Naples sensationally out of the Italian Cup: Frosinone wins 4-0 and flies to the quarter-finals

Naples, 19 December 2023 - Last season the race of Napoli in Coppa Italia began and ended in the round of 16, with the Cremonese who was a privateer Fuorigrotta on penalties after having been outnumbered for a long time: everything was quickly absorbed by the square thanks to the simultaneous winning run in the championship. This time this parachute is not there and so the fall of the Azzurri against the Frosinone, net of wood affected by Breakers and Mario Rui, it hurts even more. Not only demerits of the home team, both in the turnover-riddled formation initially fielded by Mazzarri both in the one enriched in the recovery of the very starters, including a disastrous one By Lorenzo: many credits also go to the overflowing Ciociarians of By Francesco, scored with barrenechea, Case, Cheddar (on penalty kick) e Harrui and now expected in the quarterfinals by the winner of the match between Juventus e Salernitana.

The official lineups

 

Mazzarri chooses the now usual 4-3-3 but not without innovations in terms of training. We start with the poles, where there is one Gollini: figure on the right Zanoli, to the left Mario Rui, while in the center of the defense they stand out Ostigard e Nathan, which thus returns to its original role. We see ourselves again in the control room From Mrs, with Cfit e Gaetano to complete the median, while the tip is Simeon, triggered by Lindstrom e Breakers. By Francesco he replies with an unpublished song 3-5-2 open from Cerofoli, protected by Blame it, Monterisi e Lusuardi: the fifths are Kvernadze e Brescianini, while in the middle of the field they appear Bourabia, barrenechea e garritano, with Cheddar e Case to compose the offensive tandem.  

First half

  The first shot of the match is signed by Cheddar, which however misses the mark. After this jolt the rhythms drop until the 8th minute, when again the Frosinone shows up in attack with a central percussion of Bourabia: Cfit e Nathan they close in pairs. The Napoli finally attacks in the 14th minute, when Lindstrom lancia Breakers, which in turn serves Mario Rui, whose cross was blocked by the visiting defence. It's the prelude to the first real chance of the match, which arrives in the 16th minute Cerofoli he rejects the powerful right hand in fine style Lindstrom. The Azzurri, curiously, continue to play from a throw-in, leaving the Ciociari with the ball. Yet, the home team's danger grows and in the 22nd minute it is only the post that gets in the way Breakers, served by Cfit and the opening goal, with the outside part of the wood spitting the diagonal left-footed shot of the number 81 out of the field. Frosinone but he holds his ground and at the stroke of half an hour he sends a shot Case, good at sending to the bar Zanoli: Ostigard wall with the body. Soon after Monterisi do the same on the other side with Mario Rui, but once again the maximum turnover collected is a shot from the corner flag. The Azzurri try to restart with Gaetano, stopped at the most beautiful, which for the Maradona materializes in the 37th minute, when Simeon discard Cerofoli and bags the ball after receiving a reckless back pass from as an early Christmas present Blame it: everything is nullified by the on field review of Abyss, which takes note of a previous arm check of Lindstrom. The cholito he doesn't fit and tries to make up for it in the 41st minute, when he receives the ball from Cfit and fires a right-footed shot which, deflected, yields a corner Napoli. At 47' Breakers takes charge of taking a free kick from the edge earned by Mario Rui: Cerofoli he replies present and locks him 0-0 at the interval.

Second half

  Il Frosinone he returns to the field without the warning Kvernadze, replaced by Lirola. Just like the dawn of the first half, the pace is not very high: in the 52nd minute Breakers is closed in a big way by Monterisi and in the 53rd minute it is again the post that says no to the blue goal, with Mario Rui who sees his placed rejected by the woodwork. Mazzarri try to change something by throwing yourself into the fray Lobotka e By Lorenzo for From Mrs e Mario Rui. The Napoli, thanks to the substitutions (with kvaratskhelia which it replaces Breakers e osimhen which detects Simeon), gain dominance of the field and try to crush the Frosinone, which fails to restart as it did several times in the first half. In reality, the Ciociari did not lose their composure and took the lead in the 65th minute thanks to a perfect header from barrenechea from the developments of a corner taken by garritano. By Francesco, despite the unexpected joy (especially what was seen in the second half), immediately changes to try to cover his team: out Brescianini e Bourabia It's inside Gelli e Harrui. The Napoli he picks up the pace in search of an equalizer but, in doing so, also exposes himself to the visitors' counterattack. The rest is done in the 70th minute By Lorenzo, which first tugs noticeably Cheddar and is pardoned by Abyss, who does not recognize the foul and then serves the winning assist to Case with an outsized back pass towards the guilty party Gollini: the Ciociaro number 10 thanks and signs the sensational 0-2 that matures to Fuorigrotta. just Case, originating from Torre Annunziata, is replaced immediately: inside the star Soulé. Mazzarri he replies by throwing himself into the fray politan for Lindstrom, once again unable to make an impact. This time the bench's moves don't shake the Azzurri who, on the contrary, risk it when garritano, one of the best of his, sets up for the insertion of Harrui, who tries to mock Gollini, which this time makes a difference by lengthening itself. In the 84th minute the home goalkeeper sacrifices himself Gelli, who had tried to close the score using a deep throw. By Francesco inserts the experience of Romagnoli for Lusuardi. At 91' By Lorenzo he combines another by stomping in the area Gelli: Abyss he points to a disk from which he is relentless Cheddar, who scores as a player owned by the Napoli and officially starts the celebration of Frosinone, who in the 95th minute even drops the poker with Harrui, who receives the post of Pyrola and signs the definitive and sensational 0-4.