Italian Serie A

FT Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Bologna LLLDL 0
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Napoli WWLWL 6
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Match Report

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Dries Mertens records hat trick to help Napoli rout Bologna

Napoli closed the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus back to six points with a crushing 6-0 victory over Bologna.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
0
39.4
Possession
60.6
5
SHOTS
20
0
ON GOAL
14
0.0
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
363
Accurate Passes
609
446
Passes
684
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
39
44
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
23
13
Tackles
27
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
9
Effective Clearances
6
13
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 33Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 31Faouzi GhoulamLB
  5. 2Elseid HysajRB
  6. 8JorginhoCM
  7. 17Marek HamsikLM
  8. 5AllanRM
  9. 23Manolo GabbiadiniF
  10. 14Dries MertensLF
  11. 7José CallejónRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Mirko ValdifioriSUB
  2. 24Lorenzo InsigneSUB
  3. 11Christian MaggioSUB
  4. 21Vlad ChirichesSUB
  5. 19David LópezSUB
  6. 22GabrielSUB
  7. 94Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  8. 3Ivan StrinicSUB
  9. 88Alberto GrassiSUB
  10. 18Vasco ReginiSUB
  11. 1RafaelSUB
  12. 77Omar El KaddouriSUB

BOL · 4-5-1

  1. 83Antonio MiranteG
  2. 13Luca RossettiniCD-L
  3. 2Marios OikonomouCD-R
  4. 19Kévin ConstantLB
  5. 15Ibrahima MbayeRB
  6. 8Saphir TaïderCM-L
  7. 33Matteo BrighiCM-R
  8. 21Amadou DiawaraAM
  9. 17Emanuele GiaccheriniLM
  10. 11Juan ZúñigaRM
  11. 18Robert AcquafrescaF

Substitutes

  1. 25Adam MasinaSUB
  2. 28Daniele GastaldelloSUB
  3. 26Anthony MounierSUB
  4. 1Angelo da CostaSUB
  5. 24Alex FerrariSUB
  6. 32Dejan StojanovicSUB
  7. 6Lorenzo CrisetigSUB
  8. 99Sergio FloccariSUB
  9. 23Franco BrienzaSUB
  10. 5Erick PulgarSUB
  11. 30Godfred DonsahSUB
  12. 4Emil KrafthSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Napoli 1, Bologna 0. Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a through ball.
  2. 35' Goal! Napoli 2, Bologna 0. Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 37' Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Amadou Diawara (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Goal! Napoli 3, Bologna 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
  6. 60' Substitution, Bologna. Anthony Mounier replaces Emanuele Giaccherini.
  7. 60' Substitution, Bologna. Sergio Floccari replaces Robert Acquafresca.
  8. 73' Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
  9. 74' Raúl Albiol (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, Napoli. Omar El Kaddouri replaces José Callejón.
  11. 80' Goal! Napoli 4, Bologna 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar El Kaddouri.
  12. 81' Substitution, Bologna. Godfred Donsah replaces Amadou Diawara.
  13. 81' Substitution, Napoli. David López replaces Marek Hamsik.
  14. 88' Goal! Napoli 5, Bologna 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David López.
  15. 89' Goal! Napoli 6, Bologna 0. David López (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

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