Italian Serie A

Cagliari vs Napoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Cagliari
    FT
    0 - 1
    Napoli
    • 65': Dries Mertens

    Mertens curler earns Napoli narrow win at Cagliari

    A stunning finish from Dries Mertens earned Napoli a 1-0 win at Cagliari that moved them above the Sardinian side and into eighth place in Serie A.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 5': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Cagliari).
    • 5': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Offside, Napoli. Diego Demme tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 11': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
    • 12': João Pedro (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabio Pisacane.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Cigarini.
    • 22': Foul by Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari).
    • 22': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Hand ball by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Cagliari).
    • 25': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Demme.
    • 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
    • 29': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 29': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari).
    • 30': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 33': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
    • 33': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Pisacane.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 40': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 40': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
    • 42': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
    • 45': Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Napoli 0.
    • 46': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Cagliari).
    • 47': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
    • 54': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
    • 61': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
    • 61': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Diego Demme.
    • 65': Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
    • 67': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces José Callejón.
    • 67': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Paloschi replaces Gastón Pereiro.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Cagliari. Federico Mattiello replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ragnar Klavan.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
    • 74': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
    • 74': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
    • 79': Alberto Paloschi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
    • 80': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Elseid Hysaj because of an injury.
    • 81': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
    • 81': Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Alberto Paloschi (Cagliari) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 82': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
    • 82': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Valter Birsa replaces Luca Cigarini.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Mattiello.
    • 84': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by David Ospina.
    • 84': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 86': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 86': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Valter Birsa (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
    • 88': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Valter Birsa (Cagliari).
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
    • 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ragnar Klavan.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
    • 90'+2': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 90'+3': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Mário Rui is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 3
    55.8 Possession 44.2
    14 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    553 Accurate Passes 419
    623 Passes 486
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    14 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    35 Long Balls 50
    25 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 5
    11 Tackles 7
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 8
    14 Effective Clearances 16
    14 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Unipol Domus
    Location: Cagliari, Italy
    Attendance: 13,535

    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

    CAG Cagliari (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    28 Alessio Cragno (GK)
    15 Ragnar Klavan
    40 Sebastian Walukiewicz Yellow Card
    33 Luca Pellegrini
    19 Fabio Pisacane
    8 Luca Cigarini
    21 Artur Ionita
    18 Nahitan Nández Yellow Card
    99 Giovanni Simeone
    10 João Pedro Yellow Card
    20 Gastón Pereiro
    Cagliari Substitutes:
    Luca Ceppitelli, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Daniele Ragatzu, Robin Olsen, Alberto Paloschi, Federico Mattiello, Valter Birsa, Christian Oliva, Rafael.

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

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

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