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Time proves Chucky right: Lozano has to be always a starter besides Gattuso's opinion

Gennaro Gattuso sent Hirving Lozano to the bench in his best moment. Lorenzo Insigne got injured in the first half and Lozano had to came into the field.

By Mauricio Saenz

Gennaro Gattuso sent Hirving Lozano to the bench in his best moment. Lorenzo Insigne got injured in the first half and Lozano had to came into the field.
Gennaro Gattuso sent Hirving Lozano to the bench in his best moment. Lorenzo Insigne got injured in the first half and Lozano had to came into the field.
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Since the beginning of the Italian Serie A, Hirving Lozano has scored four goals in four games and he is the third top scorer of the league. That's why "Chucky" seemed to have earned Gennaro Gattuso's trust. However, the coach of Napoli sent him to the bench for the game against Real Sociedad for the UEFA Champions League.

However, karma punished the 42-year-old coach because of his decision. Forward Lorenzo Insigne got injured in the 22nd minute of the first half of the game. Therefore, Lozano was chosen to replaced his teammate. Moreover, Lozano played a key role in Napoli's 1-0 triumph against the Spaniard leader. 

Gattuso may have left Lozano on the bench to give him a break, because the 25-year-old forward started against Benevento last Sunday. However, he was taken off the field in the 15th minute of the second half. Therefore, the footballer had enough time to recover from the physical effort.

The truth is that Napoli's playing style needs Hirving Lozano, because both Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens are old players that aren't at their 100% physically and find it difficult to accomplish both the offensive and the defensive requirements asked by the former AC Milan center-midfielder.


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