Despite the reports of violence outside the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the site of this years Coppa Italia final and the 45 minute delay, the match between Fiorentina and Napoli was amazing. For Rafael Benitez, it was a day of joy as he celebrated his first Coppa Italia win as the boss of Napoli seeing his side finish the game 3 to 1. For Fiorentina, injuries had plagued the team and so the team took the field with no strikers and it was evident for the beginning half of the game as Napoli was dominating the play on the field. Lorenzo Insigne would score his first of two goals right from the get go in the 11TH minute when on the counter attack, captain Marek Hamšík found Insigne wide open. Insigne buried the ball with his left foot into the back of the net and the delay all of sudden seemed a thing of the past. He would score his second goal in the 16TH minute after Gonzalo Higuaín crossed the ball across the whole entire box and it found Insigne's left foot again.
The game wasn't far from over just because Napoli had an early 2 to 0 lead because Fiorentina had a wake up call after the second goal and they started to find momentum. In the 28Th minute of play, Fiorentina made it a game after the ball was lobbied over the whole entire Napoli defense as Juan Vargas was off to the races. When he shot the ball he didn't miss as he beat Pepe Reina to cut the lead in half. For the rest of the game, Fiorentina tried everything they could to get an equalizer, but Napoli's defense was just too good for the team from the north of Rome. It wouldn't matter much as all hopes of a equalizer were thrown out the window in extra time when Belgium international Dries Mertens was able to beat Fiorentina's Neto to secure the 3 to 1 win. My MVP of the game award definitely goes to Lorenzo Insigne who despite only scoring two goals this season in Serie A was able to step up big time when the team needed it the most. This was definitely a battle of two of the top 4 teams in Italy and it was extremely fun to watch.
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