Napoli vs Venezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
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
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 |
Statistics
VEN |
NAP![]() |
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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 |
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 |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Venezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Mäenpää (GK) |
| 32 | Pietro Ceccaroni |
| 31 | Mattia Caldara |
| 3 | Cristian Molinaro |
| 22 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 16 | Luca Fiordilino |
| 18 | Daan Heymans |
| 42 | Dor Peretz |
| 9 | Francesco Forte |
| 20 | Francesco Di Mariano |
| 17 | Dennis Johnsen |
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