Napoli Wins In The Last Minute, Salernitana Fails Again

Napoli players celebrate their win over Salernitana in the Italian Serie A match. (X/@en_sscnapoli)

JAKARTA - Napoli dramatically won 2-1 over Salernitana in the Italian Serie A match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Saturday, January 13 evening WIB. The goal that determines Napoli's victory was scored at the last minute.

Napoi is almost desperate to face Salernitana's strong defense. Even though he is at the bottom of the standings, Salernitana is able to put up a tight fight.

In that match, even Salernitana took the lead first. But Napoli were able to catch up and then turned around to win the game.

The victory immediately led I Partenopei to sixth place with 31. They are only two points adrift of Fiorentina who are in fourth place.

Meanwhile, Salernitana failed to improve his position. Filippo Inzaghi's team remains at the bottom of the standings with 12 points.

In that match, Napoli got hot late. On the other hand, Salernitana had put pressure on the early minutes of the match.

As a result, the visitors were able to break into Napoli's goal through Antonio Candreva in the 29th minute. The goal started with Domagoj Bradaric's pass which Candreva received.

From outside the penalty box, he then fired a hard shot that beat goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini. Score 1-0 to Salernitana.

Napoli had to wait until the end of the first half to equalize. The hosts' goal was scored from the penalty spot.

The penalty was given after Federico Fazio defender was judged to have brought down forward Giovanni Simeone in the forbidden box. The referee briefly reviewed the incident via VAR and then decided on a penalty.

Striker Matteo Politano successfully completed the penalty. Guillermo juha goalkeeper could actually guess the direction of the ball and almost reach the ball. But the ball kept sliding into the net. The score changed 1-1 and lasted until halftime.

In the second half, Napoli played more aggressively. Only their attacks were fruitless. Likewise, Salernitana threatened the host's goal several times.

Napoli had a chance through Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, his header is still wide.

When entering injury time, the match will end in a draw. The reason is, Gli Azurri's attack always meets a deadlock.

But the patience of Walter Mazzarri's troops paid off. Through an attack, Napoli was finally able to break into Salernitana's goal in the 90+6 minute.

The goal started with Diego Demme's assist which was well completed by Amir Rrahmani. The score became 2-1 for Napoli. Soon the final whistle sounded.

Napoli needed a last-minute goal to win the match against Salernitana in the Italian Serie A.