Napoli vs Sassuolo, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ASerie A upstarts Sassuolo hand Napoli shock defeat
Upstarts Sassuolo went second in the table and ended Napoli's 100% record on the pitch in Serie A with a 2-0 victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo).
- 2': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 9': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 9': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Maxime Lopez.
- 22': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 22': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
- 27': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 28': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 29': Attempt missed. Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maxime Lopez with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 32': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 33': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 36': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 36': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 40': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 43': Attempt saved. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 43': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
- 45': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Sassuolo 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Rogerio (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 48': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
- 49': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 49': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 49': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 53': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rogerio.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 54': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 54': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Penalty Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 56': VAR Decision: Penalty Sassuolo.
- 59': Goal! Napoli 0, Sassuolo 1. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 61': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 66': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Dries Mertens.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rogerio.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 73': Attempt saved. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 74': 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 with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 75': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Hand ball by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 77': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 77': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Matteo Politano.
- 80': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 80': Substitution, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Mert Müldür.
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 81': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Attempt missed. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 86': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mehdi Bourabia replaces Vlad Chiriches because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marlon Santos replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 89': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
- 89': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 90': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 90': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
- 90'+5': Goal! Napoli 0, Sassuolo 2. Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rogerio.
- 90'+5': David Ospina (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Sassuolo 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Sassuolo 2.
Statistics
 SAS |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 561 | Accurate Passes | 389 |
| 625 | Passes | 458 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 4 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 13 | Clearances | 4 |
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 | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK)  |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Sassuolo (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Kaan Ayhan |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
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