Cagliari vs Napoli, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ASuperb Milik strike earns late win for Napoli at Cagliari
A stoppage-time free kick from Arkadiusz Milik gave Napoli a 1-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday to keep them eight points behind Serie A leaders Juvent
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 3': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 6': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Napoli).
- 7': Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Diego Farias (Cagliari) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt saved. Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 12': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 12': Delay in match Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Attempt missed. Filip Bradaric (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Simone Padoin (Cagliari).
- 15': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Paolo Faragò (Cagliari).
- 17': Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Pisacane.
- 18': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 20': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 25': Filippo Romagna (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 26': Offside, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam tries a through ball, but Fabián Ruiz is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Padoin with a cross.
- 28': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 30': Delay in match Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) because of an injury.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Dangerous play by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 35': Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 39': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 40': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ragnar Klavan.
- 42': Offside, Cagliari. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Diego Farias is caught offside.
- 44': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Filippo Romagna (Cagliari).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Napoli 0.
- 47': Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 48': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit.
- 48': Simone Padoin (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filip Bradaric.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Paolo Faragò.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Pisacane.
- 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filip Bradaric.
- 59': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 59': Simone Padoin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 60': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan.
- 61': Attempt missed. Filip Bradaric (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paolo Faragò.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Amadou Diawara.
- 63': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 63': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
- 63': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Filip Bradaric (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Filip Bradaric (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt missed. Diego Farias (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabio Pisacane with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
- 67': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 67': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 67': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 69': Substitution, Cagliari. Marco Sau replaces Diego Farias.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Adam Ounas.
- 72': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filip Bradaric.
- 74': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but Kalidou Koulibaly is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross.
- 77': Delay in match Filippo Romagna (Cagliari) because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Cagliari. Marco Andreolli replaces Filippo Romagna because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. José Callejón replaces Kevin Malcuit.
- 81': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 81': Marco Sau (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Filip Bradaric (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Sau.
- 82': Attempt saved. Simone Padoin (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Pisacane.
- 83': Delay in match Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) because of an injury.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 85': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 85': Simone Padoin (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 86': Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Cigarini replaces Fabio Pisacane because of an injury.
- 87': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 87': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Marco Sau (Cagliari).
- 89': Marco Sau (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Marco Andreolli (Cagliari).
- 90'+1': Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 1. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
- 90'+2': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 90'+5': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
- 90'+5': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
- 90'+7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.
- 90'+8': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 452 | Accurate Passes | 247 |
| 545 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 14 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 15,081
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 15,081
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
Cagliari (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 15 | Ragnar Klavan |
| 56 | Filippo Romagna |
| 20 | Simone Padoin  |
| 19 | Fabio Pisacane |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 6 | Filip Bradaric |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 21 | Artur Ionita |
| 24 | Paolo Faragò |
| 17 | Diego Farias |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 2 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 42 | Amadou Diawara |
| 5 | Allan |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 11 | Adam Ounas |
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