Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, November 1, 2014
AS Roma LWLDW 0
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Napoli WDLWD 2
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Diego Armando Maradona · 30,157 att.

Match Report

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Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon see Napoli past Roma

Giallorossi beaten by Rafa Benitez's side after drawing level with Juventus at top of Serie A.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
59.4
Possession
40.6
8
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
496
Accurate Passes
309
569
Passes
389
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.1
63
Long Balls
47
41
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
20
20
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
16
25
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ROMA leads series 3-2

Lineups

NAP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1RafaelG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 33Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 31Faouzi GhoulamLB
  5. 11Christian MaggioRB
  6. 17Marek HamsikAM
  7. 19David LópezLM
  8. 8JorginhoRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneAM-L
  11. 7José CallejónAM-R

ROMA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Morgan De SanctisG
  2. 2Mapou Yanga-MbiwaCD-L
  3. 44Kostas ManolasCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 35Vasilis TorosidisRB
  6. 20Seydou KeitaCM
  7. 4Radja NainggolanLM
  8. 15Miralem PjanicRM
  9. 10Francesco TottiF
  10. 27GervinhoLF
  11. 24Alessandro FlorenziRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Napoli 1, Roma 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 26' José Holebas (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 40' Christian Maggio (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Roma. Juan Iturbe replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  6. 65' Substitution, Roma. Mattia Destro replaces Francesco Totti.
  7. 66' Substitution, Napoli. Walter Gargano replaces Marek Hamsik.
  8. 68' David López (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 72' Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  10. 73' Radja Nainggolan (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, Napoli. Gökhan Inler replaces David López.
  12. 84' Substitution, Roma. Adem Ljajic replaces Vasilis Torosidis.
  13. 85' Goal! Napoli 2, Roma 0. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.

Serie A News

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