Napoli beat Bodo/Glimt 4-3 in the Champions League at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Napoli twice allowed Bodo/Glimt to equalise before eventually winning, with Matteo Politano scoring, Scott McTominay getting a brace and Giovane adding a deflected effort.
How the game unfolded
Napoli finished with a 4-3 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League. The home side were pegged back twice during the match before taking the victory.
Selection and positional choices
Frank Anguissa made his first start since September 5. Allegri again used Kevin De Bruyne in a deeper playmaker role.
Allegri told Sky Sport Italia: "Kevin is an extraordinary player, I told him he’s going to really enjoy himself playing in front of the defence. We also needed to rest Lobotka, who did well when he came off the bench. Anguissa played 60 minutes, but he was making his first start, so inevitably the defence dropped a little deeper too. McTominay scored two goals, but he is not the real Scott yet. Fortunately, we have a lot of games and can get everyone back to match fitness, but defending deep we still let the ball through too many times. We’ve got to work on those interceptions."
Allegri on defensive issues
Allegri told Sky Sport Italia: "We made a lot of mistakes at the start of the game, and it is never easy in the Champions League. When we are close to the penalty area, we allow too many balls to get through easily, but this is work we must do with patience to read and intercept those passing channels, because that is what allows you to then go on the counter-attack."
Allegri on fragility
Allegri said: "Naturally, the more quality players you have on the field, the better, but it’s also true that results change your opinion. In Florence and Venice, we had scoring opportunities where we got the final pass wrong, the same was true against Inter and Como. What we absolutely must improve is the sense of fragility. When you are fragile, you don’t attack or defend as effectively."