Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs Napoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

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  • 12': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
  • 33': Victor Osimhen

Leaders Napoli move 18 points clear with 2-0 win at Sassuolo

Napoli beat Sassuolo 2-0 away to move 18 points clear at the top with a seventh straight Serie A win.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 12': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  • 33': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 43': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2.
  • 53': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Gregoire Defrel.
  • 58': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 68': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 78': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Matheus Henrique.
  • 81': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
  • 85': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Eljif Elmas.
  • 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Davide Frattesi.
  • 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Maxime Lopez.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 15,911

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
Full Table

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 2
60.2 Possession 39.8
15 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
561 Accurate Passes 344
640 Passes 419
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 33
32 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 5
22 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
7 Interceptions 11
11 Effective Clearances 16
11 Clearances 16

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
44 Ruan
28 Martin Erlic
6 Rogério
21 Nadir Zortea
27 Maxime López Yellow Card
7 Matheus Henrique
16 Davide Frattesi
92 Grégoire Defrel
45 Armand Laurienté Yellow Card
20 Nedim Bajrami

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
3 Kim Min-Jae
13 Amir Rrahmani
17 Mathías Olivera
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
7 Eljif Elmas Yellow Card
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21 Matteo Politano

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