RB Salzburg vs Napoli, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Insigne wins it for Napoli in five-goal thriller over Salzburg
Lorenzo Insigne gave Napoli a thrilling 3-2 win away to Salzburg in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cican Stankovic.
- 2': Attempt missed. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 2': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 2': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 3': Takumi Minamino (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 7': Hand ball by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 8': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 8': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Enock Mwepu tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 9': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Red Bull Salzburg 0-0 Napoli.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 15': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 16': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 16': Foul by Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 16': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 17': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Napoli 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Callejón with a headed pass.
- 22': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Andreas Ulmer tries a through ball, but Patson Daka is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 25': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a through ball.
- 25': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 25': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Patson Daka tries a through ball, but Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 29': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enock Mwepu.
- 30': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hirving Lozano following a fast break.
- 33': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Carlos replaces Cican Stankovic because of an injury.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enock Mwepu.
- 34': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 34': Attempt missed. André Ramalho (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 36': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 38': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 38': Takumi Minamino (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Penalty FC Red Bull Salzburg. Hwang Hee-Chan draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Napoli 1. Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 45'+1': Sebastiano Luperto (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Takumi Minamino (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Napoli 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 47': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Zlatko Junuzovic tries a through ball, but Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber.
- 51': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber.
- 52': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Zlatko Junuzovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 54': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 54': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 55': Zlatko Junuzovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 59': Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 60': Foul by Patson Daka (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 60': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Napoli 2. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 68': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Majeed Ashimeru replaces Patson Daka.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 72': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 72': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, Napoli 2. Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatko Junuzovic with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, Napoli 3. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
- 76': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Dries Mertens.
- 79': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces José Callejón.
- 81': Foul by Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 81': Sebastiano Luperto (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
- 85': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 86': Foul by Takumi Minamino (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 86': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 89': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sekou Koita replaces Enock Mwepu.
- 89': Foul by Fernando Llorente (Napoli).
- 89': Zlatko Junuzovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Fernando Llorente (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Allan (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, Napoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
SLZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 389 |
| 438 | Passes | 494 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 28 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520
Line-Ups
RB Salzburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cican Stankovic (GK) |
| 39 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 15 | André Ramalho |
| 17 | Andreas Ulmer |
| 43 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
| 45 | Enock Mwepu |
| 16 | Zlatko Junuzovic |
| 30 | Erling Haaland |
| 9 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 20 | Patson Daka |
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 13 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 2 | Kévin Malcuit  |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 5 | Allan |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
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