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Republic - Napoli's flashes of class from De Bruyne are not enough…

The first flashes of class from Kevin De Bruyne and an encouraging second half were not enough for Napoli to avoid defeat (2-1) against Brest. The champions of Italy received a festive welcome in Castel di Sangro, with a banner from the ultras ("Let's defend the scudetto") and Aurelio De Laurentiis on the bench. But Antonio Conte's team is still a work in progress and paid the price for a disappointing start to the game with a loss. Di Lucca scored the consolation goal in the second half. There is still a lot of work to be done before the championship.

On the home stretch is the purchase from Girona of Miguel Gutierrez, the left-sided player that Napoli has pounced on after giving up on Ndoye. To finalize the deal, only a few details are missing and the white smoke is expected at any moment, with the player ready to fly to Italy for medical tests: not just a formality, given that he is recovering from an ankle operation. But there should be no major doubts about his complete and rapid recovery.

Carlo Gioia

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