Napoli vs Salernitana 2021-22 Italian Serie A
4 - 1
Napoli thrash Salernitana to keep pace with Serie A leaders
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Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Goal! Napoli 1, Salernitana 0. Juan Jesus (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 21': VAR Decision: Goal Napoli 1-0 Salernitana (Eljif Elmas).
- 23': Filippo Delli Carri (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Joel Obi (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Goal! Napoli 1, Salernitana 1. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wajdi Kechrida with a cross.
- 36': Substitution, Salernitana. Pawel Jaroszynski replaces Andrea Schiavone because of an injury.
- 45'+3': Frederic Veseli (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Goal! Napoli 2, Salernitana 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Salernitana 1.
- 47': Goal! Napoli 3, Salernitana 1. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a corner.
- 51': Second yellow card to Frederic Veseli (Salernitana) for hand ball.
- 53': Goal! Napoli 4, Salernitana 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, Salernitana. Alessandro Russo replaces Edoardo Vergani.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Dries Mertens.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 79': Substitution, Salernitana. Simy replaces Federico Bonazzoli.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,000
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+11 | Napoli | 9 | 22 | 1 |
+8 | Internazionale | 9 | 18 | 1 |
+10 | Juventus | 9 | 17 | 0 |
+11 | Fiorentina | 9 | 16 | 1 |
Statistics
SAL | NAP | |
---|---|---|
14 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
10 | Saves | 0 |
18.2 | Possession | 81.8 |
1 | SHOTS | 26 |
1 | ON GOAL | 14 |
1.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
136 | Accurate Passes | 870 |
209 | Passes | 934 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
4 | Crosses | 23 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
50 | Long Balls | 32 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
13 | Tackles | 11 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 1 |
27 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
27 | Clearances | 3 |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
5 | Juan Jesus |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
20 | Piotr Zielinski |
68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
14 | Dries Mertens |
7 | Eljif Elmas |
11 | Hirving Lozano |
Salernitana (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
72 | Vid Belec (GK) |
31 | Riccardo Gagliolo |
26 | Luka Bogdan |
33 | Filippo Delli Carri |
5 | Frederic Veseli |
8 | Andrea Schiavone |
22 | Joel Obi |
14 | Francesco Di Tacchio |
24 | Wajdi Kechrida |
63 | Edoardo Vergani |
9 | Federico Bonazzoli |
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