Napoli vs Sampdoria, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMertens strikes twice as Napoli sweep pointless Sampdoria aside
A Dries Mertens double helped Napoli return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria).
- 5': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 6': Foul by Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria).
- 6': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 7': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 9': Attempt saved. Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vasco Regini.
- 9': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 11': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.
- 12': Offside, Napoli. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 13': Goal! Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 16': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 16': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 18': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Vasco Regini.
- 18': Dries Mertens (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly following a corner.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 19': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 19': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 25': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 26': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria).
- 26': Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 30': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 36': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 36': Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 38': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria).
- 38': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria).
- 41': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Karol Linetty (Sampdoria).
- 43': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Murru.
- 45': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria).
- 45': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Offside, Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.
- 47': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Vasco Regini.
- 51': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
- 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 53': Hand ball by Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria).
- 54': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 59': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 62': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 66': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mehdi Léris replaces Vasco Regini.
- 67': Goal! Napoli 2, Sampdoria 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
- 68': Substitution, Sampdoria. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 69': VAR Decision: Goal Napoli 2-0 Sampdoria (Fernando Llorente).
- 71': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
- 72': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón following a corner.
- 72': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 74': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 74': Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 75': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 76': Attempt missed. Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini.
- 78': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 78': Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
- 79': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 80': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Sampdoria).
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Dries Mertens.
- 82': Attempt missed. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicola Murru.
- 83': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amin Younes.
- 86': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amin Younes with a through ball.
- 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alex Ferrari.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alex Ferrari.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+4': Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Amin Younes (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 0.
Statistics
 SAM |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 625 |
| 333 | Passes | 688 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 20 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 32,679
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 32,679
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 37 | +54 | 86 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic  |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 12 | Eljif Elmas |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Sampdoria (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 21 | Yaison Murillo |
| 19 | Vasco Regini |
| 25 | Alex Ferrari |
| 7 | Karol Linetty |
| 6 | Albin Ekdal |
| 17 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 29 | Nicola Murru |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 10 | Emiliano Rigoni |
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