
Napoli vs Cagliari 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Napoli cruise past Cagliari to continue perfect start to Serie A season
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Napoli eased to a 2-0 win at home to Cagliari on Sunday to notch up a sixth consecutive Serie A victory and return to the top of the table.
Match Commentary
- 11': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
- 57': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Keita Baldé replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 76': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Grassi replaces Kevin Strootman.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Fabián Ruiz.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 18,000
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+2 | Napoli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Como | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Juventus | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+1 | Cremonese | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
31.6 | Possession | 68.4 |
6 | SHOTS | 17 |
1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
266 | Accurate Passes | 688 |
333 | Passes | 740 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
14 | Crosses | 15 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
48 | Long Balls | 35 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
13 | Tackles | 9 |
0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
14 | Interceptions | 7 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
16 | Clearances | 14 |
Napoli (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | David Ospina (GK) |
26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
20 | Piotr Zielinski |
99 | Frank Anguissa |
9 | Victor Osimhen |
24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
21 | Matteo Politano |
Cagliari (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
2 | Diego Godín |
40 | Sebastian Walukiewicz ![]() |
4 | Martín Cáceres |
25 | Gabriele Zappa |
8 | Razvan Marin |
14 | Alessandro Deiola |
16 | Kevin Strootman |
10 | João Pedro |
22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
18 | Nahitan Nández |
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