AS Roma vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Jose Mourinho sent off as Roma ends Napoli's winning start to season
AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was sent off to the stands as his side ended Napoli's winning start to the Serie A season after a 0-0 draw on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Tammy Abraham (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Tammy Abraham.
- 90'+4': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 47,801
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +23 | Internazionale | 17 | 39 | 4 |
| +15 | AC Milan | 17 | 38 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 17 | 37 | 4 |
| +14 | Como | 18 | 33 | 3 |
Statistics
NAP |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 62.2 | Possession | 37.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 467 | Accurate Passes | 251 |
| 536 | Passes | 312 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 5 | Matías Viña |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
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 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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