A wind of change is blowing around the Gulf of Naples. The team that was left without key players Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Khalidou Koulibaly was always going to be forced to rediscover its identity. But their new signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is making the task an easy one with his immediate impact. The Georgia international scored two great goals on each side of a Victor Osimhen strike to inflict a 4-0 hammering on Serie A’s new team AC Monza.
The encounter at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona never looked in doubt, thanks to the flamboyant winger. The 21-year-old is currently looking like the best signing any Italian club has made in the current transfer window, even better than Angel Di Maria, Gini Wijnaldum or Luka Jovic! He opened the scoring on Sunday night with a terrific right-footed curling shot that hit the top corner of Michele Di Gregorio’s net. A work of art.Nigerian hitman Osimhen put Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s pass to good use and doubled the lead just before the break.Khvicha Kvaratskhelia already has as many non-penalty goals for Napoli as Lorenzo Insigne did in the whole of last season.— Get Italian Football News (@_GIFN) August 21, 2022 But that man Khvicha, whose name is pronounced Kwee-cha Kwa-raht-skeh-lee-yah, made sure the headlines go his way with a sublime third. The former Rubin Kazan player returned to his homeland with Dinamo Batumi after the war broke out in Ukraine and was quickly picked up by Napoli for just $10 million. It already looks like the bargain of the year!Defenders can’t stop him, we can’t pronounce him, Arsenal can’t sign himKvaratskhelia got a goal and an assist last week in the 5-2 win at Hellas Verona, and he continued his fantastic start to life in the Gulf of Naples with another top-notch performance for Luciano Spalletti’s team. Korean defender Kim Min-Jae, another recent signing from Fenerbahce, got his goal deep in injury time to make it 4-0.”>Monza, on the other hand, suffered two defeats in their first two Serie A fixtures, highlighting the gravity of the task they’re facing this season. They were already 3-0 down when they started showing signs of life in Naples, but of course, it was too late. They did manage to put the ball in the back of the net through former Napoli man Andrea Petagna, but the goal was disallowed because the ref spotted a foul in the move leading up to the goal. There was no coming back for coach Giovanni Stroppa and his Biancorossi.This was the day for the Georgian magician!SERIE A – MATCHDAY 2Saturday Udinese – Salernitana 0-0Torino – Lazio 0-0Sassuolo – Lecce 1-0 (1-0)/Berardi 40/Inter – Spezia 3-0 (1-0)/Martinez 35, Calhanoglu 52, Correa 82/Sunday Empoli – Fiorentina 0-0
Napoli – Monza 4-0 (1-0)/Kvaratskhelia 35, 62, Osimhen 45+2, Kim Min-jae 90+4/21.45: (2.95) Atalanta (3.40) Milan (2.55)21.45: (2.25) Bologna (3.40) Verona (3.45)Monday 19.30: (1.25) Roma (6.25) Cremonese (11.0)21.45: (6.00) Sampdoria (3.80) Juventus (1.60)***odds are subject to change