Napoli vs Sassuolo 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Napoli comfortably beat Sassuolo
Napoli comfortably sealed a 2-0 home victory against Sassuolo on Sunday through goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, while Lazio were unexpectedly beaten 1-0 at home by Serie A newcomers Genoa.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 29': Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 51': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the red card.
- 60': Penalty missed! Still Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Daniel Boloca.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Matías Viña.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Matteo Politano.
- 64': Goal! Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 69': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Juan Jesus.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 46,925
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
 SAS |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.3 | Possession | 66.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 595 |
| 330 | Passes | 656 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 10 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 24 | Clearances | 5 |
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 |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 44 | Ruan  |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 27 | Maxime López  |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 11 | Nedim Bajrami |
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