Verona vs Napoli 2025-26 Italian Serie A

Hellas Verona

64': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

FT
1 - 2

Napoli

2': Rasmus Højlund
90'+6': Romelu Lukaku

Lukaku's 1st goal of season with last kick gives Napoli win

Romelu Lukaku's first goal of the season with the last kick of the match ended Napoli's winless run on Saturday.

Match Commentary

2': Goal! Verona 0, Napoli 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Vergara.
45'+2': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Verona 0, Napoli 1.
52': Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
55': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Mosquera replaces Amin Sarr.
55': Substitution, Verona. Martin Frese replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap because of an injury.
56': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! Verona 1, Napoli 1. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
70': Substitution, Verona. Tomás Suslov replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.
71': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
73': Substitution, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku replaces Alisson Santos.
73': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
74': Tomás Suslov (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Napoli. Giovane replaces Antonio Vergara.
78': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano.
81': Abdou Harroui (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Verona. Cheikh Niasse replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
82': Substitution, Verona. Tobias Slotsager replaces Abdou Harroui.
90': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Verona 1, Napoli 2. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
90'+7': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 21,027

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+41	Internazionale	26	64	4
+21	AC Milan	26	54	2
+13	Napoli	27	53	6
+18	AS Roma	26	50	8

Full Table

Statistics

NAP		VER
11	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	3
64.9	Possession	35.1
8	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
518	Accurate Passes	246
595	Passes	320
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	11
0.0	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	70
28	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	11
7	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
3	Interceptions	9
20	Effective Clearances	28
20	Clearances	28

Line-Ups

Hellas Verona (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
37	Armel Bella-Kotchap
5	Andrias Edmundsson
15	Victor Nelsson
11	Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
21	Abdou Harroui
63	Roberto Gagliardini
12	Domagoj Bradaric
2	Daniel Oyegoke
9	Amin Sarr
18	Kieron Bowie

Substitutes:

Fallou Cham, Nicolás Valentini, Tobias Slotsager, Daniel Mosquera, Tomás Suslov, Simone Perilli, Giacomo Toniolo, Ioan Vermesan, Cheikh Niasse, Martin Frese, Isaac.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
4	Alessandro Buongiorno
31	Sam Beukema
68	Stanislav Lobotka
20	Eljif Elmas
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
21	Matteo Politano
19	Rasmus Højlund
27	Alisson Santos
26	Antonio Vergara

Substitutes:

Nikita Contini, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Miguel Gutiérrez, Vincenzo Prisco, Mathías Olivera, Romelu Lukaku, Billy Gilmour, Giovane , Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.