Italian Serie A

FT Friday, December 29, 2017
Napoli LDWWW 1
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Crotone LLLWL 0
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Ezio Scida · 11,063 att.

Match Report

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Napoli four points clear at Serie A summit after narrow win

Napoli will enter the new year as Serie A leaders after pulling four points clear of reigning champions Juventus following a 1-0 victory at Crotone.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
15
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
6
71.3
Possession
28.7
23
SHOTS
5
7
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
617
Accurate Passes
177
742
Passes
303
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
1
31
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
84
30
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
5
18
Tackles
9
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
35
17
Clearances
35

Head to Head

NAP leads series 3-1

Lineups

CRO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex CordazG
  2. 7Federico CeccheriniCD-L
  3. 34Stefan SimicCD-R
  4. 87Bruno MartellaLB
  5. 37Davide FaraoniRB
  6. 10Andrea BarberisCM
  7. 38Rolando MandragoraLM
  8. 6Marcus RohdénRM
  9. 17Ante BudimirF
  10. 5Adrian StoianLF
  11. 29Marcello TrottaRF

NAP · 4-3-3

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

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Crotone 0, Napoli 1. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan.
  2. 30' Jorginho (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Federico Ceccherini (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Crotone. Mario Sampirisi replaces Stefan Simic because of an injury.
  5. 51' Raúl Albiol (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  7. 73' Substitution, Crotone. Giovanni Crociata replaces Andrea Barberis.
  8. 77' Substitution, Napoli. Amadou Diawara replaces Jorginho.
  9. 81' Substitution, Crotone. Aristóteles Romero replaces Davide Faraoni because of an injury.
  10. 89' Substitution, Napoli. Marko Rog replaces Dries Mertens.

Serie A News

All news
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