Napoli vs Hellas Verona, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Napoli

18': Giovanni Di Lorenzo

FT
1 - 1

Hellas Verona

13': Giovanni Simeone
88': Daniel Bessa
90'+3': Nikola Kalinic

Leaders Napoli stumble to Verona draw as Simeone strikes again

Dries Mertens Napoli 20211107 [1296x729]

Napoli dropped points for the second time this season in Serie A with a 1-1 draw at home to Hellas Verona on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
6': Koray Günter (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
9': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
9': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
10': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Verona).
10': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
12': Attempt missed. Nicolò Casale (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
13': Goal! Napoli 0, Verona 1. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
15': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
16': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
16': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
17': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Goal! Napoli 1, Verona 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a set piece situation.
20': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
20': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Hand ball by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
25': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
25': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Antonin Barak (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Casale.
27': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
28': Attempt blocked. Antonin Barak (Verona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
31': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
31': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Attempt blocked. Antonin Barak (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
33': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
34': Offside, Verona. Pawel Dawidowicz tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
35': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
37': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
37': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
38': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
38': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
39': Hand ball by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
40': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
40': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Antonin Barak (Verona).
41': Antonin Barak (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
42': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
45': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
45': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Verona 1.
45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Verona 1.
46': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
47': Hand ball by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
49': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
49': Koray Günter (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Verona).
51': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
58': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
58': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pawel Dawidowicz.
58': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
58': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Miguel Veloso (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
59': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
62': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
63': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
63': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
68': Attempt saved. Antonin Barak (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
68': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
68': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
69': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Verona).
69': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Ceccherini.
72': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
72': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
75': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Giovanni Simeone.
75': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Bessa replaces Antonin Barak.
77': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
77': Attempt missed. Kevin Lasagna (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
79': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
79': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
79': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Offside, Verona. Nicolò Casale tries a through ball, but Kevin Lasagna is caught offside.
80': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Daniel Bessa (Verona).
80': Daniel Bessa (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt blocked. Kevin Lasagna (Verona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Casale with a cross.
83': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
84': Substitution, Verona. Nikola Kalinic replaces Gianluca Caprari.
84': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Koray Günter.
85': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Verona).
85': Nikola Kalinic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
86': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
87': (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
87': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
88': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Daniel Bessa (Verona).
88': Second yellow card to Daniel Bessa (Verona) for a bad foul.
89': Hand ball by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
90': Dries Mertens (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
90'+3': Second yellow card to Nikola Kalinic (Verona).
90'+4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Verona 1.
0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Verona 1.

Statistics

VER		NAP
19	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	2
2	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	2
41.6	Possession	58.4
11	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
280	Accurate Passes	415
358	Passes	500
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
7	Crosses	13
0.1	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	63
28	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	7
14	Effective Tackles	9
22	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	14
17	Effective Clearances	7
17	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 18,299

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

Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	David Ospina (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
13	Amir Rrahmani
6	Mário Rui
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
20	Piotr Zielinski
8	Fabián Ruiz
99	Frank Anguissa
9	Victor Osimhen
24	Lorenzo Insigne
21	Matteo Politano

Napoli Substitutes:

Diego Demme, Alessandro Zanoli, Adam Ounas, Dries Mertens, Eljif Elmas, Andrea Petagna, Davide Marfella, Alex Meret, Hirving Lozano, Stanislav Lobotka.

Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
96	Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
21	Koray Günter
17	Federico Ceccherini
27	Pawel Dawidowicz
4	Miguel Veloso
61	Adrien Tamèze
16	Nicolo Casale
5	Davide Faraoni
99	Giovanni Simeone
10	Gianluca Caprari
7	Antonín Barák

Hellas Verona Substitutes:

Nikola Kalinic, Giangiacomo Magnani, Ivor Pandur, Martin Hongla, Mert Çetin, Antonino Ragusa, Kevin Ruegg, Kevin Lasagna, Daniel Bessa, Alessandro Berardi, Matteo Cancellieri, Bosko Sutalo.

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