
Fiorentina vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Napoli recover to maintain perfect start atop Serie A
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Napoli came from behind to earn a 2-1 victory at Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday and maintain a perfect start to the season.
Match Commentary
- 28': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Napoli 0. Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic following a corner.
- 31': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Penalty saved! Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top left corner.
- 38': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Napoli 1. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 1, Napoli 1.
- 50': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Napoli 2. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces José Callejón.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 65': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Torreira replaces Erick Pulgar.
- 67': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 77': Substitution, Fiorentina. Marco Benassi replaces Álvaro Odriozola.
- 77': Substitution, Fiorentina. Aleksandr Kokorin replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 77': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 90'+1': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 15,264
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 15,264
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Napoli | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+4 | Juventus | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+2 | Cremonese | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+2 | Udinese | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
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FIO![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 16 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
12 | SHOTS | 10 |
6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
327 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
404 | Passes | 455 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
6 | Crosses | 26 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
61 | Long Balls | 55 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
13 | Tackles | 15 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
6 | Interceptions | 4 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
20 | Clearances | 5 |
Fiorentina (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
2 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
29 | Álvaro Odriozola |
32 | Alfred Duncan |
15 | Erick Pulgar ![]() |
22 | Nicolás González |
7 | José Callejón |
9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
5 | Giacomo Bonaventura ![]() |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | David Ospina (GK) |
26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui ![]() |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
20 | Piotr Zielinski |
99 | Frank Anguissa ![]() |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
9 | Victor Osimhen |
24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
11 | Hirving Lozano |
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