Stanislav Lobotka as Iniesta! Coach Spalletti is delighted with him – ŠPORT.SK

today 10:15 | Slovak football representative in the service of the Italian club SSC Napoli Stanislav Lobotka shone with a goal in Monday’s duel of the 1st round of Serie A 2022/2023 at Hellas Verona. Also read the VIDEO: Lobotka contributed a goal to Napoli’s unequivocal victory. He started in coach Luciano Spalletti’s starting line-up and underlined his excellent performance in the 65th minute with a precise strike to make it 4:2 for the visitors. They later added one more goal and triumphed with a class difference of 5:2. Lobotka’s “hit” was really successful. About 40 meters from the opponent’s goal, he took a pass from the Portuguese left defender Mário Rui, slipped past two opponents and sent the ball down the ground to the left post with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. SSC coach Spalletti was extremely satisfied after the meeting. “Great performance. We prepared well for the match and I congratulate the boys for being able to interpret it on the pitch in the best possible way. We scored beautiful goals. On the field, I saw spirit and quality in our performance,” declared the 63-year-old coach. The aforementioned Lobotka belongs to the pillars of Spalletti’s Neapolitan strategy. The “partenopei” captain praised the 27-year-old native of Trenčín after the match. “Lobotka looked like Iniesta today, played an amazing game and scored a textbook goal. The same applies to Zielinski, but the whole team played great today,” said Spalletti.