In the blink of an eye, the ball was in Napoli’s net.
Jose Mourinho’s Roma, don’t you know, play “the most devastating football in Europe”, and it was on display late on at Stadio San Paolo on Monday night.
The “most devastating” label is typical Twitter hyperbole, an exaggerated assessment of a side that sits fifth in Serie A and some way off the pace even after a run of 12 league matches unbeaten.
But there is certainly something slick and incisive about Roma of late. They are a side with confidence, playing with the kind of penetration of Mourinho’s best outfits: think his clinical Real Madrid team or the Chelsea title winners of 2014-15.
Napoli were on the receiving end on Monday night. Having led from the 11th minute after Lorenzo Insigne converted a penalty, it seemed Luciano Spalletti’s side would hold on to secure a valuable win in the title race.
With Roma down to 10 men following the dismissal of Daniel Fuzato, a Napoli victory seemed all the more likely.
But a point was rescued with a move of genuine quality, a sweeping, decisive series of one-touch passes and an emphatic finish.
Rick Karsdorp started things off on the right flank, sliding an accurate ball into the path of Lorenzo Pellegrini.
His cutback looked destined for Felix Afena-Gyan, but the Ghanaian youngster let the ball run with an intelligent dummy.
Then it was the turn of Tammy Abraham to provide the penultimate touch in a flowing move. A deft flick from the former Chelsea forward put the ball in Stephan El Shaarawy’s line of sight, and the substitute drilled his finish into the bottom left corner.
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It was a move reminiscent of Mourinho’s Real Madrid. Perhaps then it would have been finished off by Cristiano Ronaldo after a subtle flick from Karim Benzema.
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