💥 Napoli fall to Arezzo in De Bruyne’s debut | OneFootball

O Napoli, the current Italian champion, started the preseason on the wrong foot. In a friendly match played in Dimaro, in the north of Italy, the azzurri were defeated 2-0 by Arezzo, a third-division team.

The game marked the debut of Kevin de Bruyne with the shirt of Maradona's former club.

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Despite the defeat, the team led by Antonio Conte had ample dominance during the match.

The goals from Arezzo, scored at the end of each half, ultimately decided the encounter.

Right from the first minutes, Napoli showed intensity, with good movements from the newcomers. De Bruyne almost opened the scoring on two occasions, Noa Lang drew attention with effective plays, and Lucca came close to scoring in his first match with the blue shirt, but the ball passed close to the post.

Even with Napoli's pressure, it was Arezzo who scored.

In the 38th minute of the first half, Lang committed a penalty on Pattarello, who took it himself. Meret still touched the ball, but couldn't avoid the 1-0.

In the final stage, Conte changed almost the entire team, but the offensive posture continued. Napoli kept creating chances, but ran into Arezzo's goalkeeper Trombini, the standout player. The best opportunity was for David Neres, who hit the post at 27 minutes.

In stoppage time, the final blow: Varela scored the second goal and decreed the surprising 2-0 victory for the Tuscan team.

📆 The team's next commitment is on July 26, again in Dimaro, against Catanzaro.

The match will be broadcast live on OneFootball.

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