Salernitana vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Napoli edge Salernitana to stay top of Serie A as both teams finish with 10 men
Napoli maintained top spot in Serie A with a 1-0 win at Salernitana on Sunday as both sides had players sent off late in the game.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 41': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Salernitana 0, Napoli 0.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 61': Goal! Salernitana 0, Napoli 1. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Substitution, Salernitana. Simy replaces Cedric Gondo because of an injury.
- 69': Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana) is shown the red card.
- 71': Substitution, Salernitana. Joel Obi replaces Federico Bonazzoli.
- 74': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the red card.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Matteo Politano.
- 88': Substitution, Salernitana. Milan Djuric replaces Andrea Schiavone.
- 88': Substitution, Salernitana. Riccardo Gagliolo replaces Luca Ranieri.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Piotr Zielinski.
Game Information
Venue: Arechi
Location: Salerno, Italy
Attendance: 17,043
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 28 | 67 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| +14 | Napoli | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| +25 | Como | 28 | 51 | 5 |
Statistics
NAP |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 63.1 | Possession | 36.9 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 454 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
| 531 | Passes | 299 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
Salernitana (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 72 | Vid Belec (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan Strandberg |
| 23 | Norbert Gyömbér |
| 19 | Luca Ranieri |
| 21 | Nadir Zortea |
| 15 | Cedric Gondo |
| 14 | Francesco Di Tacchio |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry |
| 20 | Grigoris Kastanos |
| 8 | Andrea Schiavone |
| 9 | Federico Bonazzoli |
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 |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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