Napoli vs Crotone, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli hold off Crotone fightback, Atalanta and Lazio win
Napoli survived a spirited fightback from bottom side Crotone to earn a 4-3 win and go fourth in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Crotone. Junior Messias tries a through ball, but Andrea Rispoli is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
- 3': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 5': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ahmad Benali (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 6': Offside, Crotone. Andrea Rispoli tries a through ball, but Junior Messias is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 8': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Golemic.
- 10': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 10': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
- 10': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 14': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 17': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 18': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Crotone).
- 18': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Andrea Rispoli (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Goal! Napoli 1, Crotone 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 21': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
- 21': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Goal! Napoli 2, Crotone 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 24': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 24': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Goal! Napoli 2, Crotone 1. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
- 27': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 29': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 30': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 31': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 31': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Crotone).
- 31': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
- 34': Goal! Napoli 3, Crotone 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Adam Ounas (Crotone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 35': Foul by Adam Ounas (Crotone).
- 35': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 37': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
- 37': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 38': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 41': Dries Mertens (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 45': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
- 45': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': First Half ends, Napoli 3, Crotone 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 3, Crotone 1.
- 45': Substitution, Crotone. Milos Vulic replaces Adam Ounas.
- 45': Substitution, Crotone. Pedro Pereira replaces Andrea Rispoli.
- 47': Offside, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Vulic.
- 48': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 48': Goal! Napoli 3, Crotone 2. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Messias with a headed pass following a corner.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 53': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
- 53': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ahmad Benali.
- 55': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
- 58': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 59': Goal! Napoli 3, Crotone 3. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Crotone).
- 61': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Vladimir Golemic (Crotone).
- 61': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 62': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 62': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 67': Hand ball by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
- 67': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 70': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 72': Goal! Napoli 4, Crotone 3. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Dries Mertens.
- 75': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 77': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Pedro Pereira (Crotone).
- 78': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Pedro Pereira (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 81': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Crotone. Luis Rojas replaces Niccolò Zanellato.
- 83': Foul by Vladimir Golemic (Crotone).
- 83': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Pedro Pereira (Crotone).
- 84': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 85': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 87': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 87': Foul by Luis Rojas (Crotone).
- 87': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Luis Rojas (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Crotone. Samuel Di Carmine replaces Salvatore Molina.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Crotone. Luca Marrone replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Crotone 3.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, Crotone 3.
Statistics
 CRO |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 5 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 585 |
| 366 | Passes | 651 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 8 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 12 | Clearances | 9 |
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) |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Crotone (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cordaz (GK) |
| 5 | Vlasmir Golemic |
| 13 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 26 | Koffi Djidji |
| 21 | Niccolò Zanellato |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
| 10 | Ahmad Benali |
| 17 | Salvatore Molina |
| 33 | Andrea Rispoli  |
| 25 | Simy |
| 7 | Adam Ounas |
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