He's been out with a pulled hamstring I think. He might not be back until probably the UCL games start again and the Series A and Coppa Italia are wrapped up.
With that being said, his Napoli held out for a 1-1 draw against Inter to go into the final. It was a weird game and Gattuso said as much after the game. In the 2nd minute, Ericksen scored direct from a corner kick, but it was a freak goal. Ospina and the Napoli defense failed to deal with it. That put both teams level on aggregate. Inter could have gone two up, but Ospina stood strong in goal thereafter and that seemed to have given the rest of the team more confidence. Mertens scored to make things level after some neat work from Insigne and a smart long throw from Ospina, who went from zero to hero at that point. And then after that things were pretty quiet. Sanchez carved out a great chance, but the game had otherwise petered out with Napoli happy to see out a 1-1 draw which was enough to put them into the final.
Gattuso dedicated the game to his sister Francesca. She was 37, a victim of a rare illness that left her requiring surgery and staying in intensive care four months ago.
With that being said, his Napoli held out for a 1-1 draw against Inter to go into the final. It was a weird game and Gattuso said as much after the game. In the 2nd minute, Ericksen scored direct from a corner kick, but it was a freak goal. Ospina and the Napoli defense failed to deal with it. That put both teams level on aggregate. Inter could have gone two up, but Ospina stood strong in goal thereafter and that seemed to have given the rest of the team more confidence. Mertens scored to make things level after some neat work from Insigne and a smart long throw from Ospina, who went from zero to hero at that point. And then after that things were pretty quiet. Sanchez carved out a great chance, but the game had otherwise petered out with Napoli happy to see out a 1-1 draw which was enough to put them into the final.
Gattuso dedicated the game to his sister Francesca. She was 37, a victim of a rare illness that left her requiring surgery and staying in intensive care four months ago.
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