Napoli vs Genoa, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli's problems continue in tense 0-0 draw with Genoa
Napoli's problems continued when they were held to a 0-0 at home by Genoa in a tense atmosphere and jeered off the field on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 2': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 4': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa).
- 4': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Francesco Cassata (Genoa).
- 7': Attempt missed. Marko Pajac (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Agudelo.
- 7': Attempt missed. Marko Pajac (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
- 8': Foul by Marko Pajac (Genoa).
- 8': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 10': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 12': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Francesco Cassata (Genoa).
- 12': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Marko Pajac (Genoa).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a set piece situation.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lukas Lerager (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Ankersen with a cross.
- 15': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Lasse Schöne (Genoa).
- 15': Lasse Schöne (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 16': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Genoa).
- 16': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Foul by Lasse Schöne (Genoa).
- 25': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 26': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 27': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Francesco Cassata (Genoa).
- 29': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Hand ball by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 31': Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin Agudelo.
- 32': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristián Zapata.
- 33': Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 34': Foul by Francesco Cassata (Genoa).
- 34': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marko Pajac.
- 38': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 38': Lukas Lerager (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 44': Offside, Genoa. Goran Pandev tries a through ball, but Peter Ankersen is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Genoa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Genoa 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 47': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Goran Pandev with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Marko Pajac (Genoa).
- 50': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass.
- 53': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 53': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lukas Lerager (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Pajac.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 55': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
- 56': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 57': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Genoa).
- 57': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lukas Lerager.
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces José Callejón.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Agudelo.
- 62': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 64': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 66': Foul by Marko Pajac (Genoa).
- 66': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 69': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
- 70': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa).
- 73': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Peter Ankersen (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 76': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 76': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 77': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Peter Ankersen (Genoa).
- 78': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Genoa).
- 78': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Francesco Cassata (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Genoa. Denilho Cleonise replaces Goran Pandev.
- 80': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Genoa).
- 81': Foul by Fernando Llorente (Napoli).
- 81': Lasse Schöne (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Fernando Llorente (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Marko Pajac (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 82': Foul by Denilho Cleonise (Genoa).
- 82': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Denilho Cleonise (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Fernando Llorente is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 84': Denilho Cleonise (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 85': Fernando Llorente (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 85': Lukas Lerager (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 87': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 88': Substitution, Genoa. Ivan Radovanovic replaces Francesco Cassata because of an injury.
- 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 90': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 90': Marko Pajac (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Marko Pajac (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Genoa. Paolo Ghiglione replaces Kevin Agudelo.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Genoa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Genoa 0.
Statistics
 GEN |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.3 | Possession | 42.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 352 |
| 567 | Passes | 414 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 19 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 22 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 22,947
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 22,947
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
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
Genoa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 97 | Andrei Radu (GK) |
| 2 | Cristián Zapata |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 33 | Marko Pajac |
| 32 | Peter Ankersen |
| 20 | Lasse Schöne  |
| 8 | Lukas Lerager |
| 29 | Francesco Cassata |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 28 | Kevin Agudelo |
| 19 | Goran Pandev |
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