Fiorentina vs Napoli, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli waste several chances in goalless draw at Fiorentina
Second-placed Napoli wasted half a dozen clearcut chances as they were held 0-0 at Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Delay in match Mário Rui (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui because of an injury.
- 6': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 11': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a through ball.
- 12': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina).
- 12': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a set piece situation.
- 17': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 17': Gerson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gerson with a cross.
- 20': Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 21': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
- 21': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 23': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 24': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Offside, Fiorentina. Bryan Dabo tries a through ball, but Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina).
- 26': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 28': Attempt missed. Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 29': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by José Callejón following a fast break.
- 30': Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 31': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes.
- 32': Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 36': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a headed pass.
- 36': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 36': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 37': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Allan.
- 40': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. David Hancko (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa following a corner.
- 42': Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Delay in match Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) because of an injury.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Maksimovic with a headed pass.
- 45'+3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Napoli 0.
- 46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 47': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 48': Attempt saved. Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 49': Hand ball by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 50': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina).
- 50': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina).
- 50': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 53': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 54': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 54': Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': José Callejón (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 57': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Fiorentina. Vitor Hugo replaces David Hancko because of an injury.
- 58': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Gerson (Fiorentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Allan.
- 62': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 62': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dries Mertens.
- 63': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 63': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 66': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Gerson (Fiorentina).
- 68': Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Kevin Mirallas replaces Gerson.
- 70': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 70': Kevin Mirallas (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 72': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 72': Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt saved. Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas with a cross.
- 74': Delay in match Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Simone Verdi replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 80': Foul by Simone Verdi (Napoli).
- 80': Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Delay in match Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Giovanni Simeone replaces Kevin Mirallas because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Hand ball by Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina).
- 83': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Delay in match Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) because of an injury.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 86': Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 89': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
- 90': Foul by Simone Verdi (Napoli).
- 90': Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina).
- 90'+1': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Napoli 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Fiorentina 0, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 416 | Accurate Passes | 241 |
| 513 | Passes | 336 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 15 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 29,377
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 29,377
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 38 | +54 | 87 |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | +22 | 76 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 38 | +28 | 73 |
| 4 | Como | 38 | +36 | 71 |
Line-Ups
Fiorentina (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 20 | Germán Pezzella |
| 16 | Dávid Hancko |
| 5 | Federico Ceccherini |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout  |
| 26 | Edimilson Fernandes |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 14 | Bryan Dabo |
| 29 | Luis Muriel |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 25 | Federico Chiesa |
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 5 | Allan |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
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