Napoli vs Cagliari, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

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.

• 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.