Benevento vs Napoli, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInsigne brothers score for opposing sides in Napoli win
Lorenzo Insigne and his younger brother Roberto scored for opposing sides on Sunday as Napoli came from behind to win 2-1 away to Benevento.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Daam Foulon.
- 7': Foul by Bryan Dabo (Benevento).
- 7': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento).
- 7': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Daam Foulon (Benevento).
- 9': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Bryan Dabo (Benevento).
- 10': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento).
- 10': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 12': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 12': Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 15': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 15': Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Hand ball by Bryan Dabo (Benevento).
- 17': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt missed. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Daam Foulon with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 21': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 22': Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
- 27': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
- 27': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 29': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
- 29': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Goal! Benevento 1, Napoli 0. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gianluca Lapadula.
- 32': Daam Foulon (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 35': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Daam Foulon.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Lapadula.
- 38': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 39': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
- 40': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 42': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
- 44': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pasquale Schiattarella.
- 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bryan Dabo.
- 45': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Benevento 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Benevento 1, Napoli 0.
- 46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bryan Dabo.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Lapadula.
- 47': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 48': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Daam Foulon.
- 50': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 50': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 51': Offside, Benevento. Pasquale Schiattarella tries a through ball, but Gianluca Lapadula is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 53': Substitution, Benevento. Alessandro Tuia replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 55': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 56': Foul by Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento).
- 56': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Daam Foulon (Benevento).
- 57': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Daam Foulon (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gaetano Letizia.
- 60': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 60': Goal! Benevento 1, Napoli 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Artur Ionita (Benevento).
- 61': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Artur Ionita (Benevento).
- 63': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 64': Substitution, Benevento. Riccardo Improta replaces Bryan Dabo.
- 64': Substitution, Benevento. Marco Sau replaces Gianluca Lapadula.
- 64': Substitution, Benevento. Christian Maggio replaces Daam Foulon.
- 65': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 65': Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 67': Goal! Benevento 1, Napoli 2. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 72': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko because of an injury.
- 77': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Artur Ionita (Benevento).
- 77': Substitution, Benevento. Giuseppe Di Serio replaces Roberto Insigne.
- 78': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 78': Marco Sau (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Giuseppe Di Serio (Benevento).
- 79': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Meret.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
- 83': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 83': Giuseppe Di Serio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 84': Attempt missed. Christian Maggio (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Kamil Glik (Benevento).
- 85': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Kamil Glik (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 90': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 90': Giuseppe Di Serio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
- 90'+2': Foul by Marco Sau (Benevento).
- 90'+2': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Matteo Politano (Napoli) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Diego Demme.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Kamil Glik (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luca Caldirola with a cross.
- 90'+6': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Marco Sau (Benevento) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+8': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benevento 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Benevento 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 15 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 65.6 | Possession | 34.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 204 |
| 570 | Passes | 296 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 25 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 10 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Ciro Vigorito
Location: Benevento, Italy
Venue: Ciro Vigorito
Location: Benevento, 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
Benevento (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 5 | Luca Caldirola |
| 15 | Kamil Glik  |
| 18 | Daam Foulon |
| 3 | Gaetano Letizia |
| 28 | Pasquale Schiattarella |
| 14 | Bryan Dabo |
| 29 | Artur Ionita |
| 9 | Gianluca Lapadula |
| 17 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 19 | Roberto Insigne |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 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 |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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