Meret 6: Could not reach Gudmundsson’s shot. Solid in the final moments.

Di Lorenzo 6.5: Often pushes forward offensively. Positive performance.

Rrahmani 6: Some trouble created by Kean. Nothing serious.

Buongiorno 6.5: Always timely interceptions in a not too demanding afternoon.

Politano 6.5: Runs and sacrifices on the left. More involved in the opponent’s area in the second half. From 81′ Olivera SV

Gilmour 6.5: The most vertical in Napoli’s midfield. Becoming a reliable player.

Lobotka 6: Usual clean technical work. Perhaps a bit late on Gudmundsson’s powerful shot, which was a brilliant goal anyway.

McTominay 7: Increased intensity in a match that struggled to ignite early on. Instrumental in the opening goal with one of his venomous shots and kept constant pressure on Fiorentina’s defense with his physical dominance. From 86′ Billing SV

Spinazzola 6.5: Constant push and tireless engine on the flank. The five-man midfield line highlights his strengths.

Raspadori 7: Shot straight at De Gea in a one-on-one, but Fiorentina could never contain him when he went deep. Deservedly scored in the end. From 86′ Simeone SV

Lukaku 7.5: Had to deal with a ‘gorilla’ like Comuzzo, not easy but often came out on top. Returned to scoring from open play after almost two months. As usual, very valuable in offensive build-up, also providing an assist. MVP

All. Conte 7: Responded to Inter’s comeback by returning to victory after five games. This time Napoli played a flawless match, and only a super De Gea prevented the lead from being more than one goal at the end of the first half. His team suffered a bit in the end due to Gudmundsson’s great goal that narrowed the gap. It was inevitable.

FIORENTINA

De Gea 6: The save that led to Lukaku’s goal was an uncharacteristic error. But he saved his team on at least four other occasions.

Comuzzo 5: Clearly regressing since January. Napoli broke through easily on his side. Inexplicably caught in no man’s land for the second goal. From 74′ Moreno SV

Marí 5: Lukaku played practically stationary, yet he hardly contained him. Poorly positioned for the 2-0 as well.

Ranieri 5.5: Raspadori escaped behind him more than once. Does not transmit the security that the captain’s armband would require. From 58′ Pongracic 5.5: Came on just in time to lose Raspadori for the 2-0. Not the only mistake in a negative half hour. Created the vertical ball that led to Viola’s goal back.

Dodo 5: Could not unleash his pace due to a particularly inspired Spinazzola. And when he doesn’t push forward, he becomes less useful.

Ndour 5: McTominay forced him to stay deep throughout the match. Afternoon spent constantly running pointlessly. Poor.

Cataldi 5: Should provide order and rhythm to the play. In reality, still shows evident physical lag and unacceptable pace. From 82′ Beltran SV

Fagioli 6.5: Preaching in the desert in an ethereal midfield. Two good vertical passes that did not lead to results.

Parisi 5: Surprisingly won the starting spot over Gosens. Honestly, the reason is unclear. Struggled to contain Politano, pushed forward little and poorly. Bad match. From 58′ Gosens 6: Brought order.

Gudmundsson 6.5: Over an hour of absolute nothing, also due to an extremely penalizing system of play for him. Then scored a splendid goal. Needs more tactical freedom.

Kean 6.5: The strength with which he fights even when no teammate follows him is moving. The assist for Gudmundsson is worth watching again.

All. Palladino 5: No one expects him to win in Napoli, far from it. But the team continues to show evident limitations in play and performance. Thanks De Gea for a minimal defeat, but the performance is not optimistic in a negative period, and they have lost five of the last six matches…