Napoli vs Cagliari, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInsigne's late strike secures second place for Napoli
Lorenzo Insigne's 98th-minute penalty helped Napoli clinch the runners-up spot in Serie A with a 2-1 home win over Cagliari.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
- 3': Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Dangerous play by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 6': Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 7': Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari).
- 9': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
- 9': Simone Verdi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
- 12': Attempt missed. Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Ceppitelli.
- 16': Attempt missed. Amin Younes (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amin Younes.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 18': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Romagna.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Verdi.
- 19': Offside, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam tries a through ball, but Simone Verdi is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 26': Delay in match Dries Mertens (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Offside, Cagliari. Luca Cigarini tries a through ball, but Leonardo Pavoletti is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 32': Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
- 36': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
- 37': Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Simone Verdi (Napoli).
- 39': Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 42': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 45': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Amin Younes.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Allan.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 51': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 54': Attempt saved. Simone Verdi (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 55': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
- 55': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 58': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amin Younes.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 59': Offside, Napoli. Simone Verdi tries a through ball, but Amin Younes is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. José Callejón replaces Simone Verdi.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Allan.
- 61': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
- 61': Amin Younes (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari).
- 63': Goal! Napoli 0, Cagliari 1. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Amin Younes.
- 66': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 66': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
- 66': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 68': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 68': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 69': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
- 69': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 70': Substitution, Cagliari. Simone Padoin replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 71': Alessio Cragno (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 72': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
- 72': Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 74': Substitution, Cagliari. João Pedro replaces Alberto Cerri.
- 75': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 75': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Romagna.
- 80': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 81': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 84': Attempt saved. Simone Padoin (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
- 85': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 87': Filippo Romagna (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 88': Substitution, Cagliari. Fabio Pisacane replaces Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 90'+2': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Delay in match (Napoli). Video Review.
- 90'+6': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 90'+6': Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Artur Ionita (Cagliari) is shown the red card.
- 90'+8': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+9': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+11': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+11': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
- 90'+11': Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.
- 90'+12': Match ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.
Statistics
 CAG |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 37 | Possession | 63 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 634 |
| 424 | Passes | 714 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 26 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 16,171
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 16,171
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 37 | +54 | 86 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Allan |
| 34 | Amin Younes  |
| 9 | Simone Verdi |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
Cagliari (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 56 | Filippo Romagna |
| 23 | Luca Ceppitelli |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 12 | Fabrizio Cacciatore |
| 9 | Alberto Cerri |
| 8 | Luca Cigarini |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 21 | Artur Ionita  |
| 27 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
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