Napoli vs Sampdoria 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Petagna stunner ends Napoli's rotten home run against Sampdoria
An acrobatic Andrea Petagna effort earned Napoli a 1-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday to keep Luciano Spalletti's side in the hunt for the title.
Match Commentary
- 30': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Lorenzo Insigne because of an injury.
- 43': Goal! Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 45'+1': Julian Chabot (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Sampdoria. Tomás Rincón replaces Albin Ekdal.
- 45': Substitution, Sampdoria. Wladimiro Falcone replaces Emil Audero because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.
- 72': Substitution, Sampdoria. Francesco Caputo replaces Riccardo Ciervo.
- 75': Substitution, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru replaces Tommaso Augello.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Axel Tuanzebe replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Diego Demme.
- 89': Substitution, Sampdoria. Gerard Yepes replaces Alex Ferrari.
- 90'+1': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 9,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | Napoli | 9 | 21 | 2 |
| +6 | AS Roma | 9 | 21 | 2 |
| +11 | Internazionale | 9 | 18 | 3 |
| +7 | AC Milan | 9 | 18 | 1 |
Statistics
 SAM |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.2 | Possession | 68.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 639 |
| 322 | Passes | 709 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 9 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 25 | Clearances | 8 |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 37 | Andrea Petagna |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
Sampdoria (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 4 | Jeff Chabot  |
| 25 | Alex Ferrari |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 19 | Radu Dragusin |
| 16 | Kristoffer Askildsen |
| 6 | Albin Ekdal |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 11 | Riccardo Ciervo |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 23 | Manolo Gabbiadini |
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