
Venezia vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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
Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,554
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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VEN![]() |
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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 |
Venezia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Luca Lezzerini (GK) |
32 | Pietro Ceccaroni ![]() |
31 | Mattia Caldara |
55 | Ridgeciano Haps |
22 | Tyronne Ebuehi ![]() |
44 | Ethan Ampadu |
21 | Michaël Cuisance |
33 | Domen Crnigoj |
77 | David Okereke |
20 | Nani |
17 | Dennis Johnsen |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | David Ospina (GK) |
5 | Juan Jesus |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui ![]() |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
20 | Piotr Zielinski |
68 | Stanislav Lobotka ![]() |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
9 | Victor Osimhen |
24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
21 | Matteo Politano |
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