Frosinone vs Napoli 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Osimhen double earns Napoli 3-1 comeback win over promoted Frosinone
Champions Napoli survived an early scare and began their title defence with a 3-1 win at newly-promoted Frosinone in their Serie A season opener on Saturday after Victor Osimhen scored twice.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 0. Abdou Harroui (Frosinone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 12': Anthony Oyono (Frosinone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 27': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 45'+5': Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Frosinone 1, Napoli 2.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 67': Substitution, Frosinone. Gennaro Borrelli replaces Marvin Çuni.
- 67': Substitution, Frosinone. Giorgi Kvernadze replaces Giuseppe Caso.
- 75': Substitution, Frosinone. Luigi Canotto replaces Jaime Báez.
- 75': Substitution, Frosinone. Marco Brescianini replaces Luca Mazzitelli.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 79': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 83': Francesco Gelli (Frosinone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Frosinone. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Abdou Harroui.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
Game Information
Venue: Benito Stirpe
Location: Frosinone, Italy
Attendance: 15,822
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 NAP |
FRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 420 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 473 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 7 | Clearances | 17 |
Frosinone (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 80 | Stefano Turati (GK) |
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli |
| 30 | Ilario Monterisi |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 22 | Anthony Oyono  |
| 36 | Luca Mazzitelli |
| 21 | Abdou Harroui |
| 14 | Francesco Gelli |
| 11 | Marvin Cuni |
| 10 | Guiseppe Caso |
| 7 | Jaime Báez |
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 |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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