Roberto Di Matteo seems to be doing quite well at Chelsea.
Three wins out of three. And not only that, but his most recent win put Chelsea into the last eight of the Champions League.
Of course, three wins out of three matches is not exactly a record, but it's a hell of a start for the Italian caretaker manager.
Chelsea had to overturn a 1-3 deficit against a good, careful Italian side.
But the lack of experience of the team from Naples showed, and they conceded two goals, to Drogba (in minute 29) and Terry (47), that could have been averted with a little more luck. ...Not that the headers from the Chelsea players were not impeccable, on both occasions.
Inler's goal (55) also came as a surprise, but this goal was very spectacular, and the shot extremely well taken. From 2-0 (advantage Chelsea) to 2-1 (meaning Chelsea had to either score two more goals or accept that the most they'll get would be a penalty shootout).
The Chelsea players did not get discouraged, though, and got their reward when referee Brych pointed to the spot, penalizing a hand-ball by Lavezzi.
Lampard made it 3-1, and the game became destined for extra time.
Just on the stroke of extra time half-time, Ivanovic hit the good pass from Drogba with all his might, inside the penalty box, leaving De Sanctis powerless to defend it. 4-1.
The remaining 15 + 2 minutes offered no more goals, and thus Chelsea eliminated Napoli.
I wonder if everybody at Napoli just thought Chelsea was in disarray and that they had this European tie all sewn up...
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