Sassuolo vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Rogerio (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 51': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 1. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 54': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Rogerio.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Hamed Traore.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Fabián Ruiz because of an injury.
- 71': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 2. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kalidou Koulibaly because of an injury.
- 84': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 88': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Napoli 2. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 2, Napoli 2.
Game Information
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 8,192
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Internazionale | 26 | 64 | 4 |
| +21 | AC Milan | 26 | 54 | 2 |
| +12 | Napoli | 26 | 50 | 6 |
| +18 | AS Roma | 26 | 50 | 8 |
Statistics
NAP |
SAS![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 388 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 459 | Passes | 463 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 1 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.1 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 91 | Gianluca Scamacca |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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