Napoli vs Cagliari, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANandez snatches valuable draw at the death for Cagliari against Napoli
Nahitan Nandez scored a 94th-minute equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw for relegation battling Cagliari and dent Napoli's Champions League qualification.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
- 6': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a headed pass.
- 7': Attempt missed. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 8': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 8': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Carboni.
- 9': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Demme with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 12': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball.
- 17': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 18': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari).
- 20': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 23': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 23': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Napoli. Hirving Lozano tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 28': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 28': Offside, Napoli. Kostas Manolas tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 30': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 31': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Diego Godín (Cagliari).
- 32': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Diego Godín (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 34': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 37': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 37': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Andrea Carboni (Cagliari).
- 41': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Cagliari).
- 43': Attempt saved. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Carboni with a cross.
- 43': Attempt saved. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
- 46': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 46': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 48': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 50': Offside, Cagliari. Andrea Carboni tries a through ball, but Charalampos Lykogiannis is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
- 50': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 51': Diego Demme (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a headed pass.
- 53': Diego Godín (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 55': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 55': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 57': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 61': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 64': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 64': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 69': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 69': Hand ball by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 70': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 70': Substitution, Cagliari. Kwadwo Asamoah replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Asamoah (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Cagliari. Giovanni Simeone replaces Luca Ceppitelli because of an injury.
- 77': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 79': Offside, Napoli. Diego Demme tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 81': Substitution, Cagliari. Arturo Calabresi replaces Gabriele Zappa.
- 81': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Cerri replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 82': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 85': Diego Godín (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 88': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 88': Attempt saved. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a headed pass.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Diego Godín (Cagliari).
- 89': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 1. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Cagliari 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Cagliari 1.
Statistics
 CAG |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 479 |
| 409 | Passes | 540 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 12 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 4 | Diego Demme  |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Cagliari (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 23 | Luca Ceppitelli |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 44 | Andrea Carboni |
| 25 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 4 | Radja Nainggolan |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
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