Naples place Demme engine Travels kilometers than anyone: Ninety minutes and don't hear them. Diego Demme hasn't played a full game since last December 17 (Borussia Dortmund-Leipzig) and yet Tuesday night against Lazio he did more than well. Gattuso - his idol since always - gave him confidence little by little: first his debut against Perugia in the Italian cup, then another piece against Fiorentina and to finish the whole game against Lazio in the Italian cup. A sort of baptism of fire for the German median of Calabrian origins, because after not even 20 minutes of play he found himself alone in the middle with Lobotka sacrificed by Gattuso for the expulsion of Hysaj.

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BIT AND ESCAPE
No fear for Diego who arrived in Naples with clear ideas: to be a protagonist and to quickly take a prominent place in Gattuso's tactical organization. Compared to when the role of director fell to Fabian Ruiz, Demme's Napoli is another story. The first thing to jump to the eye of the test of the former Leipzig midfielder is his great aggressiveness in the recovery phase of the ball. He is the first to go and bite the opponents' ankles in the first possession of the ball, protagonist in the half of Lazio to disturb the passing lines and the construction of the game. It is no coincidence that Demme was the player on the field to have run the most with a total of 13.1 km covered. Numbers that speak for themselves and that are also encouraged by the data relating to the steps completed over the 90 '. It was 76 passes, or more of all between the players of the two teams. In short, few doubts about the impact of Demme in Naples which now really has all the characteristics to become the leader of the blue midfield.

THE BLESSING
Even after the game, Gattuso thought about consecrating the good test of the new blue purchase. "He is not a normal player, in Germany if you are not a leader you are not a captain," said the coach to enhance the performance of Demme, who made it clear immediately against Lazio what he is made of. Not only running and lungs of steel, but if necessary also a polite foot to sort precious balls for companions. Beyond the passages ordered in front of the defense, also a couple of nice openings to throw Insigne into the opponent's half. And the most important thing is that its growth margins are still very high.

EMOTION
To witness Diego's good rehearsal, his father Vincenzo and his mother Petra were also in the stands at the San Paolo. Above all, dad Enzo has never missed a minute of his son in blue. He was against Perugia, there was against Fiorentina and obviously there was against Lazio, with hearts full of pride for his Diego, finally dressed in the blue of the team of his heart: Napoli. As good parents I am always with my son at this early stage of his Neapolitan adventure when Demme is still looking for stable accommodation. They in Naples while Diego's wife still shuttles between Italy and Germany, where the two met. But for now it's okay, also because the blue number 4 is laying the foundations for an important future with this shirt. He, passionate and champion of video games - in Leipzig he was the spearhead of the team in the E Sports - did not struggle to take the joystick of Napoli in hand to guide him to victory. Sunday is Juve, the ideal match to confirm the good results shown with Lazio.