Kalidou Koulibaly disclosed that Napoli deserved to defeat Real Sociedad in Thursday’s Europa League encounter.
After a stuttering start to the competition where they lost 1-0 at home defeat to AZ Alkmaar, the Serie A outfit returned to winning ways with a 1-0 win at the Anoeta Stadium.
With the first-half ending 0-0, Gennaro Gattuso’s men stepped up their game in the last 45 minutes to pick all three points at stake courtesy of Matteo Politano’s 56th minute strike.
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Despite having Victor Osimhen’s sent off by referee Craig Pawson for a second caution in the closing stages, the Whites and Blues were unable to get the much-needed equaliser.