Braga vs Napoli 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Braga

84': Bruma

FT
1 - 2

Napoli

45'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo
88': Sikou Niakate (OG)

Napoli edge Braga in Champions League after late own goal

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A late own goal by Braga defender Sikou Niakate handed Italian champions Napoli a 2-1 away win in an entertaining Champions League Group C clash on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
19': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
44': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Napoli 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 0, Napoli 1.
55': José Fonte (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
67': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
67': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Vitor Carvalho.
77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza replaces Álvaro Djaló.
79': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
84': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Napoli 1. Bruma (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross.
85': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Adrián Marín replaces Cristián Borja.
85': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces Abel Ruiz.
86': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Own Goal by Sikou Niakaté, Sporting Braga. Sporting Braga 1, Napoli 2.
90': Substitution, Napoli. Natan replaces Piotr Zielinski.
90': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
90'+3': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 18,422

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

NAP		BRAG
12	Fouls	14
6	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
10	Corner Kicks	11
1	Saves	5
46.7	Possession	53.3
18	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
334	Accurate Passes	381
415	Passes	466
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	10
19	Crosses	33
0.3	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	56
21	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	5
23	Effective Clearances	29
23	Clearances	29

Line-Ups

Braga (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus (GK)
4	Sikou Niakate
6	José Fonte
26	Cristian Borja
2	Víctor Perea
21	Ricardo Horta
8	Al-Musrati
18	Carvalho
9	Abel Ruiz
7	Bruma
14	Álvaro Djaló

Substitutes:

Simon Banza, Serdar Saatci, André Horta, Paulo Oliveira, João Moutinho, Rodrigo Zalazar, Rony Lopes, Josafat Mendes, Adrián Marín, André Castro, Pizzi, Lukas Hornicek.

Napoli (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
13	Amir Rrahmani
17	Mathías Olivera
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68	Stanislav Lobotka
20	Piotr Zielinski
99	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
9	Victor Osimhen
77	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21	Matteo Politano

Substitutes:

Natan, Alessandro Zanoli, Mário Rui, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Alessio Zerbin, Gianluca Gaetano, Giacomo Raspadori, Eljif Elmas, Nikita Contini, Giovanni Simeone, Jesper Lindstrom, Leo Østigard.