Napoli vs Verona 2021-22 Italian Serie A
1 - 1
Leaders Napoli stumble to Verona draw as Simeone strikes again
Napoli dropped points for the second time this season in Serie A with a 1-1 draw at home to Hellas Verona on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! Napoli 0, Verona 1. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
- 18': Goal! Napoli 1, Verona 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a set piece situation.
- 31': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Antonin Barak (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Verona 1.
- 58': Miguel Veloso (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
- 68': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 75': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Bessa replaces Antonin Barak.
- 80': Daniel Bessa (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Verona. Nikola Kalinic replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 84': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Koray Günter.
- 85': Nikola Kalinic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 87': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Second yellow card to Daniel Bessa (Verona) for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 90'+3': Second yellow card to Nikola Kalinic (Verona).
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 18,299
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | AC Milan | 14 | 31 | 1 |
| +10 | Napoli | 14 | 31 | 3 |
| +19 | Internazionale | 14 | 30 | 4 |
| +7 | AS Roma | 14 | 27 | 5 |
Statistics
VER |
NAP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 358 | Passes | 500 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 17 | Clearances | 7 |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 21 | Koray Günter |
| 17 | Federico Ceccherini |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 4 | Miguel Veloso |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 16 | Nicolo Casale |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 7 | Antonín Barák |
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