Napoli vs Sassuolo, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AHapless Sassuolo have four goals disallowed in Napoli defeat
Hapless Sassuolo had four goals disallowed for offside, three of them following VAR reviews, in an unlucky 2-0 defeat by Napoli in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 3': Hand ball by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 5': Attempt missed. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 6': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
- 6': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 8': Goal! Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 12': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 12': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
- 16': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a through ball.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 19': Attempt saved. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 20': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball following a fast break.
- 22': Offside, Sassuolo. Francesco Caputo tries a through ball, but Filip Djuricic is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 25': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón with a headed pass.
- 26': Hand ball by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 30': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 30': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Sassuolo. Francesco Caputo tries a through ball, but Filip Djuricic is caught offside.
- 34': Hand ball by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 36': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 37': Offside, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic tries a through ball, but Hamed Junior Traore is caught offside.
- 37': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 38': VAR Decision: No Goal Napoli 1-0 Sassuolo.
- 39': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 39': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt saved. Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball.
- 42': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan replaces Mert Müldür because of an injury.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 46': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 49': Offside, Sassuolo. Francesco Magnanelli tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
- 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 50': VAR Decision: No Goal Napoli 1-0 Sassuolo.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Santos.
- 53': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 53': Offside, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi tries a through ball, but Jeremy Toljan is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 54': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic replaces Kostas Manolas because of an injury.
- 60': Offside, Sassuolo. Hamed Junior Traore tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 61': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 62': VAR Decision: No Goal Napoli 1-0 Sassuolo.
- 64': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 66': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces José Callejón.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 68': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 68': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 69': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 73': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
- 73': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 74': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 74': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 80': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 83': Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 83': Substitution, Sassuolo. Lukas Haraslin replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 87': Matteo Politano (Napoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Manzari replaces Rogerio.
- 90': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 90'+3': Foul by Giacomo Manzari (Sassuolo).
- 90'+3': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Goal! Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0.
Statistics
 SAS |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 430 | Accurate Passes | 429 |
| 491 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 8 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 10 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 2 | Marlon  |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 10 | Filip Djuricic |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 4 | Francesco Magnanelli |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
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