Napoli vs Sampdoria, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AChampions Napoli end season with win over bottom side Sampdoria
Napoli's Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Simeone secured a 2-0 victory for the Serie A champions at home to already relegated Sampdoria on Sunday in their season finale.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following a fast break.
- 6': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 9': Attempt saved. Alessandro Zanoli (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini with a through ball.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tomás Rincón.
- 15': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria).
- 15': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
- 17': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini with a through ball.
- 19': Bruno Amione (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 21': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koray Günter.
- 21': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria).
- 22': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koray Günter.
- 23': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 28': Koray Günter (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria).
- 32': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 35': Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 37': Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bruno Amione.
- 42': Hand ball by Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen with a headed pass.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bruno Amione.
- 43': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Sampdoria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Sampdoria 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sampdoria. Lorenzo Malagrida replaces Koray Günter.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bruno Amione.
- 49': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 53': Flavio Paoletti (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 54': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 54': Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 57': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 57': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Malagrida (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria).
- 61': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 62': Penalty Napoli. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bruno Amione.
- 66': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen with a headed pass.
- 67': Flavio Paoletti (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 69': Attempt saved. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 70': Attempt saved. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Turk.
- 71': Attempt saved. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 72': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria).
- 72': Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bruno Amione.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Manolo Gabbiadini.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Bartosz Bereszynski replaces Mário Rui.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa because of an injury.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Gianluca Gaetano went off injured after Napoli had used all subs.
- 85': Goal! Napoli 2, Sampdoria 0. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 88': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mihailo Ivanovic replaces Fabio Quagliarella.
- 89': Substitution, Sampdoria. Telasco Segovia replaces Tomás Rincón.
- 89': Substitution, Sampdoria. Samuel Ntanda replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
- 89': Substitution, Sampdoria. Emirhan Ilkhan replaces Flavio Paoletti.
- 90': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90': Attempt saved. Samuel Ntanda (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Malagrida.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Malagrida with a cross.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sampdoria 0.
Statistics
 SAM |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 26.9 | Possession | 73.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 713 |
| 280 | Passes | 771 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 11 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 22 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 15 | +20 | 33 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 15 | +11 | 32 |
| 3 | Napoli | 15 | +9 | 31 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 15 | +8 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 55 | Leo Østigard |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
Sampdoria (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Martin Turk (GK) |
| 2 | Bruno Amione |
| 4 | Koray Günter |
| 29 | Nicola Murru  |
| 59 | Alessandro Zanoli |
| 36 | Flavio Paoletti |
| 8 | Tomás Rincón |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 23 | Manolo Gabbiadini |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 37 | Mehdi Leris |
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