Chapter 66 - Nathan Passes But No One Receives
30th minute.
Nathan tracked back as Napoli recycled possession.
Lobotka shaped to turn—no time.
Nathan pounced.
Snap!
He intercepted clean, sliding in and rising with the ball in the same motion. A flick of the ankle, and suddenly the space ahead burst open.
"Go!" he barked, eyes already scanning the field.
Zirkzee peeled left. Rashford darted wide. Nathan drove straight down the center, dragging defenders with him.
He shifted the ball with the outside of his boot, then dropped it off to Bruno and kept sprinting.
The crowd roared behind him.
Voices rose across the stands in Italian.
"Chi è questo ragazzo?""Non era così nella prima partita!""È lui il dieci?!"
Nathan heard it even through the rush of blood in his ears.
Let them talk.
This was a different Nathan now.
34th minute.
Corner to Napoli.
The Maradona erupted again. Blue smoke rolled from the curva as Politano jogged over to take it.
