Italian Serie A

FT Monday, February 26, 2018
Napoli WWLWW 5
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Cagliari LDWDL 0
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Match Report

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Napoli rout Cagliari for 10th straight win in Serie A

Leaders Napoli sent their Serie A winning streak into double figures with an emphatic 5-0 success at Cagliari.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
3
64.9
Possession
35.1
18
SHOTS
7
8
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
613
Accurate Passes
267
729
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.4
60
Long Balls
90
30
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
16
26
Clearances
16

Head to Head

NAP leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CAG · 3-5-2

  1. 28Alessio CragnoG
  2. 23Luca CeppitelliCD
  3. 15Leandro CastánCD-L
  4. 13Filippo RomagnaCD-R
  5. 10João PedroCM-L
  6. 18Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 20Simone PadoinAM
  8. 22Charalampos LykogiannisLM
  9. 16Paolo FaragòRM
  10. 30Leonardo PavolettiCF-L
  11. 32Han Kwang-SongCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1RafaelSUB
  2. 7Andrea CossuSUB
  3. 25Marco SauSUB
  4. 3Marco AndreolliSUB
  5. 38Fabrizio CaligaraSUB
  6. 21Artur IonitaSUB
  7. 9Niccolo GiannettiSUB
  8. 4Daniele DessenaSUB
  9. 12Senna MiangueSUB
  10. 27Alessandro DeiolaSUB
  11. 24Damir Ceter ValenciaSUB
  12. 26Luca CrostaSUB

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 33Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 6Mário RuiLB
  5. 23Elseid HysajRB
  6. 8JorginhoCM
  7. 17Marek HamsikLM
  8. 5AllanRM
  9. 14Dries MertensF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 7José CallejónRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Zinédine MachachSUB
  2. 19Hrvoje MilicSUB
  3. 11Christian MaggioSUB
  4. 1RafaelSUB
  5. 37Adam OunasSUB
  6. 20Piotr ZielinskiSUB
  7. 22Luigi SepeSUB
  8. 30Marko RogSUB
  9. 62Lorenzo TonelliSUB
  10. 42Amadou DiawaraSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 1. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Allan.
  2. 31' Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 2. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
  5. 59' Substitution, Cagliari. Artur Ionita replaces Simone Padoin.
  6. 61' Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 3. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  7. 62' Substitution, Cagliari. Andrea Cossu replaces Han Kwang Song.
  8. 64' Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Dries Mertens.
  9. 71' Leandro Castán (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  10. 72' Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 4. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 73' Substitution, Napoli. Christian Maggio replaces Elseid Hysaj.
  12. 75' Substitution, Napoli. Amadou Diawara replaces Jorginho.
  13. 77' Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Nicolò Barella.
  14. 90' Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 5. Mário Rui (Napoli) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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