Italian Serie A

Sampdoria vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

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  • 10': Victor Osimhen
  • 39': Fabián Ruiz
  • 50': Victor Osimhen
  • 59': Piotr Zielinski

Top dogs Napoli crush Sampdoria to continue perfect start

Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A as in-form striker Victor Osimhen struck twice in an impressive 4-0 win at Sampdoria on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 10': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 28': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 2. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 0, Napoli 2.
  • 48': Substitution, Napoli. Kostas Manolas replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
  • 50': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
  • 55': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ernesto Torregrossa replaces Fabio Quagliarella.
  • 55': Substitution, Sampdoria. Albin Ekdal replaces Adrien Silva.
  • 59': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 4. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 68': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 68': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli replaces Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Morten Thorsby.
  • 76': Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Hirving Lozano.
  • 81': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 84': Substitution, Sampdoria. Riccardo Ciervo replaces Francesco Caputo.
  • 87': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 4,596

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
Full Table

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 5
52.5 Possession 47.5
17 SHOTS 13
9 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
455 Accurate Passes 387
514 Passes 456
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.1
53 Long Balls 52
37 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 9
22 Effective Clearances 9
22 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

SAM Sampdoria (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emil Audero (GK)
15 Omar Colley
22 Maya Yoshida
3 Tommaso Augello
24 Bartosz Bereszynski
5 Adrien Silva
2 Morten Thorsby
38 Mikkel Damsgaard Yellow Card
87 Antonio Candreva
27 Fabio Quagliarella
10 Francesco Caputo

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 David Ospina (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
13 Amir Rrahmani
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
8 Fabián Ruiz
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 Frank Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
24 Lorenzo Insigne
11 Hirving Lozano

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