S6-023 - Still First Place

Peter Scala joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s important 1-0 victory over Claudio Ranieri’s Roma, including: Part 1 - Shoutouts to the Tri-State Napoli Club and Pizzetiéllo Bistro and Wine Bar; A mature performance, no panic against Roma’s low block; Napoli’s goal and how Conte countered the low block by stretching the pitch horizontally; and controversy around Lukaku’s tackles on Celik and Svilar (~1:04) Part 2 - Underwhelming Kvaratskhelia frustrated to be taken off; Napoli’s risky approach of defending one-goal leads; and the impact of the substitutes reminiscent of two seasons ago (~24:26) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices