Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Spezia
    FT
    0 - 3
    Napoli
    • 4': Matteo Politano
    • 25': Piotr Zielinski
    • 36': Diego Demme

    About

    Spezia are hosting Napoli at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Goal! Spezia 0, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
    • 6': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
    • 6': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
    • 8': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Goal! Spezia 0, Napoli 2. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 29': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 29': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Janis Antiste.
    • 33': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
    • 36': Goal! Spezia 0, Napoli 3. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
    • 38': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 39': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 39': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Alex Meret.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior following a corner.
    • 40': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
    • 41': Offside, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo tries a through ball, but Rey Manaj is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
    • 45'+1': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
    • 45'+3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 45'+8': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 45'+9': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+9': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
    • 45'+10': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
    • 45'+10': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+10': Rey Manaj (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+11': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
    • 46': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 46': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Offside, Spezia. Ivan Provedel tries a through ball, but Janis Antiste is caught offside.
    • 51': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 51': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross.
    • 54': Hand ball by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 57': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Janis Antiste (Spezia).
    • 59': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
    • 59': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
    • 62': Substitution, Spezia. Petar Zovko replaces Ivan Provedel.
    • 62': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Janis Antiste.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
    • 64': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia).
    • 65': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
    • 66': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 67': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 67': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Andrea Petagna.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
    • 73': Substitution, Spezia. Aurélien Nguiamba replaces Giulio Maggiore.
    • 73': Substitution, Spezia. Eddie Salcedo replaces Kevin Agudelo.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Demme.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko following a fast break.
    • 80': Substitution, Spezia. Nicolò Bertola replaces Martin Erlic.
    • 80': Substitution, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Diego Demme.
    • 80': Substitution, Napoli. Davide Marfella replaces Alex Meret.
    • 82': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Eddie Salcedo (Spezia) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross.
    • 83': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
    • 83': Petar Zovko (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Rey Manaj (Spezia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Eddie Salcedo (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
    • 88': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Spezia 0, Napoli 3.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    68.2 Possession 31.8
    10 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    613 Accurate Passes 255
    679 Passes 296
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    13 Crosses 23
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    45 Long Balls 35
    32 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 12
    13 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 12
    14 Effective Clearances 15
    14 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Alberto Picco
    Location: La Spezia, Italy
    Attendance: 10,415

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 28 +42 67
    2 AC Milan 28 +24 60
    3 Napoli 28 +14 56
    4 Como 28 +25 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SPE Spezia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
    43 Dimitris Nikolaou
    28 Martin Erlic
    21 Salvador Ferrer
    27 Kelvin Amian
    33 Kevin Agudelo
    14 Jakub Kiwior
    25 Giulio Maggiore
    9 Rey Manaj Yellow Card
    10 Daniele Verde
    22 Janis Antiste
    Spezia Substitutes:
    David Strelec, Aimar Sher, Mehdi Bourabia, M'Bala Nzola, Jacopo Sala, Viktor Kovalenko, Suf Podgoreanu, Aurelien Nguiamba, Eddie Salcedo, Petar Zovko, Nicolò Bertola.

    NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Meret (GK)
    5 Juan Jesus
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly
    31 Faouzi Ghoulam Yellow Card
    59 Alessandro Zanoli
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    68 Stanislav Lobotka
    4 Diego Demme
    37 Andrea Petagna
    7 Eljif Elmas
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Kévin Malcuit, Amir Rrahmani, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Victor Osimhen, Frank Anguissa, Fabián Ruiz, Mário Rui, Lorenzo Insigne, Davide Marfella, David Ospina, Dries Mertens.

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