Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Sassuolo 2025-26 Italian Serie A

  • 7': Stanislav Lobotka
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1 - 0

Introduction

Napoli are hosting Sassuolo at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Goal! Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
  • 53': Aster Vranckx (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Substitution, Sassuolo. Edoardo Iannoni replaces Aster Vranckx.
  • 56': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Eljif Elmas because of an injury.
  • 57': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Sam Beukema.
  • 62': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Antonio Vergara.
  • 67': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Woyo Coulibaly replaces Josh Doig.
  • 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Laurs Skjellerup replaces Alieu Fadera.
  • 84': Edoardo Iannoni (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Walid Cheddira replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Moro replaces Luca Lipani.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 40,000

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Internazionale 29 68 5
+23 AC Milan 29 60 3
+15 Napoli 29 59 6
+26 Como 29 54 5
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
47.3 Possession 52.7
21 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
369 Accurate Passes 416
439 Passes 498
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.4
48 Long Balls 45
21 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
10 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 5
16 Effective Clearances 23
16 Clearances 23

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
32 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
13 Amir Rrahmani
5 Juan Jesus
31 Sam Beukema
8 Scott McTominay
68 Stanislav Lobotka
37 Leonardo Spinazzola
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
19 Rasmus Højlund
20 Eljif Elmas
26 Antonio Vergara

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
49 Arijanet Muric (GK)
80 Tarik Muharemovic
21 Jay Idzes
3 Josh Doig
6 Sebastian Walukiewicz
18 Nemanja Matic
40 Aster Vranckx Yellow Card
35 Luca Lipani
99 Andrea Pinamonti
45 Armand Laurienté
20 Alieu Fadera

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