A starter and booked as early as the 21st minute, the Cameroonian midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa suffered a 4-1 defeat with SSC Napoli on the pitch at FC Porto in the Champions League.
FC Porto handed SSC Napoli a hiding the Neapolitans could well have done without. On Portuguese soil on 4 November in the Champions League, the Italian club went down 4-1, with André-Frank Zambo Anguissa named in the starting line-up for 78 minutes of play, according to Footafrica.net and Actu Cameroun.
The Cameroonian international midfielder did not escape the difficult evening either: he was booked as early as the 21st minute, Footafrica.net reports. A detail in a collective shipwreck that weighs on the already tense atmosphere around the Italian club.
Bednarek opens, McTominay pulls level
On the scoresheet, the story took time to take shape. Jan Bednarek opened the scoring for Porto in the 11th minute, before Scott McTominay equalised for Napoli in the 43rd, again according to Footafrica.net. At the break, Massimiliano Allegri’s men could still believe.
The second half changed everything. Gabri Veiga restored the Portuguese side’s lead in the 71st, Jakub Kiwior extended the gap nine minutes later, and Samu Aghehowa completed the scoring, according to camerfoot-infos.com. Zambo Anguissa, for his part, left the pitch after 78 minutes of play.
A crisis taking hold
This rout is part of a very difficult European season for Napoli. The Neapolitan club have won only one match in the Champions League, with 7 defeats in 14 games, and sit 8th in Serie A, according to figures relayed by les-transferts.com.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri would have only one match left to save his job, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, relayed by les-transferts.com. La Gazzetta also describes a divided dressing room, with Zambo Anguissa presented as more reserved, notably in connection with the departure of his close friends Victor Osimhen and Juan Jesus, according to voetbalbelgie.be. These are anything but official and should be treated with caution.
Lazio as the next test
The next fixture is already identified: Napoli face Lazio this weekend in Serie A, a decisive match for the future of Massimiliano Allegri according to the Italian press.