Napoli vs Benevento, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
81': Kalidou KoulibalyMertens marks return with a goal as Napoli beat Benevento
Dries Mertens scored on his first Napoli start since December as Gennaro Gattuso's side earned a 2-0 win over Benevento to go sixth in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 9': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
- 9': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Offside, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam tries a through ball, but Tiemoué Bakayoko is caught offside.
- 10': Offside, Benevento. Gianluca Caprari tries a through ball, but Gianluca Lapadula is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 14': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 15': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 15': Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Daam Foulon (Benevento).
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 19': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 21': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 23': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 25': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Faouzi Ghoulam is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 26': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 27': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Hand ball by Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento).
- 29': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 31': Federico Barba (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 31': Foul by Daam Foulon (Benevento).
- 31': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Hand ball by Gianluca Caprari (Benevento).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Goal! Napoli 1, Benevento 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
- 37': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Fabio Depaoli (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 38': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 39': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 42': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 42': Foul by Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento).
- 42': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 43': Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Benevento 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Benevento 0.
- 45': Substitution, Benevento. Roberto Insigne replaces Pasquale Schiattarella.
- 46': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Artur Ionita (Benevento).
- 47': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 49': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 49': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 49': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Benevento).
- 52': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Daam Foulon (Benevento).
- 52': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a headed pass.
- 58': Attempt saved. Artur Ionita (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Insigne with a cross.
- 58': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 60': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 61': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Benevento).
- 62': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': 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 Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 64': Substitution, Benevento. Marco Sau replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 64': Substitution, Benevento. Gaetano Letizia replaces Daam Foulon.
- 66': Goal! Napoli 2, Benevento 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 67': Offside, Benevento. Lorenzo Montipò tries a through ball, but Gianluca Lapadula is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 69': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 69': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Lapadula.
- 70': Offside, Benevento. Marco Sau tries a through ball, but Fabio Depaoli is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Benevento. Adolfo Gaich replaces Gianluca Lapadula.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Artur Ionita (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adolfo Gaich.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 76': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Federico Barba (Benevento).
- 80': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Federico Barba (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 81': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Second yellow card to Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Dries Mertens.
- 83': Substitution, Benevento. Gabriele Moncini replaces Artur Ionita.
- 83': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento).
- 83': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj replaces Matteo Politano.
- 88': Hand ball by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 89': Attempt saved. Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Sau.
- 90': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
- 90'+1': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
- 90'+1': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Offside, Benevento. Nicolas Viola tries a through ball, but Adolfo Gaich is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Benevento 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Benevento 0.
Statistics
 BEN |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 39.2 | Possession | 60.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 275 | Accurate Passes | 468 |
| 345 | Passes | 534 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 30 | Clearances | 5 |
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  |
| 33 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Benevento (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 93 | Federico Barba |
| 13 | Alessandro Tuia |
| 18 | Daam Foulon |
| 27 | Fabio Depaoli |
| 28 | Pasquale Schiattarella |
| 56 | Perparim Hetemaj |
| 10 | Nicolas Viola |
| 9 | Gianluca Lapadula |
| 17 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 29 | Artur Ionita |
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