NAPLES - Napoli opens 2019 as it had closed 2018: winning. After the 3-2 trimmed to Bologna in the last game of December, to fall to the San Paolo under the blows of the blues this time is the Sassuolo that is beaten 2-0 and thus comes out of the Italian Cup without being able to break the taboo of the second the final. In fact, Insigne and his teammates come to the quarters with a goal in time (Milik and Fabian Ruiz in the second) and at the end of January they will challenge Milan, also taking on the enthusiasm for the next home league game against Lazio.

Napoli-Sassuolo 2-0: numbers and statistics of the match

RIECCO KOULIBALY - Ancelotti - who has disqualified Verdi - does not abandon his 4-4-2 'liquid' but redraws it once again in men (24 those used so far by the Emilian coach): ahead of Ospina Koulibaly returns (which against Bologna in the league has already served the first of two days of disqualification remedied after the red at San Siro with Inter) paired with Maksimovic while Hysaj and Mario Rui are the full-backs, in the mediana touches to Diawara and Fabian Ruiz with Callejo right , Insigne on the left and Ounas supporting the striker Milik. On the other front 4-3-3 of the order for De Zerbi but must do without Adjapong, Ferrari, Lemos, Marlon and Di Francesco. Among the piles space in Pegolo, with central defense Peluso along with Magnani while in the median there are Locatelli and Duncan on the sides of the director Sensi and in front of Boateng plays the role of 'false nueve' in the trident completed by Berardi and Djuricic.

Napoli-Sassuolo 2-0: the small table

Milik-SHAKE! - Napoli is aggressive from the start and immediately try to crush Sassuolo, but has no intention to stand and look to take advantage of the spaces granted by the hosts. As on 4 ', when on the left of Duncan soiled by Koulibaly the ball parades a little to the side of the pole, or three minutes later when it is Berardi instead to engage Ospina after a' gift 'of Hysaj. Having escaped the danger the Azzurri restart to push and at 9 'a great intervention by Pegolo is needed to close the door to Callejon, sent to shot by Fabian Ruiz. The goalkeeper neroverde is less good on the 15 ', when on the cross from the left insigne sluffs into the plunge but sending the ball on the thigh of the current Milik that leads to an empty door 1-0 and celebrates his 11th goal of the season (already 10 those in the championship).

THE VAR SAVES HOSPITAL - Sassuolo tries to react immediately and does so with his more technical man, Berardi, who tries in vain to surprise Ospina on set piece (19 '). The Colombian goalkeeper - after an Insigne fireball at pole and a yellow remedied by Maksimovic - is instead forced to surrender on the 35 'on a close conclusion of Locatelli, whose exultation for the peer is however thwarted by the Var that detects one of his touch with the arm in action start. And after the admonitions of the neroverdi Berardi and Magnani you go to rest with Napoli ahead of a goal.

PIOVONO CARTELLINI - From the interval back in the field the same twenty-two and after a great intervention by Koulibaly barring the road to Djiuricic, at 48 'also Locatelli ends up on the notebook Chiffi for a hard intervention on Callejon while shortly after is instead pardoned Mario Rui which spreads Berardi in tackle. In this phase we play a little and we have to wait for 56 'for an action worthy of note: Ounas for Callejon and ball in the center for Insigne but he is badly coordinated and half-turned kicked to the stars. In the middle of the field nobody takes off his leg and continue to rain tags: this time the recipients of the yellow are Peluso and Ounas, who end up in this way in distrust like the four previous ammonites.

LA CLOSE FABIAN - On the contrary, the first moves from the bench arrived at 69 'and De Zerbi made it: inside Boga and Babacar instead of Boateng and Diuricic in Sassuolo. Immediate Ancelotti's reply, which after the yellow to Mario Rui (foul on Berardi) recalls Ounas (72 ') to throw into the Allan melee, object of Psg's wishes in this January market: the Brazilian places himself in the center near Diawara with Fabian Ruiz who moves on the left 'liberating' Insigne. A choice that pays immediately, because at the 73 'comes the doubling: fanned by Insigne for Milik, exhaust for Fabian Ruiz who does not think twice and kicked first with the inistro overpowering Pegolo: 2-0 and quarters in the safe for Napoli that at 76 'also touches the trio with Insigne on punishment. In the final (82 ') space also for Younes (outside Callejon) and for the neroverde Dell'Orco (instead of Rogerio), but the good opportunity happens on the feet of Locatelli that breaks Ospina in splits but can not reopen the games . Good for the 18-year-old striker Gianluca Gaetano, to whom Ancelotti gives the debut in blue (outside Milik at 90 ') and a long runway as the five minutes of recovery granted by the referee.