"Last night was not a good night for Mike Maignan, as he again had to pick the ball out of his net twice in a defeat to Napoli. As pointed out in our player ratings, Maignan was - along with Koni De Winter - the one who struggled most in the loss to Antonio Conte's side. For the first goal he tipped a Rasmus Hojlund cross into the path of David Neres,"
"Not only that, but - as La Gazzetta dello Sport also point out - he was probably lucky to stay on the field. In the eighth minute of the second half, Matteo Politano made a move to stop the Frenchman distributing the ball quickly. In retaliation, Maignan swung his arm around with force and clocked him on the side of the head, but the VAR interpreted it as an attempt to free himself and so no further punishment was forthcoming."
Mike Maignan conceded two goals in a defeat to Napoli after handling errors and positional mistakes. He tipped a Rasmus Hojlund cross into the path of David Neres for the first goal and allowed the Dane to score from a very tight angle for the second. He was fortunate to remain on the field after an incident in the eighth minute of the second half when Matteo Politano moved to stop quick distribution. Maignan swung his arm and struck Politano on the side of the head. VAR judged the movement an attempt to free himself and no further punishment was given.
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