Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, September 14, 2019
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Napoli WLLWL 2
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Match Report

Mertens 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NAP leads series 4-1

Lineups

NAP · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 19Nikola MaksimovicCD-R
  4. 6Mário RuiLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 12Eljif ElmasCM-L
  7. 8Fabián RuizCM-R
  8. 20Piotr ZielinskiLM
  9. 7José CallejónRM
  10. 14Dries MertensCF-L
  11. 11Hirving LozanoCF-R

SAM · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Emil AuderoG
  2. 21Jeison MurilloCD
  3. 19Vasco ReginiCD-L
  4. 25Alex FerrariCD-R
  5. 7Karol LinettyCM-L
  6. 6Albin EkdalCM-R
  7. 17Gianluca CaprariAM
  8. 29Nicola MurruLM
  9. 24Bartosz BereszynskiRM
  10. 27Fabio QuagliarellaCF-L
  11. 10Emiliano RigoniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 26' Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Hirving Lozano.
  7. 66' Substitution, Sampdoria. Mehdi Léris replaces Vasco Regini.
  8. 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.
  9. 68' Substitution, Sampdoria. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Gianluca Caprari.
  10. 69' VAR Decision: Goal Napoli 2-0 Sampdoria (Fernando Llorente).
  11. 76' Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Eljif Elmas.
  12. 79' Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  13. 80' Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Dries Mertens.

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