Napoli vs Hellas Verona, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Napoli

37': Arkadiusz Milik
67': Arkadiusz Milik

FT
2 - 0

Hellas Verona

Milik-inspired Napoli return to form with win over Hellas Verona

Arkadiusz Milik of SSC Napoli [1296x729]

Two goals from Arkadiusz Milik helped Napoli return to winning ways in Serie A with a 2-0 home victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
2': Attempt missed. Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
4': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
4': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Attempt saved. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
10': Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
10': Matteo Pessina (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koray Günter.
12': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
13': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
13': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
15': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Darko Lazovic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Verona).
17': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a headed pass.
18': Attempt saved. Darko Lazovic (Verona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
18': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
18': Attempt saved. Mariusz Stepinski (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
18': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
20': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
20': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alex Meret.
21': Attempt blocked. Mariusz Stepinski (Verona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Veloso with a cross.
21': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
22': Attempt blocked. Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Attempt blocked. Miguel Veloso (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
22': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Allan.
23': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Verona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Veloso with a cross following a corner.
23': Offside, Verona. Mattia Zaccagni tries a through ball, but Darko Lazovic is caught offside.
25': Hand ball by Sofyan Amrabat (Verona).
27': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
27': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
29': Attempt blocked. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
30': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
32': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat with a cross.
32': Offside, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
34': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Verona).
34': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Mariusz Stepinski (Verona).
35': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Verona).
36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
37': Goal! Napoli 1, Verona 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
40': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
40': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Attempt blocked. Miguel Veloso (Verona) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
40': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
41': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Arkadiusz Milik.
42': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Verona).
43': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
43': Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt blocked. Amin Younes (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
44': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
45': Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
45': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Verona 0.
45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Verona 0.
48': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Younes.
48': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
48': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
48': Attempt missed. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
49': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Verona).
49': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Substitution, Verona. Eddie Salcedo replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
53': Offside, Verona. Koray Günter tries a through ball, but Eddie Salcedo is caught offside.
54': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
54': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
54': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Koray Günter (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
56': Eddie Salcedo (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
57': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
57': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt blocked. Amin Younes (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
58': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
59': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Verona).
60': Substitution, Verona. Samuel Di Carmine replaces Mariusz Stepinski.
61': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
62': Attempt blocked. Eddie Salcedo (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Veloso.
63': Offside, Napoli. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
64': Foul by Samuel Di Carmine (Verona).
64': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Amin Younes.
66': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
66': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Goal! Napoli 2, Verona 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Dangerous play by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
70': Matteo Pessina (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
73': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
75': Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
75': Attempt blocked. Samuel Di Carmine (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
76': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
76': Attempt missed. Marash Kumbulla (Verona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Miguel Veloso with a cross following a corner.
76': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
77': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
78': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
79': Amir Rrahmani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
80': Attempt saved. Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
81': Substitution, Verona. Gennaro Tutino replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
81': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
83': Attempt saved. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross.
83': Dries Mertens (Napoli) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
83': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
83': Matteo Pessina (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Verona).
85': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Offside, Verona. Gennaro Tutino tries a through ball, but Darko Lazovic is caught offside.
89': Attempt missed. Samuel Di Carmine (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Eddie Salcedo with a cross.
89': Attempt missed. Gennaro Tutino (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Di Carmine.
90'+1': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
90'+1': Gennaro Tutino (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Veloso with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Verona 0.
0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Verona 0.

Statistics

VER		NAP
16	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	5
44.4	Possession	55.6
20	SHOTS	21
5	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
290	Accurate Passes	387
382	Passes	485
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	4
17	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	62
14	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	7
11	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	7
20	Effective Clearances	15
20	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 38,686

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
26	Kalidou Koulibaly
44	Kostas Manolas
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
2	Kévin Malcuit
24	Lorenzo Insigne
8	Fabián Ruiz
5	Allan
99	Arkadiusz Milik
34	Amin Younes
7	José Callejón

Napoli Substitutes:

Gianluca Gaetano, David Ospina, Piotr Zielinski, Dries Mertens, Orestis Karnezis, Sebastiano Luperto, Mário Rui, Lorenzo Tonelli, Eljif Elmas, Fernando Llorente, Faouzi Ghoulam.

Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Marco Silvestri (GK)
24	Marash Kumbulla
21	Koray Günter
13	Amir Rrahmani
4	Miguel Veloso
34	Sofyan Amrabat
88	Darko Lazovic
5	Davide Faraoni
9	Mariusz Stepinski
20	Mattia Zaccagni
32	Matteo Pessina

Hellas Verona Substitutes:

Samuel Di Carmine, Gennaro Tutino, Liam Henderson, Valerio Verre, Alessandro Berardi, Andrea Danzi, Luigi Vitale, Alan Empereur, Salvatore Bocchetti, Claud Adjapong, Pawel Dawidowicz, Eddie Salcedo.

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