Napoli vs Fiorentina, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AOsimhen penalty earns champions Napoli 1-0 win over Fiorentina
Newly-crowned champions Napoli secured a 1-0 win over Fiorentina in Serie A Sunday when the league's top scorer Victor Osimhen struck from the spot.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Napoli. Hirving Lozano tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 2': Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 5': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross following a fast break.
- 6': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 7': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina).
- 7': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Offside, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat tries a through ball, but Riccardo Sottil is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
- 14': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 15': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
- 15': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 17': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
- 18': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 21': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina).
- 21': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 27': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 29': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
- 29': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 32': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 32': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 33': Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 36': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 36': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 38': Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 39': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
- 39': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfred Duncan with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 43': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
- 43': Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Hirving Lozano because of an injury.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Dodô.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
- 46': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
- 46': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Penalty Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 47': Penalty conceded by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Penalty saved! Victor Osimhen (Napoli) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Hand ball by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 50': Offside, Fiorentina. Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Riccardo Sottil is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt saved. Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 52': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 61': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
- 63': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 63': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
- 66': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora replaces Alfred Duncan.
- 66': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 67': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 69': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
- 69': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Offside, Fiorentina. Nicolás González tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Venuti is caught offside.
- 72': Penalty Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Nicolás González (Fiorentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 76': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
- 76': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara replaces Riccardo Sottil.
- 77': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 77': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora.
- 79': Hand ball by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
- 80': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Venuti.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
- 82': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 84': Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
- 87': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Jovic with a through ball.
- 88': Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
- 90': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
Statistics
 FIO |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.4 | Possession | 46.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 467 | Passes | 423 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 4 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,719
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,719
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 16 | +21 | 36 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 16 | +14 | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 16 | +11 | 34 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 17 | +9 | 33 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 55 | Leo Østigard |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 98 | Igor Julio |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 15 | Aleksa Terzic |
| 2 | Dodô |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 34 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 7 | Luka Jovic |
| 33 | Riccardo Sottil |
| 22 | Nicolás González |
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