Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Cagliari 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 11': Victor Osimhen
  • 57': Lorenzo Insigne (P)
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2 - 0

Napoli cruise past Cagliari to continue perfect start to Serie A season

Napoli eased to a 2-0 win at home to Cagliari on Sunday to notch up a sixth consecutive Serie A victory and return to the top of the table.

Match Commentary

  • 11': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
  • 57': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Keita Baldé replaces Alessandro Deiola.
  • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 76': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
  • 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Grassi replaces Kevin Strootman.
  • 88': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Fabián Ruiz.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 18,000

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+22 Napoli 25 56 3
+34 Internazionale 25 54 3
+28 Atalanta 25 51 4
+21 Juventus 25 46 1
Full Table

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
31.6 Possession 68.4
6 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
266 Accurate Passes 688
333 Passes 740
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 35
24 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 9
0.3 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 7
16 Effective Clearances 14
16 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 David Ospina (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
13 Amir Rrahmani
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
8 Fabián Ruiz
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
24 Lorenzo Insigne
21 Matteo Politano

CAG Cagliari (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Alessio Cragno (GK)
2 Diego Godín
40 Sebastian Walukiewicz Yellow Card
4 Martín Cáceres
25 Gabriele Zappa
8 Razvan Marin
14 Alessandro Deiola
16 Kevin Strootman
10 João Pedro
22 Charalampos Lykogiannis
18 Nahitan Nández

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