Napoli vs Chievo Verona, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli held at home by basement side Chievo
Second-placed Napoli dropped two valuable points in their Serie A title chase when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home on Sunday by Chievo.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 1': Sergio Pellissier (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Valter Birsa (Chievo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
- 5': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 5': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 9': Amadou Diawara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo).
- 9': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
- 15': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Joel Obi (Chievo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt missed. Joel Obi (Chievo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 18': Foul by Joel Obi (Chievo).
- 18': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 21': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Napoli).
- 21': Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Amadou Diawara (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Hand ball by Sergio Pellissier (Chievo).
- 23': Foul by Joel Obi (Chievo).
- 23': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 27': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo).
- 28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Raúl Albiol (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sergio Pellissier.
- 30': Foul by Sergio Pellissier (Chievo).
- 30': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Diawara.
- 33': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 36': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
- 36': Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 43': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Bani.
- 43': 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 Dries Mertens.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefano Sorrentino.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sergio Pellissier.
- 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 45': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 45': Luca Rossettini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Chievo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Chievo 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valter Birsa with a cross.
- 48': Offside, Chievo. Perparim Hetemaj tries a through ball, but Sergio Pellissier is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Ounas with a through ball.
- 50': Attempt saved. Valter Birsa (Chievo) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 53': Foul by Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo).
- 53': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 54': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefano Sorrentino.
- 54': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 55': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
- 55': Sergio Pellissier (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Joel Obi (Chievo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 57': Foul by Federico Barba (Chievo).
- 57': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Federico Barba (Chievo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Adam Ounas.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Amadou Diawara.
- 60': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 60': Valter Birsa (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Hand ball by Fabio Depaoli (Chievo).
- 62': Substitution, Chievo. Sofian Kiyine replaces Sergio Pellissier.
- 63': Dangerous play by Sofian Kiyine (Chievo).
- 63': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
- 65': Substitution, Chievo. Mariusz Stepinski replaces Joel Obi.
- 67': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 67': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 67': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 73': Attempt missed. Sofian Kiyine (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valter Birsa.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 74': Substitution, Chievo. Fabrizio Cacciatore replaces Riccardo Meggiorini.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Perparim Hetemaj.
- 76': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mário Rui following a corner.
- 76': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofian Kiyine.
- 77': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 77': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo).
- 77': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Sofian Kiyine (Chievo).
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabrizio Cacciatore.
- 82': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 82': Stefano Sorrentino (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 84': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Offside, Chievo. Fabrizio Cacciatore tries a through ball, but Mariusz Stepinski is caught offside.
- 88': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 88': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 90'+4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Chievo 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Napoli 0, Chievo 0.
Statistics
 CVO |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 20 |
| 8 | Saves | 2 |
| 30.4 | Possession | 69.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 223 | Accurate Passes | 586 |
| 298 | Passes | 666 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 13 | Crosses | 45 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 53 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 46 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,408
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,408
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
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Orestis Karnezis (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 2 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 42 | Amadou Diawara  |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 11 | Adam Ounas |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
Chievo Verona (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 70 | Stefano Sorrentino (GK) |
| 15 | Luca Rossettini |
| 14 | Mattia Bani |
| 8 | Ivan Radovanovic |
| 5 | Federico Barba |
| 27 | Fabio Depaoli |
| 23 | Valter Birsa |
| 22 | Joel Obi |
| 56 | Perparim Hetemaj |
| 31 | Sergio Pellissier |
| 69 | Riccardo Meggiorini |
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