Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Cagliari, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
  • 11': Victor Osimhen
  • 57': Lorenzo Insigne (P)
FT
2 - 0
Cagliari

    Napoli cruise past Cagliari to continue perfect start to Serie A season

    Napoli eased to a 2-0 win at home to Cagliari on Sunday to notch up a sixth consecutive Serie A victory and return to the top of the table.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Cagliari).
    • 4': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 6': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 7': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Mário Rui.
    • 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Diego Godín.
    • 11': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 13': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 14': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Cagliari).
    • 14': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
    • 17': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Martín Cáceres (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
    • 19': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
    • 22': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
    • 22': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
    • 23': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a fast break.
    • 26': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
    • 26': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
    • 28': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Cagliari).
    • 28': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Dangerous play by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
    • 31': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a headed pass.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
    • 37': Offside, Cagliari. Alessio Cragno tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Diego Godín.
    • 38': Alessio Cragno (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 39': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
    • 39': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
    • 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 45': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
    • 45': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
    • 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 56': Penalty Napoli. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 56': Penalty conceded by Diego Godín (Cagliari) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 57': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 59': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari).
    • 59': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 63': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
    • 63': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 66': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 66': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
    • 67': Offside, Cagliari. Alessio Cragno tries a through ball, but Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Keita Baldé replaces Alessandro Deiola.
    • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 70': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 72': Offside, Napoli. Eljif Elmas tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
    • 76': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
    • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
    • 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
    • 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Grassi replaces Kevin Strootman.
    • 87': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
    • 87': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 88': Alberto Grassi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
    • 88': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Fabián Ruiz.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Cáceres.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
    • 90'+1': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 1
    31.6 Possession 68.4
    6 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    266 Accurate Passes 688
    333 Passes 740
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    14 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    48 Long Balls 35
    24 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    4 Effective Tackles 6
    13 Tackles 9
    0.3 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 7
    16 Effective Clearances 14
    16 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
    Location: Napoli, Italy
    Attendance: 18,000

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 29 +42 68
    2 AC Milan 29 +23 60
    3 Napoli 29 +15 59
    4 Como 29 +26 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 David Ospina (GK)
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly
    13 Amir Rrahmani
    6 Mário Rui
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    8 Fabián Ruiz
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    99 Frank Anguissa
    9 Victor Osimhen
    24 Lorenzo Insigne
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Kostas Manolas, Juan Jesus, Davide Marfella, Adam Ounas, Hirving Lozano, Diego Demme, Alessandro Zanoli, Alex Meret, Andrea Petagna, Dries Mertens, Kévin Malcuit, Eljif Elmas.

    CAG Cagliari (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    28 Alessio Cragno (GK)
    2 Diego Godín
    40 Sebastian Walukiewicz Yellow Card
    4 Martín Cáceres
    25 Gabriele Zappa
    8 Razvan Marin
    14 Alessandro Deiola
    16 Kevin Strootman
    10 João Pedro
    22 Charalampos Lykogiannis
    18 Nahitan Nández
    Cagliari Substitutes:
    Boris Radunovic, Luca Ceppitelli, Gastón Pereiro, Keita Baldé, Andrea Carboni, Christian Oliva, Simone Aresti, Raoul Bellanova, Giorgio Altare, Alberto Grassi, Leonardo Pavoletti.

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