Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Salernitana 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Napoli
  • 17': Juan Jesus
  • 45'+4': Dries Mertens (P)
  • 47': Amir Rrahmani
  • 53': Lorenzo Insigne (P)
FT
4 - 1
Salernitana
  • 33': Federico Bonazzoli
  • Red Card 51': Frederic Veseli

Napoli thrash Salernitana to keep pace with Serie A leaders

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Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 17': Goal! Napoli 1, Salernitana 0. Juan Jesus (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 21': VAR Decision: Goal Napoli 1-0 Salernitana (Eljif Elmas).
  • 23': Filippo Delli Carri (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Joel Obi (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Goal! Napoli 1, Salernitana 1. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wajdi Kechrida with a cross.
  • 36': Substitution, Salernitana. Pawel Jaroszynski replaces Andrea Schiavone because of an injury.
  • 45'+3': Frederic Veseli (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Napoli 2, Salernitana 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Hirving Lozano.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Salernitana 1.
  • 47': Goal! Napoli 3, Salernitana 1. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a corner.
  • 51': Second yellow card to Frederic Veseli (Salernitana) for hand ball.
  • 53': Goal! Napoli 4, Salernitana 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Salernitana. Alessandro Russo replaces Edoardo Vergani.
  • 64': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 64': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Dries Mertens.
  • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
  • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 79': Substitution, Salernitana. Simy replaces Federico Bonazzoli.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,000

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Internazionale 30 69 5
+24 AC Milan 30 63 3
+16 Napoli 30 62 6
+31 Como 30 57 5
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Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 10
10 Saves 0
18.2 Possession 81.8
1 SHOTS 26
1 ON GOAL 14
1.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
136 Accurate Passes 870
209 Passes 934
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
4 Crosses 23
0.5 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 32
17 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 8
6 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 1
27 Effective Clearances 3
27 Clearances 3

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
5 Juan Jesus
13 Amir Rrahmani
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
20 Piotr Zielinski
68 Stanislav Lobotka
8 Fabián Ruiz
14 Dries Mertens
7 Eljif Elmas
11 Hirving Lozano
Substitutes:
Kévin Malcuit, Alessandro Zanoli, Faouzi Ghoulam, Axel Tuanzebe, Victor Osimhen, David Ospina, Andrea Petagna, Diego Demme, Lorenzo Insigne, Davide Marfella, Matteo Politano.

SAL Salernitana (4-5-1)

No. Name
72 Vid Belec (GK)
31 Riccardo Gagliolo
26 Luka Bogdan
33 Filippo Delli Carri Yellow Card
5 Frederic Veseli Yellow Card
8 Andrea Schiavone
22 Joel Obi Yellow Card
14 Francesco Di Tacchio
24 Wajdi Kechrida
63 Edoardo Vergani
9 Federico Bonazzoli
Substitutes:
Guido Guerrieri, Lorenzo Cannavale, Antonio Russo, Angelo Guida, Alessandro Russo, Mario Perrone, Andrei Motoc, Pawel Jaroszynski, Antonio Iervolino, Simy.

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