This week, Viking sent Harry Kanne home from Stavanger with his two goals with one poor point. Julian Ryerson and Borussia Dortmund got on the plane from Bodø without a point. In Naples, the city is preparing for the next Champions League match, but the mood is anything but optimism.
A 0-1 loss against Arsenal was not a crisis, but the follow-up with a 3-1 loss against Villareal was leaden. Especially when the run-up to the Bodø/Glimt match on Tuesday is marked by Saturday’s loss against Serie A’s weakest club. Venice had yet to secure a point after 6 Serie A games without it, against Napoli came the first. Not just one, but three.
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Former Sogndal and Lillestrøm striker Akor Adams scored for Venice, the only goal of the game, while the usually steely Kevin De Bruyne missed a penalty. For Bodø/Glimt’s next opponent in the Champions League, this means the fifth defeat of the season in all competitions.
The Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has a clear opinion of the situation Napoli are now starting themselves in:
“More than a warning light, it is a blinding light that highlights Napoli’s limitations at the start of the season,” writes the Italian newspaper.
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Coach Masssimiliano Allegri took over Napoli in the summer and is already under a lot of pressure.
“There’s no point in being worried right now. Now you can psychologically let the situation get the better of you, but instead we have to show pride and character to do well in the Champions League on Tuesday,” the Napoli coach said, according to Tuttosport.
Pride and character.
It takes more to beat Bodø/Glimt, even at home in the Italian port city.
