Insigne brothers trade goals as Roberto gets moment against Napoli | Nicky Bandini

Insigne brothers trade goals as Roberto gets moment against Napoli | Nicky Bandini

26-Oct-2020 10:31:08 | The Guardian

Lorenzo Insigne’s comeback from injury was perfectly timed to coincide with Napoli’s visit to his younger brother’s club

One day after he sustained an injury that forced him off the pitch in tears last month, Lorenzo Insigne was on the phone to his brother Roberto. “I’m going to make my comeback against you,” he said. On the other end of the line, he heard laughter. “Must you?” came the reply.

It cannot always be easy living in your brother’s shadow. We are talking figuratively, here. Roberto e stands an inch or two taller than Lorenzo, but where the latter has made more than 270 Serie A appearances for Napoli, the former is only this season getting his first real opportunity to make a mark in the Italian top flight.

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