‘Iron Pillar’ Kim Min-jae (SSC Napoli) once again contributed to the team’s victory with an iron wall defense. Coach Luis Spalletti spared no praise for Kim Min-jae’s performance.
Kim Min-jae led another scoreless defense 바카라in the 2022-2023 Italian professional football Serie A round 27 away match held at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy on the 20th (Korean time). Napoli beat Torino 4-0.
Napoli, who lost to SS Lazio on the 4th (0-1) and ended their 8th consecutive league win, ran for 2nd consecutive win again. The number of points also increased to 71 (23 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses), beating 2nd place Lazio (52 points, 15 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses) by 19 points and continuing to lead the league.
On this day, Napoli had a perfect balance of strong offensive power including Victor Osimen and defense centered on center back Kim Min-jae. Kim Min-jae attempted two tackles that day, and both were successful, recording 3 kicks and 4 interceptions.
After the game, coach Spalletti said, “Kim Min-jae does things I’ve never seen from other players.” “He’s a really amazing player. He’s always on the offensive. He praised him as a player who deserves to start every game.” Whoscored.com, a soccer statistics site, gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 7.4.
Against Torino, Napoli took the lead early with goal scorer Osimen’s goal in the ninth minute of the first half. Piotr Zielinski’s corner kick was finished by Osimen with a header.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Kim Min-jae scored an additional goal starting from a side breakthrough. Hvica Kratshelia won the penalty, and he scored cleanly as the kicker himself.
Napoli finished 2-0 in the first half, and Osimen scored a multi-goal in the 6th minute of the second half. Matthias Olivera’s cross from the left flank was hit by Osimen’s header. Osimen, who completed multiple goals, scored the 20th and 21st goals in the league and maintained the lead in Serie A scoring. In the 23rd minute of the second half, substitute Tanguy Ndombele received a pass from Kvartshelia and scored the key goal that sealed the victory.
After the game, Kim Min-jae will return to Korea on the morning of the 21st to participate in the March A match of the Korean national team. The Korean national team, led by Jurgen Klinsmann, will play two warm-up games against Colombia on the 24th and Uruguay on the 28th.