
Sampdoria vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Top dogs Napoli crush Sampdoria to continue perfect start
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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
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 4,596
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Napoli | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+4 | Juventus | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+2 | Cremonese | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+2 | Udinese | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
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SAM![]() |
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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 |
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 ![]() |
87 | Antonio Candreva |
27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
10 | Francesco Caputo |
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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