Napoli vs Salernitana 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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51': Frederic VeseliNapoli thrash Salernitana to keep pace with Serie A leaders
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Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Goal! Napoli 1, Salernitana 0. Juan Jesus (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 21': VAR Decision: Goal Napoli 1-0 Salernitana (Eljif Elmas).
- 23': Filippo Delli Carri (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Joel Obi (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Goal! Napoli 1, Salernitana 1. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wajdi Kechrida with a cross.
- 36': Substitution, Salernitana. Pawel Jaroszynski replaces Andrea Schiavone because of an injury.
- 45'+3': Frederic Veseli (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Goal! Napoli 2, Salernitana 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Salernitana 1.
- 47': Goal! Napoli 3, Salernitana 1. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a corner.
- 51': Second yellow card to Frederic Veseli (Salernitana) for hand ball.
- 53': Goal! Napoli 4, Salernitana 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, Salernitana. Alessandro Russo replaces Edoardo Vergani.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Dries Mertens.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 79': Substitution, Salernitana. Simy replaces Federico Bonazzoli.
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Napoli | 37 | 87 | 4 |
| +28 | Lazio | 37 | 71 | 8 |
| +28 | Internazionale | 37 | 69 | 12 |
| +19 | AC Milan | 37 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
 NAP |
SAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 10 |
| 81.8 | POSSESSION | 18.2 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 1 |
| 14 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 870 | Accurate Passes | 136 |
| 934 | Passes | 209 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 23 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 3 | Clearances | 27 |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Salernitana (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 72 | Vid Belec (GK) |
| 31 | Riccardo Gagliolo |
| 26 | Luka Bogdan |
| 33 | Filippo Delli Carri  |
| 5 | Frederic Veseli |
| 8 | Andrea Schiavone |
| 22 | Joel Obi |
| 14 | Francesco Di Tacchio |
| 24 | Wajdi Kechrida |
| 63 | Edoardo Vergani |
| 9 | Federico Bonazzoli |
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