Game Napoli against Juventus promised to be the biggest hit of the 18th round of Serie A. Apart from the chance to reduce the loss in the table (there were seven points difference before this match), there was the possibility of breaking the record by Wojciech Szczęsny. The Polish goalkeeper could become the best foreigner in the Italian league in terms of the number of minutes without a goal scored.
Szczęsny was close to an exceptional record. But Napoli wouldn’t let him
Wojciech Lucky could boast of an excellent series before the match against Napoli. The Polish goalkeeper had not conceded a goal for 666 minutes and had a chance to be the best foreigner in Serie A in terms of the number of minutes without a goal scored. Szczęsny did not lose a goal in matches against Torino (1:0), Empoli (4:0), Lecce (1:0), Inter Milan (2:0), Lazio (3:0), Cremona (1:0) i Udinese (1:0). Before the hit clash with Napoli, it was known that he needed 38 minutes to break the league record.
So far, the record holder was Slovenian Samir Handanović, who did not concede a goal for 703 minutes in the 2010/2011 season. Back then, Handanović was a Udinese player and finished the season with 14 clean sheets. Ultimately, Wojciech Szczęsny’s series ended with a clean sheet after 680 minutes, as he was defeated by Victor Osimhen in the fourteenth minute. A moment earlier, Szczęsny recorded a good intervention when Chwicza Kwaracchelia hit.
In the end, Napoli completely outclassed Juventus and won 5-1 at the Stadio San Paolo with a Victor Osimhen double and goals from Chwicza Kwaracchelia, Amir Rrahmani and Eljif Elmas. With this win, Napoli extended their lead over Juventus to ten points.
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