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Salernitana vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Napoli edge Salernitana to stay top of Serie A as both teams finish with 10 men
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Napoli maintained top spot in Serie A with a 1-0 win at Salernitana on Sunday as both sides had players sent off late in the game.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 41': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Salernitana 0, Napoli 0.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 61': Goal! Salernitana 0, Napoli 1. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Substitution, Salernitana. Simy replaces Cedric Gondo because of an injury.
- 69': Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana) is shown the red card.
- 71': Substitution, Salernitana. Joel Obi replaces Federico Bonazzoli.
- 74': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the red card.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Matteo Politano.
- 88': Substitution, Salernitana. Milan Djuric replaces Andrea Schiavone.
- 88': Substitution, Salernitana. Riccardo Gagliolo replaces Luca Ranieri.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Piotr Zielinski.
Game Information
Venue: Arechi
Location: Salerno, Italy
Attendance: 17,043
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+6 | Internazionale | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+6 | Juventus | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+2 | Torino | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+2 | Udinese | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
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SAL![]() |
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---|---|---|
13 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
1 | Red Cards | 1 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
63.1 | Possession | 36.9 |
18 | SHOTS | 9 |
3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
454 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
531 | Passes | 299 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
8 | Crosses | 15 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
54 | Long Balls | 38 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
15 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
4 | Interceptions | 8 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
14 | Clearances | 18 |
Salernitana (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
72 | Vid Belec (GK) |
6 | Stefan Strandberg |
23 | Norbert Gyömbér |
19 | Luca Ranieri |
21 | Nadir Zortea |
15 | Cedric Gondo |
14 | Francesco Di Tacchio |
7 | Franck Ribéry |
20 | Grigoris Kastanos ![]() |
8 | Andrea Schiavone |
9 | Federico Bonazzoli |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | David Ospina (GK) |
26 | Kalidou Koulibaly ![]() |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui ![]() |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
20 | Piotr Zielinski |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa ![]() |
14 | Dries Mertens |
11 | Hirving Lozano |
21 | Matteo Politano |
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