Napoli vs Sassuolo 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Introduction
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
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 |
Statistics
SAS |
NAP![]() |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
| 35 | Luca Lipani |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 20 | Alieu Fadera |
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