Napoli vs Fiorentina, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AFiorentina beat Napoli to continue Gattuso's nightmare start
Fiorentina moved above Napoli in Serie A and consigned coach Gennaro Gattuso to a fourth defeat in five games with a 2-0 win at Stadio San Paolo.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 2': Attempt saved. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross.
- 3': Offside, Fiorentina. Erick Pulgar tries a through ball, but Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
- 8': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón with a through ball.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Benassi with a cross.
- 16': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 17': Foul by Dalbert (Fiorentina).
- 17': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': VAR Decision: No Penalty Fiorentina.
- 21': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 23': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 23': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Goal! Napoli 0, Fiorentina 1. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Benassi.
- 27': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
- 28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 28': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 29': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 30': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 31': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
- 31': Offside, Fiorentina. Nikola Milenkovic tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 36': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 36': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Napoli).
- 36': Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 42': Attempt saved. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 43': Attempt missed. Dalbert (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Germán Pezzella with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Fiorentina 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Fiorentina 1.
- 48': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan.
- 51': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Allan.
- 53': Foul by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina).
- 53': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 56': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli with a through ball.
- 56': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Allan.
- 57': Attempt missed. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 59': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 61': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 61': Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
- 66': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 66': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Fiorentina. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 67': Foul by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina).
- 67': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
- 68': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Dalbert (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 69': Attempt missed. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dalbert with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Dalbert (Fiorentina).
- 70': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Goal! Napoli 0, Fiorentina 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pol Lirola.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces José Callejón.
- 77': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Llorente with a headed pass.
- 80': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 80': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Offside, Napoli. Kostas Manolas tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Benassi.
- 84': Foul by Dalbert (Fiorentina).
- 84': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Dalbert (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina).
- 87': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Substitution, Fiorentina. Federico Ceccherini replaces Dalbert.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Fiorentina 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Fiorentina 2.
Statistics
 FIO |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 33.1 | Possession | 66.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
| 316 | Passes | 667 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 22 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 22,219
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 22,219
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 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 13 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj  |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Allan |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
Fiorentina (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 20 | Germán Pezzella |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 8 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 24 | Marco Benassi |
| 78 | Erick Pulgar |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 21 | Pol Lirola |
| 63 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 25 | Federico Chiesa |
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