Lorenzo Insigne and Roberto Insigne Both scores in Local Derby Against each other
Lorenzo Insigne cancelled out a goal from his younger brother Roberto Insigne before Napoli doubled the scores to end the game 1-2 in the weekend in their Italian Serie A weekend clash. Napoli fought back to beat local rivals Benevento and move second in Serie A. 26-year-old Roberto Insigne who left his brother Lorenzo Insigne in Napoli in 2019, put Benevento ahead in the first 30 minutes of the game.
Napoli captain who scored in their 4-1 thrashing of Atalanta last week is the elder brother Roberto Insigne, he is Lorenzo Insigne, he curled a 20-yard effort in off the crossbar after an hour and Andrea Petagna scored the winner eight minutes later. According to the 29-year-old Lorenzo Insigne who is the eldest sibling he said: “After the game, I told him my left is better than his.” He was joking though, Lorenzo has so far played 352 games for Napoli. He also said: “We also hugged because today was an exciting day for our family.
“I’m happy with the goal and congratulate my brother too.” Roberto Insigne, on the other hand, said: “I’m very happy, but sorry my first goal in Serie A was against my brother.””Playing against my brother and Napoli, the team of my city is a great feeling, but we are all a little saddened by the result.” Roberto played only twice for Napoli and was sold after a number of spells out on loan. Napoli is now a point behind league leaders AC Milan.
