Italian Serie A

Brescia vs Napoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Brescia
  • 26': Jhon Chancellor
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Napoli
  • 49': Lorenzo Insigne (P)
  • 54': Fabián Ruiz

Napoli hit back to beat Brescia with stunning Fabian Ruiz goal

Napoli continued their revival when they came from behind to win 2-1 at lowly Brescia with a stunning Fabian Ruiz effort in Serie A on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Hand ball by Mário Rui (Napoli).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Daniele Dessena (Brescia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Brescia).
  • 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
  • 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefano Sabelli.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 17': Hand ball by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 20': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball.
  • 20': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
  • 20': Stefano Sabelli (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Brescia).
  • 23': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Dangerous play by Bruno Martella (Brescia).
  • 24': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 26': Goal! Brescia 1, Napoli 0. Jhon Chancellor (Brescia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Birkir Bjarnason (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
  • 31': Foul by Dimitri Bisoli (Brescia).
  • 31': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
  • 33': Stefano Sabelli (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Dimitri Bisoli (Brescia).
  • 36': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 38': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
  • 38': Mario Balotelli (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Daniele Dessena (Brescia).
  • 39': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
  • 45': Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Brescia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Brescia 1, Napoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brescia 1, Napoli 0.
  • 47': Penalty conceded by Ales Mateju (Brescia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 48': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
  • 49': Ales Mateju (Brescia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 49': Goal! Brescia 1, Napoli 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jaromir Zmrhal (Brescia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason following a fast break.
  • 54': Goal! Brescia 1, Napoli 2. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 55': Daniele Dessena (Brescia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Dimitri Bisoli (Brescia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Martella with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
  • 58': Mario Balotelli (Brescia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
  • 59': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jesse Joronen.
  • 60': Dangerous play by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
  • 60': Jaromir Zmrhal (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, Brescia. Bruno Martella tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
  • 63': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Jhon Chancellor (Brescia).
  • 64': Offside, Napoli. Diego Demme tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
  • 64': Sandro Tonali (Brescia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 65': Substitution, Brescia. Simon Skrabb replaces Birkir Bjarnason.
  • 66': Hand ball by Stefano Sabelli (Brescia).
  • 67': Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dries Mertens.
  • 69': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
  • 69': Mario Balotelli (Brescia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Jhon Chancellor (Brescia) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
  • 70': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Jaromir Zmrhal (Brescia).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Simon Skrabb (Brescia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Bisoli.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Brescia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Simon Skrabb with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Bruno Martella (Brescia).
  • 73': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Bruno Martella (Brescia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Ales Mateju (Brescia).
  • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Eljif Elmas.
  • 76': Foul by Jaromir Zmrhal (Brescia).
  • 76': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Daniele Dessena (Brescia).
  • 77': Daniele Dessena (Brescia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Brescia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jaromir Zmrhal.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Dimitri Bisoli (Brescia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 84': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
  • 84': Jhon Chancellor (Brescia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
  • 85': Foul by Ales Mateju (Brescia).
  • 85': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Brescia. Emanuele Ndoj replaces Daniele Dessena.
  • 86': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Diego Demme.
  • 87': Offside, Brescia. Stefano Sabelli tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Bruno Martella (Brescia).
  • 89': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
  • 90': Stefano Sabelli (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
  • 90'+2': Jhon Chancellor (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brescia 1, Napoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Brescia 1, Napoli 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 2
72.3 Possession 27.7
10 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
737 Accurate Passes 217
812 Passes 298
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 39
29 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 1
2 Effective Tackles 4
6 Tackles 5
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 9
11 Effective Clearances 19
11 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Location: Brescia, Italy
Attendance: 14,703

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 35 +51 82
2 Napoli 35 +19 70
3 AC Milan 35 +19 67
4 Juventus 35 +28 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brescia (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
1 Jesse Joronen (GK)
14 Jhon Chancellor
3 Ales Mateju Yellow Card
26 Bruno Martella Yellow Card
2 Stefano Sabelli
27 Daniele Dessena Yellow Card
4 Sandro Tonali
25 Dimitri Bisoli
45 Mario Balotelli
31 Birkir Bjarnason
8 Jaromír Zmrhal
Brescia Substitutes:
Emanuele Ndoj, Mattia Viviani, Simon Skrabb, Massimiliano Mangraviti, Alessandro Semprini, Lorenzo Andrenacci, Alfredo Donnarumma, Nikolas Spalek, Daniele Gastaldello.

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 David Ospina (GK)
19 Nikola Maksimovic
44 Kostas Manolas
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
4 Diego Demme
12 Eljif Elmas Yellow Card
8 Fabián Ruiz
14 Dries Mertens Yellow Card
24 Lorenzo Insigne
21 Matteo Politano
Napoli Substitutes:
Alex Meret, Elseid Hysaj, José Callejón, Hirving Lozano, Stanislav Lobotka, Faouzi Ghoulam, Allan, Piotr Zielinski, Sebastiano Luperto, Arkadiusz Milik, Orestis Karnezis.

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