Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Napoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

FT
0 - 3
  • 47': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (P)
  • 68': Victor Osimhen
  • 73': Victor Osimhen

Osimhen double helps Napoli cruise past Spezia to extend lead at top

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 8,700

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

SPE Spezia (3-5-2)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
29 Mattia Caldara Yellow Card
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
4 Ethan Ampadu Yellow Card
33 Kevin Agudelo
6 Mehdi Bourabia
25 Salvatore Esposito
13 Arkadiusz Reca Yellow Card
27 Kelvin Amian
14 Eldor Shomurodov
10 Daniele Verde

NAP 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 Yellow Card
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
11 Hirving Lozano Yellow Card

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