Napoli’s draw against Roma had a taste of defeat for Zarri

A few days ago Napoli faced off with As.Roma for a Serie A match and the game concluded in a goal-less draw as neither team managed to score a single goal and at the end of it all, both sides had to settle with 1 point each.

However, even though the scoreboard was displaying after 90 minutes had passed, it was clear that 1 team deserved to have won the game and it was the home team, Napoli. When the match reached it’s end, statistics showed that Napoli had launched a total of 12 shots with 60% possession of the ball meanwhile As.Roma could only muster 4 shots and none of them were on target.
As.Roma managed to not concede a single goal and they went home with 1 point as well did Napoli but Maurizio Zarri was not satisfied with the result as the coach of Napoli had a few things to say which he made it clear after the game reached it’s end.

“It was one-way traffic, as we were the only team playing football. Roma did better than usual defensively, we had many opportunities that we wasted in front of goal. We didn’t make the most of a pretty obvious supremacy throughout the match. If this was a boxing match, Roma's corner would've thrown in the towel."

Juventus dominated the previous season of the Italian League as they clinched the Serie A title with a total of 87 points and only lost 3 times in the entire campaign. No other club really stood a chance of competing against the team of MassimilianoAllegri but things are taking a turn in this season as there are a number of clubs that have a realistic chance of becoming the new champions of Italy and Napoli is one of them.

One of the biggest influences and reasons of why Napoli has turned into such a dominant force has been Gonzalo Higuain, the Argentinean is the top goal-scorer of Serie A and has managed to score 14 goals in 16 appearances but he wasn’t able to find the back of the net against As.Roma.

Napoli still managed to collect 1 point from this game but it left Maurizio Zarri and his players with a taste of defeat as they needed and wanted more points in order to continue their charge for the top spot of the Serie A and in this season which is being so tightly contested, it might make a huge difference as the season progresses further.