Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Venezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • Red Card 22': Victor Osimhen
  • 62': Lorenzo Insigne (P)
  • 72': Eljif Elmas
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2 - 0

Introduction

Napoli are hosting Venezia at Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 12': Luca Fiordilino (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 30': Mattia Caldara (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
  • 38': Daan Heymans (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Tyronne Ebuehi (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Venezia 0.
  • 50': Francesco Forte (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Substitution, Venezia. Michael Svoboda replaces Tyronne Ebuehi.
  • 52': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot is close, but misses the top right corner. Lorenzo Insigne should be disappointed.
  • 61': Pietro Ceccaroni (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 62': Goal! Napoli 1, Venezia 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Venezia. Tanner Tessmann replaces Luca Fiordilino.
  • 63': Substitution, Venezia. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Francesco Di Mariano.
  • 71': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 72': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 72': Goal! Napoli 2, Venezia 0. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Venezia. Nicolas Galazzi replaces Dor Peretz.
  • 74': Substitution, Venezia. Jacopo Dezi replaces Daan Heymans.
  • 75': Tanner Tessmann (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Venezia 0.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 18,300

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+43 Internazionale 27 67 4
+23 AC Milan 27 57 2
+13 Napoli 27 53 6
+18 AS Roma 27 51 8
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Statistics

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22 Fouls 5
7 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 4
43.6 Possession 56.4
8 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
379 Accurate Passes 499
424 Passes 560
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 7
0.2 Cross % 0.1
33 Long Balls 34
20 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 12
6 Effective Clearances 8
6 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
44 Kostas Manolas
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
20 Piotr Zielinski
8 Fabián Ruiz Yellow Card
9 Victor Osimhen Red Card
24 Lorenzo Insigne
21 Matteo Politano

VEN Venezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Niki Mäenpää (GK)
32 Pietro Ceccaroni Yellow Card
31 Mattia Caldara Yellow Card
3 Cristian Molinaro
22 Tyronne Ebuehi Yellow Card
16 Luca Fiordilino Yellow Card
18 Daan Heymans Yellow Card
42 Dor Peretz
9 Francesco Forte Yellow Card
20 Francesco Di Mariano
17 Dennis Johnsen

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