Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, March 31, 2019
Napoli LWDLW 4
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AS Roma WLLWL 1
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NAP134
ROMA101
Stadio Olimpico · 36,525 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Ranieri's problems mount as Napoli thump Roma

Napoli ripped Roma's defence to shreds as they handed the hosts an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
6
60.9
Possession
39.1
20
SHOTS
14
10
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
559
Accurate Passes
311
619
Passes
385
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
47
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
11
9
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
4
21
Effective Clearances
13
21
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ROMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Robin OlsenG
  2. 20Federico FazioCD-L
  3. 44Kostas ManolasCD-R
  4. 11Aleksandar KolarovLB
  5. 18Davide SantonRB
  6. 16Daniele De RossiCM
  7. 42Steven N'ZonziLM
  8. 4Bryan CristanteRM
  9. 9Edin DzekoF
  10. 8Diego PerottiLF
  11. 14Patrik SchickRF

NAP · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 19Nikola MaksimovicCD-R
  4. 6Mário RuiLB
  5. 23Elseid HysajRB
  6. 8Fabián RuizCM-L
  7. 5AllanCM-R
  8. 9Simone VerdiLM
  9. 7José CallejónRM
  10. 99Arkadiusz MilikCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Roma 0, Napoli 1. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Simone Verdi with a through ball.
  2. 13' Patrik Schick (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 17' Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Kostas Manolas (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 37' Edin Dzeko (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 43' Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+4' Goal! Roma 1, Napoli 1. Diego Perotti (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 49' Goal! Roma 1, Napoli 2. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
  9. 54' Goal! Roma 1, Napoli 3. Simone Verdi (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a fast break.
  10. 58' Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Dries Mertens because of an injury.
  11. 63' Substitution, Roma. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Patrik Schick.
  12. 66' Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 68' Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Elseid Hysaj because of an injury.
  14. 74' Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Simone Verdi.
  15. 81' Goal! Roma 1, Napoli 4. Amin Younes (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  16. 82' Substitution, Roma. Justin Kluivert replaces Daniele De Rossi.
  17. 82' Substitution, Roma. Cengiz Ünder replaces Diego Perotti.

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