Italian Serie A

Venezia vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • Red Card 90'+5': Tyronne Ebuehi
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0 - 2
  • 59': Victor Osimhen
  • 90'+10': Andrea Petagna

Napoli beat Venezia to go one point off top ahead of clash with leaders Inter

Napoli moved into second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Venezia on Sunday, as the gap between the top three teams was cut to a single point.

Match Commentary

  • 45': Second Half begins Venezia 0, Napoli 0.
  • 59': Goal! Venezia 0, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  • 62': Substitution, Venezia. Thomas Henry replaces Nani.
  • 70': Substitution, Venezia. Gianluca Busio replaces Domen Crnigoj.
  • 70': Substitution, Venezia. Mattia Aramu replaces Dennis Johnsen.
  • 74': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Gianluca Busio (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Venezia. Luca Fiordilino replaces Ethan Ampadu.
  • 78': Substitution, Venezia. Jean-Pierre Nsame replaces Michaël Cuisance.
  • 79': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 79': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 83': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Pietro Ceccaroni (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 88': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
  • 88': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 90'+5': Tyronne Ebuehi (Venezia) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+10': Goal! Venezia 0, Napoli 2. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Venezia 0, Napoli 2.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,554

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+10 AC Milan 13 28 1
+9 Napoli 13 28 3
+15 Internazionale 13 27 4
+8 AS Roma 13 27 4
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 4
66.4 Possession 33.6
16 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
640 Accurate Passes 282
738 Passes 363
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 54
27 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 0
10 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 17
7 Effective Clearances 19
7 Clearances 19

Line-Ups

VEN Venezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Luca Lezzerini (GK)
32 Pietro Ceccaroni Yellow Card
31 Mattia Caldara
55 Ridgeciano Haps
22 Tyronne Ebuehi Red Card
44 Ethan Ampadu
21 Michaël Cuisance
33 Domen Crnigoj
77 David Okereke
20 Nani
17 Dennis Johnsen

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 David Ospina (GK)
5 Juan Jesus
13 Amir Rrahmani
6 Mário Rui Yellow Card
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
20 Piotr Zielinski
68 Stanislav Lobotka Yellow Card
8 Fabián Ruiz
9 Victor Osimhen
24 Lorenzo Insigne
21 Matteo Politano

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