The credit goes to Gonzalo Higuain for scoring this goal, but man did Manolo Gabbiadini do amazing work to set it up. That run was beautiful.
Early goals are always good in knockout ties, and early away goals are even better. Some heads-up football from Henrique Buss got Napoli on the scoreboard early as he got his head on to a poor clearance from Trabzonspor's goalkeeper after a point-blank save on Kalidou Koulibaly.
Looks like Napoli's players are in Trabzon ahead of their Europa League match against Trabzonspor. I kind of want Dries Mertens' coat, though I'd need a larger size since I'm almost a foot taller than he is.
Napoli are through to the Coppa Italia semi-final thanks to this late stunner from Gonzalo Higuain. Andrea Rannochia made a terrible error on a throw-in to gift him the goal, but Napoli fans won't be complaining.
Compared to video clips we got right after Christmas, Camilo Zuniga is looking much quicker and healthier than he did a month ago. Hopefully this means those reports that he could be back in early to mid February have some truth to them.
From the angle, it looked impossible, but Gonzalo Higuain cares not for "impossible." What a divine finish.
Earlier this week, Christian Maggio and Miguel Britos dished up a fine mess of barbecue, proving they are still good for something. But the real question is, what on earth is Gonzalo Higuaín wearing?
This could prove the decisive moment of the match. Gianluigi Buffon went up to grab a cross, came down with the ball a little loose, crashed in to Koulibaly, lost the ball, then Caceres inexplicably put the ball in to his own net. Napoli weren't awarded a goal, however, because Paolo Tagaliavento adjudged Koulibaly to have, somehow, fouled Buffon despite only having gotten in the way. What do you think? Foul, or no foul?
Whether this goes down in the end as a goal for Marek Hamsik or an own goal, the end result is the same: Napoli are winning this match.
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