UEFA Europa League

Napoli vs AZ Alkmaar, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Napoli
    FT
    0 - 1
    AZ Alkmaar
    • 57': Dani de Wit

    About

    Napoli are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 2': Jonas Svensson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 5': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 5': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
    • 11': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
    • 13': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
    • 16': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a headed pass.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 25': Offside, Napoli. Hirving Lozano tries a through ball, but Elseid Hysaj is caught offside.
    • 28': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
    • 31': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 31': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 33': Offside, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
    • 37': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 37': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
    • 38': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
    • 39': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
    • 39': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 45': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
    • 45'+2': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 0, AZ 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, AZ 0.
    • 46': Foul by Pantelis Chatzidiakos (AZ).
    • 46': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a through ball.
    • 49': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 49': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Offside, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
    • 53': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pantelis Chatzidiakos.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Goal! Napoli 0, AZ 1. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonas Svensson.
    • 59': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Hirving Lozano.
    • 59': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Elseid Hysaj.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
    • 66': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 66': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
    • 66': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Maksimovic.
    • 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pantelis Chatzidiakos.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
    • 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jonas Svensson.
    • 77': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jonas Svensson.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
    • 80': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 80': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fredrik Midtsjø.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Maksimovic.
    • 82': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 82': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Demme.
    • 84': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
    • 86': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
    • 86': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
    • 88': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 88': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, AZ. Ramon Leeuwin replaces Fredrik Midtsjø.
    • 88': Substitution, AZ. Albert Gudmundsson replaces Jesper Karlsson.
    • 90': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 90': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 90'+4': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (AZ).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, AZ 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, AZ 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, AZ 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 1
    27 Possession 73
    5 SHOTS 20
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    229 Accurate Passes 768
    316 Passes 841
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    4 Crosses 29
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    73 Long Balls 36
    20 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 4
    14 Tackles 6
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 5
    37 Effective Clearances 1
    37 Clearances 1

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
    Location: Napoli, Italy
    Attendance: 494

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Meret (GK)
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow Card
    19 Nikola Maksimovic
    23 Elseid Hysaj
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    14 Dries Mertens
    68 Stanislav Lobotka
    8 Fabián Ruiz
    9 Victor Osimhen
    11 Hirving Lozano
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    David Ospina, Nikita Contini, Faouzi Ghoulam, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Andrea Petagna, Diego Demme, Kostas Manolas, Lorenzo Insigne, Amir Rrahmani, Mário Rui.

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marco Bizot (GK)
    15 Bruno Martins Indi
    3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
    5 Owen Wijndal
    2 Jonas Svensson
    7 Calvin Stengs
    6 Fredrik Midtsjo
    8 Teun Koopmeiners
    10 Dani de Wit
    11 Jesper Karlsson
    26 Yukinari Sugawara
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Ramon Leeuwin, Maxim Gullit, Tijs Velthuis, Elber Evora, Kenzo Goudmijn, Albert Gudmundsson, Mohamed Taabouni, Hobie Verhulst.

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