Sampdoria vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ATop dogs Napoli crush Sampdoria to continue perfect start
Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A as in-form striker Victor Osimhen struck twice in an impressive 4-0 win at Sampdoria on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Sampdoria. Mikkel Damsgaard tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
- 7': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 10': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 17': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 19': Attempt saved. Adrien Silva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 19': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 19': Attempt saved. Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
- 21': Offside, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 21': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria).
- 23': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 23': Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 27': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
- 27': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria).
- 28': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 35': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 35': Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 38': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 39': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 2. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 42': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 45': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 45'+1': Adrien Silva (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sampdoria 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 0, Napoli 2.
- 46': Hand ball by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 48': Substitution, Napoli. Kostas Manolas replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Silva.
- 50': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 54': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 55': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ernesto Torregrossa replaces Fabio Quagliarella.
- 55': Substitution, Sampdoria. Albin Ekdal replaces Adrien Silva.
- 56': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 57': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 58': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 58': Hand ball by Ernesto Torregrossa (Sampdoria).
- 59': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 4. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 62': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 62': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ernesto Torregrossa.
- 64': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
- 64': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli replaces Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 71': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 73': Offside, Sampdoria. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albin Ekdal.
- 75': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
- 75': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
- 76': Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 78': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 78': Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
- 83': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
- 83': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Sampdoria. Riccardo Ciervo replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 85': Attempt saved. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna with a headed pass.
- 85': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 86': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ernesto Torregrossa (Sampdoria).
- 87': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 87': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 90': Second Half ends, Sampdoria 0, Napoli 4.
- 0': Match ends, Sampdoria 0, Napoli 4.
Statistics
 NAP |
SAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 455 | Accurate Passes | 387 |
| 514 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 22 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 4,596
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 4,596
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 35 | +19 | 70 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 35 | +19 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Sampdoria (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 5 | Adrien Silva |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 38 | Mikkel Damsgaard  |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 10 | Francesco Caputo |
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 |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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