Chievo Verona vs Napoli, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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Napoli win to delay Juventus title celebrations and send Chievo down
Napoli postponed Juventus's march to the Serie A title and consigned Chievo to relegation with a 3-1 win at the Stadio Bentegodi on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo).
- 3': Vlad Chiriches (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a headed pass.
- 6': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 6': Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Perparim Hetemaj with a cross.
- 11': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 12': Attempt missed. Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Barba with a cross.
- 12': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Bostjan Cesar (Chievo).
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 15': Goal! Chievo 0, Napoli 1. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Federico Barba (Chievo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Assane Dioussé.
- 24': Foul by Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo).
- 24': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Napoli).
- 28': Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo).
- 30': Offside, Chievo. Emanuel Vignato tries a through ball, but Mariusz Stepinski is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 32': Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Vignato (Chievo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 36': Attempt saved. Federico Barba (Chievo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emanuele Giaccherini with a cross.
- 39': Hand ball by Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo).
- 40': Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Assane Dioussé.
- 41': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 41': Stefano Sorrentino (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Chievo 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chievo 0, Napoli 1.
- 47': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Chievo).
- 47': Offside, Chievo. Stefano Sorrentino tries a through ball, but Mariusz Stepinski is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 53': Attempt saved. Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emanuel Vignato.
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 57': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 57': Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo).
- 60': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Assane Dioussé (Chievo).
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Riccardo Meggiorini.
- 64': Goal! Chievo 0, Napoli 2. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 65': Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 66': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Chievo. Mehdi Leris replaces Emanuel Vignato.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 70': Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Napoli).
- 72': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefano Sorrentino.
- 72': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 74': Substitution, Chievo. Sergej Grubac replaces Riccardo Meggiorini because of an injury.
- 74': Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Chievo).
- 79': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Younes.
- 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 80': Substitution, Chievo. Sofian Kiyine replaces Mariusz Stepinski.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Simone Verdi replaces José Callejón.
- 81': Goal! Chievo 0, Napoli 3. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 86': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 87': Foul by Simone Verdi (Napoli).
- 87': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 89': Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
- 89': Sofian Kiyine (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 90': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 90': Goal! Chievo 1, Napoli 3. Bostjan Cesar (Chievo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofian Kiyine with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Chievo 1, Napoli 3.
- 90'+1': Match ends, Chievo 1, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
CVO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 69.2 | Possession | 30.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 704 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 783 | Passes | 343 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 10,000
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
Chievo Verona (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 70 | Stefano Sorrentino (GK) |
| 12 | Bostjan Cesar |
| 33 | Marco Andreolli |
| 5 | Federico Barba |
| 27 | Fabio Depaoli |
| 69 | Riccardo Meggiorini |
| 8 | Assane Dioussé |
| 55 | Emanuel Vignato |
| 17 | Emanuele Giaccherini |
| 56 | Perparim Hetemaj |
| 9 | Mariusz Stepinski |
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
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