Sassuolo vs Napoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli end barren run with injury-time winner at Sassuolo
Napoli ended an eight-match winless run in Serie A and gave new coach Gennaro Gattuso his first victory on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore with a cross.
- 2': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 2': Attempt missed. Federico Peluso (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 4': Attempt saved. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
- 4': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 10': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 10': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 17': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
- 18': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
- 19': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 20': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 22': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by José Callejón.
- 23': Attempt missed. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Federico Peluso (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 24': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 24': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 27': Offside, Napoli. Kostas Manolas tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 29': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 0. Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross.
- 32': Offside, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang tries a through ball, but Jeremie Boga is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore.
- 32': Offside, Sassuolo. Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 33': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 37': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 39': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 39': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 41': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 44': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
- 44': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 44': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
- 45': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
- 47': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 47': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon Santos.
- 48': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 48': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Pegolo.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
- 51': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filippo Romagna replaces Marlon Santos because of an injury.
- 51': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 52': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore following a fast break.
- 53': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 56': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 57': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Peluso.
- 57': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 1. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 58': Attempt missed. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 59': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 59': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 62': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 63': Offside, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang tries a through ball, but Jeremie Boga is caught offside.
- 64': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 64': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic replaces Alfred Duncan.
- 66': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 66': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 68': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Romagna.
- 70': Offside, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic tries a through ball, but Pedro Obiang is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 71': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 71': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 71': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 75': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Pegolo.
- 76': Hand ball by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 78': José Callejón (Napoli) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 79': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 80': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 80': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 80': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: José Callejón (Napoli) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 82': VAR Decision: No Goal Sassuolo 1-1 Napoli.
- 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Francesco Magnanelli replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 86': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 86': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Peluso.
- 89': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a fast break.
- 90': Offside, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 90'+1': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Romagna.
- 90'+3': Dangerous play by Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo).
- 90'+3': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 90'+4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Pegolo.
- 90'+4': Own Goal by Pedro Obiang, Sassuolo. Sassuolo 1, Napoli 2.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Obiang.
- 90'+6': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Federico Peluso (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 41.8 | Possession | 58.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 345 | Accurate Passes | 529 |
| 417 | Passes | 601 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 25 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 13 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,570
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,570
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 56 | Gianluca Pegolo (GK) |
| 13 | Federico Peluso |
| 2 | Marlon |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 8 | Alfred Duncan |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 14 | Pedro Obiang |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 13 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui  |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Allan |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
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