Cremonese vs Napoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ANapoli take back lead in Serie A after win at Cremonese
Napoli snatched back the Serie A lead with a 4-1 win at Cremonese on Sunday, helped by two goals in added time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 3': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese).
- 5': Foul by Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese).
- 5': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 9': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
- 10': Attempt missed. Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 10': Offside, Cremonese. Emanuele Valeri tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 11': Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese).
- 13': Foul by Santiago Ascacíbar (Cremonese).
- 13': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese).
- 16': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Luca Zanimacchia (Cremonese).
- 17': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Luca Zanimacchia (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 18': Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
- 21': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Luca Zanimacchia (Cremonese).
- 23': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Penalty Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': Penalty conceded by Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 26': Goal! Cremonese 0, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Luca Zanimacchia (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Quagliata.
- 31': Offside, Cremonese. Ionut Radu tries a through ball, but Emanuele Valeri is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 32': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombélé.
- 33': Offside, Cremonese. Ionut Radu tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 34': Giacomo Quagliata (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
- 36': Attempt missed. Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyriel Dessers.
- 40': Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 43': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 43': Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Cremonese 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Cremonese 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Cremonese. David Okereke replaces Luca Zanimacchia.
- 46': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombélé.
- 46': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Santiago Ascacíbar (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola.
- 47': Goal! Cremonese 1, Napoli 1. Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 52': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
- 52': Kim Min-Jae (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. David Okereke (Cremonese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Ascacíbar.
- 53': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 54': Attempt missed. Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Quagliata with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. David Okereke (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cyriel Dessers following a fast break.
- 56': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 57': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Tanguy Ndombélé.
- 59': Attempt missed. Giacomo Quagliata (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola with a cross.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Cremonese. Gonzalo Escalante replaces Felix Afena-Gyan because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 65': Attempt blocked. David Okereke (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola.
- 66': Foul by Giacomo Quagliata (Cremonese).
- 66': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
- 68': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
- 69': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
- 70': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 72': Substitution, Cremonese. Cristian Buonaiuto replaces Emanuele Valeri.
- 72': Substitution, Cremonese. Emanuel Aiwu replaces Cyriel Dessers.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 74': Attempt missed. Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 74': Foul by Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese).
- 74': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Santiago Ascacíbar.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Goal! Cremonese 1, Napoli 2. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 80': Substitution, Cremonese. Daniel Ciofani replaces Santiago Ascacíbar.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
- 83': Foul by Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese).
- 83': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 84': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
- 84': Offside, Cremonese. Gonzalo Escalante tries a through ball, but David Okereke is caught offside.
- 86': Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 87': Foul by Cristian Buonaiuto (Cremonese).
- 87': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Quagliata with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Cremonese).
- 89': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
- 90'+3': Goal! Cremonese 1, Napoli 3. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ionut Radu.
- 90'+5': Goal! Cremonese 1, Napoli 4. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cremonese 1, Napoli 4.
- 0': Match ends, Cremonese 1, Napoli 4.
Statistics
 NAP |
CRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 70.2 | Possession | 29.8 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 555 | Accurate Passes | 184 |
| 622 | Passes | 257 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 18 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Giovanni Zini
Location: Cremona, Italy
Attendance: 14,238
Venue: Giovanni Zini
Location: Cremona, Italy
Attendance: 14,238
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 11 | +14 | 24 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 11 | +7 | 24 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 11 | +8 | 22 |
| 4 | Napoli | 11 | +6 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Cremonese (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 97 | Andrei Radu (GK) |
| 44 | Luka Lochoshvili |
| 15 | Matteo Bianchetti |
| 33 | Giacomo Quagliata |
| 17 | Leonardo Sernicola  |
| 20 | Felix Afena-Gyan |
| 28 | Souahilo Meïté |
| 8 | Santiago Ascacibar |
| 90 | Cyriel Dessers |
| 3 | Emanuele Valeri |
| 98 | Luca Zanimacchia |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 91 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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