Napoli vs AS Roma, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli pay tribute to Maradona with four-goal win over Roma
Napoli, playing in Argentina-style shirts as a tribute to the late Diego Maradona, demolished AS Roma 4-0 in Serie A on another poignant evening.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Pedro (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 7': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 7': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Offside, Roma. Jordan Veretout tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
- 11': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 14': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pedro.
- 20': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 22': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
- 22': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Edin Dzeko.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
- 24': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 25': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
- 25': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 29': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro.
- 29': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 29': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Napoli 1, Roma 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 32': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 32': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ibañez with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 35': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 38': Substitution, Roma. Juan Jesus replaces Gianluca Mancini because of an injury.
- 39': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
- 39': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 43': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45'+1': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Roma 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Roma 0.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Gonzalo Villar replaces Jordan Veretout because of an injury.
- 46': Hand ball by Pedro (Roma).
- 49': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonio Mirante.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ibañez.
- 51': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
- 51': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Diego Demme.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 57': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 60': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 62': Offside, Roma. Gonzalo Villar tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
- 64': Goal! Napoli 2, Roma 0. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 68': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 69': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 70': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Edin Dzeko.
- 71': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Diego Demme is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
- 73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 74': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Villar (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 75': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 77': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 79': Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 80': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
- 81': Offside, Roma. Juan Jesus tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 81': Goal! Napoli 3, Roma 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 86': Goal! Napoli 4, Roma 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 88': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 89': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Roma 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, Roma 0.
Statistics
 ROMA |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.5 | Possession | 54.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 453 | Passes | 541 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 15 | Clearances | 13 |
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 (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo  |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 83 | Antonio Mirante (GK) |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 11 | Pedro |
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