December 11, (THEWILL) – In their second friendly played at the training camp in Turkey, Napoli defeated Crystal Palace with three goals as well, as many as they scored against Antalyaspor, on Wednesday.
Luciano Spalletti, again, went with his favoured 4-3-3 formation at the Regnum Carya Resort sports field, starting with the trident of Matteo Politano, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen and finishing with the trio of Alessio Zerbin, Giacomo Raspadori and Giovanni Simeone.
That offensive front, which has seen Napoli lead in the Serie A going into the World Cup break, justified their growing reputation as true contenders for the Scudetto. After Wilfred Zaha gave Palace the advantage in the 33rd minute, Osimhen responded barely three minutes after, to level the scores.
Raspadori, who is turning out to be the actual star of this Turkish retreat with four goals in the two games so far, added two goals to the two he notched against Antalyaspor to complete the comeback and earn the victory for Spalletti’s side.
This is as much as the manager can ask from his team as they prepare to stay in contention for the title when action resumes in the Italian top flight. The best Napoli can do is to consistently win and grow more convincing as deserving of the domestic trophy while challenging for honours in Europe as well.
About the Author
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
