the gesture of the Korean defender- Corriere.it

This time, Napoli got a little complicated. Three goals ahead thanks to Osimhen, Zielinski and Elmas, Udinese made up for it in the 34th minute with Nestorovski and in the 37th minute with Samardzic.

And it was a mistake on 3-2
Kim, the Korean defender who landed in Italy last summer from Fenerbahce. His was the decisive mistake and for this reason he did not give up. He lost the ball, the goal of Andrea Sottil’s team arrived and then, with great humility, the gentle giant apologized to everyone. A simple but unusual gesture in the world of football. Beyond the fact that, in any case, Napoli – and it is the eleventh in a row in Serie A – won that match.

Kim he apologized with a touching message on his Instagram profile: «I would like to express my deepest apologies to my teammates and the fans. We could only win thanks to my teammates. Mistakes will only make me stronger. Next time I will help the team better ”, he wrote under a photo in which the collective embrace and the group cheer jump to the eye. Because that’s the way Kim is. He has settled very well in Italian football and in Luciano Spalletti’s team and is one of the protagonists of this early season.

With Napoli that does not stop flying at the top of the standings: now, waiting for the rivals to take the field, it is +11 from the second, Milan and Lazio. And with the stop for the World Cup in Qatar, the Azzurri will be able to recharge their batteries and then resume in January, on the 4th at San Siro against Inter, to attack the third championship. “If Kim’s half-stumbling news is in the news today, let alone what a Martian it has been until now. He played them all… », Spalletti defended him, aware of how the Korean is not making us regret a totem like Koulibaly, today at Chelsea. Kim, who lives downtown with his wife, has settled in well in the city; even though he was recently the victim of the theft of the 500, in use by the lady, parked near the house.