Napoli vs Fiorentina, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Napoli's Serie A title hopes hit by Fiorentina loss
A clinical display of finishing earned Fiorentina a shock 3-2 win at Napoli, whose Serie A title hopes took a dent.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 3': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 4': Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
- 6': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 6': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Arthur Cabral.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Zanoli with a cross.
- 9': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 10': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina).
- 10': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 10': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 11': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 14': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 15': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
- 16': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 17': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 18': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 20': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
- 20': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
- 28': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
- 29': Goal! Napoli 0, Fiorentina 1. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 33': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 33': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 36': Foul by Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
- 36': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Offside, Fiorentina. Cristiano Biraghi tries a through ball, but Nicolás González is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 44': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Fiorentina 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Fiorentina 1.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 46': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
- 46': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 49': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 51': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
- 51': Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 56': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 56': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 65': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
- 65': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Riccardo Saponara.
- 65': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 65': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 2. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 68': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina).
- 68': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 72': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 3. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
- 73': Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 75': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 77': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina).
- 79': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 80': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 82': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 82': Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 83': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Goal! Napoli 2, Fiorentina 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 85': Substitution, Fiorentina. José Callejón replaces Nicolás González.
- 86': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Martínez replaces Igor Julio.
- 86': Substitution, Fiorentina. Aleksandr Kokorin replaces Arthur Cabral.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 87': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
- 87': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
- 87': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 89': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina).
- 90': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Aleksandr Kokorin (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross.
- 90'+5': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by José Callejón (Fiorentina).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Fiorentina 3.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Fiorentina 3.
Statistics
 FIO |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 425 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 500 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 12 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
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 (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 59 | Alessandro Zanoli |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 98 | Igor Julio |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic  |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
| 34 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 10 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 9 | Arthur Cabral |
| 8 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 22 | Nicolás González |
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