
Spezia vs Napoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Osimhen double helps Napoli cruise past Spezia to extend lead at top
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Two goals by striker Victor Osimhen helped Serie A leaders Napoli to a comfortable 3-0 win over struggling Spezia on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 16': Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Napoli 0.
- 47': Goal! Spezia 0, Napoli 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 50': Mattia Caldara (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 68': Goal! Spezia 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 73': Goal! Spezia 0, Napoli 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
- 76': Substitution, Spezia. Raimonds Krollis replaces Mattia Caldara.
- 76': Substitution, Spezia. Daniel Maldini replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
- 76': Substitution, Spezia. Tio Cipot replaces Daniele Verde.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 85': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Spezia. Przemyslaw Wisniewski replaces Salvatore Esposito.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
Game Information
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 8,700
Statistics
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SPE![]() |
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18 | Fouls | 19 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
69.1 | Possession | 30.9 |
12 | SHOTS | 9 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
545 | Accurate Passes | 200 |
632 | Passes | 280 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
20 | Crosses | 9 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
43 | Long Balls | 37 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 3 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.1 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
22 | Tackles | 21 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
13 | Interceptions | 12 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
10 | Clearances | 24 |
Spezia (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
29 | Mattia Caldara ![]() |
43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
4 | Ethan Ampadu ![]() |
33 | Kevin Agudelo |
6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
25 | Salvatore Esposito |
13 | Arkadiusz Reca ![]() |
27 | Kelvin Amian |
14 | Eldor Shomurodov |
10 | Daniele Verde |
Napoli (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
3 | Kim Min-Jae |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
20 | Piotr Zielinski ![]() |
99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
9 | Victor Osimhen |
77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
11 | Hirving Lozano ![]() |
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