Italian Serie A

Napoli vs SPAL, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
  • 45'+1': Raúl Albiol
FT
1 - 0
SPAL

    About

    Napoli are hosting SPAL at Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 3': Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Fares.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Marko Rog (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 8': Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
    • 8': Manuel Lazzari (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Offside, Napoli. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
    • 10': Offside, SPAL. Jasmin Kurtic tries a through ball, but Mirco Antenucci is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 11': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 13': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 14': Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 20': Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
    • 20': Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 21': Offside, SPAL. Manuel Lazzari tries a through ball, but Alberto Paloschi is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Callejón.
    • 23': Foul by Mohamed Fares (SPAL).
    • 23': Marko Rog (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL).
    • 24': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
    • 25': Mohamed Fares (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Offside, SPAL. Mohamed Fares tries a through ball, but Mirco Antenucci is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 30': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
    • 30': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
    • 31': Mirco Antenucci (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Offside, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam tries a through ball, but Piotr Zielinski is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 35': Manuel Lazzari (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Thiago Cionek (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
    • 37': Foul by Marek Hamsik (Napoli).
    • 37': Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Hand ball by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 38': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 39': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 39': Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Delay in match Johan Djourou (SPAL) because of an injury.
    • 42': Substitution, SPAL. Francesco Vicari replaces Johan Djourou because of an injury.
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mirko Valdifiori.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Napoli 1, SPAL 0. Raúl Albiol (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Napoli 1, SPAL 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, SPAL 0.
    • 46': Foul by Marek Hamsik (Napoli).
    • 46': Mohamed Fares (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Marek Hamsik (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 49': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
    • 50': Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
    • 51': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Fares (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
    • 52': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Marko Rog.
    • 53': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Marek Hamsik.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 53': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Alex Meret.
    • 55': Offside, SPAL. Mirko Valdifiori tries a through ball, but Alberto Paloschi is caught offside.
    • 56': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL).
    • 58': Attempt saved. Manuel Lazzari (SPAL) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Paloschi.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
    • 61': Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
    • 61': Mohamed Fares (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Marko Rog (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
    • 66': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Marko Rog.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Fares (SPAL) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jasmin Kurtic.
    • 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Substitution, SPAL. Mattia Valoti replaces Mirko Valdifiori.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Alberto Paloschi (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Valoti.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 79': Substitution, Napoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.
    • 81': Dries Mertens (Napoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Mattia Valoti (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
    • 83': Substitution, SPAL. Sergio Floccari replaces Kevin Bonifazi.
    • 83': Substitution, Napoli. Amadou Diawara replaces Dries Mertens.
    • 88': Hand ball by Alberto Paloschi (SPAL).
    • 89': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 90': Foul by Mattia Valoti (SPAL).
    • 90': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Offside, Napoli. Sebastiano Luperto tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alberto Paloschi (SPAL) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Fares.
    • 90'+3': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mohamed Fares (SPAL) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jasmin Kurtic with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Marek Hamsik.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Alfred Gomis (SPAL).
    • 90'+3': Raúl Albiol (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, SPAL 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Napoli 1, SPAL 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 6
    38.2 Possession 61.8
    11 SHOTS 24
    6 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    346 Accurate Passes 608
    413 Passes 686
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    11 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.5
    59 Long Balls 59
    32 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 10
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 9
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    18 Interceptions 7
    17 Effective Clearances 7
    17 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
    Location: Napoli, Italy
    Attendance: 37,093

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Meret (GK)
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly
    33 Raúl Albiol
    31 Faouzi Ghoulam
    23 Elseid Hysaj
    17 Marek Hamsik Yellow Card
    30 Marko Rog Yellow Card
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    7 José Callejón
    24 Lorenzo Insigne
    14 Dries Mertens
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Fabián Ruiz, Adam Ounas, Amadou Diawara, David Ospina, Nikola Maksimovic, Kévin Malcuit, Simone Verdi, Arkadiusz Milik, Orestis Karnezis, Sebastiano Luperto, Amin Younes, Mário Rui.

    SPA SPAL (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alfred Gomis (GK)
    3 Johan Djourou
    14 Kevin Bonifazi
    4 Thiago Cionek Yellow Card
    19 Jasmin Kurtic Yellow Card
    28 Pasquale Schiattarella
    16 Mirko Valdifiori
    93 Mohamed Fares
    29 Manuel Lazzari
    7 Mirco Antenucci
    43 Alberto Paloschi
    SPAL Substitutes:
    Everton Luiz, Andrea Petagna, Lorenzo Dickmann, Mattia Valoti, Sergio Floccari, Giacomo Poluzzi, Lorenco Simic, Francesco Vicari, Federico Viviani, Felipe, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Filippo Costa.

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