Napoli vs Sampdoria, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AHirving Lozano inspires Napoli comeback win over Sampdoria
Substitute Hirving Lozano scored one goal and created a second after coming on at halftime to inspire Napoli to a 2-1 win at home to Sampdoria.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria).
- 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Morten Thorsby.
- 6': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 7': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
- 8': Attempt saved. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top left corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valerio Verre with a cross.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Albin Ekdal.
- 14': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 14': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
- 16': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 20': Goal! Napoli 0, Sampdoria 1. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Valerio Verre.
- 22': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 22': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 30': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Offside, Sampdoria. Jakub Jankto tries a through ball, but Fabio Quagliarella is caught offside.
- 34': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 36': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 37': Dangerous play by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
- 37': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 38': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 40': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 40': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Sampdoria. Omar Colley tries a through ball, but Jakub Jankto is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Foul by Valerio Verre (Sampdoria).
- 45'+1': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Sampdoria 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Sampdoria 1.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 46': Attempt saved. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 49': Offside, Sampdoria. Jakub Jankto tries a through ball, but Fabio Quagliarella is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 51': Offside, Sampdoria. Valerio Verre tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
- 52': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Napoli 1, Sampdoria 1. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
- 56': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 57': Offside, Sampdoria. Alex Ferrari tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria).
- 58': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 59': Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Diego Demme.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 61': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kostas Manolas with a headed pass.
- 63': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 64': Substitution, Sampdoria. Gastón Ramírez replaces Valerio Verre.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
- 68': Goal! Napoli 2, Sampdoria 1. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 69': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 69': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 70': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 70': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 70': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jakub Jankto with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 76': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kostas Manolas.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 78': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
- 78': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 80': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 80': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
- 82': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 84': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 85': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Tommaso Augello (Sampdoria).
- 90'+2': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
- 90'+4': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 1.
Statistics
 SAM |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 33 | Possession | 67 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 288 | Accurate Passes | 680 |
| 369 | Passes | 762 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 18 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | 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 | 31 | +45 | 72 |
| 2 | Napoli | 31 | +17 | 65 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 31 | +23 | 63 |
| 4 | Como | 31 | +31 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo  |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Sampdoria (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 25 | Alex Ferrari |
| 18 | Morten Thorsby |
| 6 | Albin Ekdal |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 8 | Valerio Verre |
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