The outgoing coach oversaw a wretched half-season but the club’s problems run deep – as his replacement soon found out
Gennaro Gattuso’s debut as Napoli manager had to be delayed by half an hour on Saturday after pieces of the Stadio San Paolo’s roof broke off amid a heavy rainstorm. When the game against Parma finally did begin, it took only four more minutes for his team to start to come apart
A throw-in for the visitors inside their own half looked innocuous enough. The ball was launched towards Parma’s target man, Andreas Cornelius, but sailed clean over his head. It ought to have been straightforward for the Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly to bring it under control. But he misjudged the bounce, leaving space for Parma’s teenage winger Dejan Kulusevski to sprint inside and steal possession. Koulibaly chased to the edge of the penalty area before falling face-first onto wet turf. Kulusevski finished coolly. Injury was added to insult as the defender limped off with a thigh strain.
Related: Gisdol rolls the dice as Köln kickstart survival bid with derby win
PARMA WIN IT IN STOPPAGE TIME!
The Crociati deliver a deadly, trademark counter, and Gervinho and Kulusevski combine to get the winner for the away team! pic.twitter.com/DL0UindE7C
Related: Real Madrid v Manchester City, Atlético v Liverpool in Champions League last-16
Genoa 0-1 Sampdoria, Napoli 1-2 Parma, Brescia 3-0 Lecce, Fiorentina 1-1 Internazionale, Roma 3-1 Spal, Juventus 3-1 Udinese, Bologna 2-1 Atalanta, Milan 0-0 Sassuolo, Verona 3-3 Torino
Continue reading...