Frosinone vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AOsimhen double earns Napoli 3-1 comeback win over promoted Frosinone
Champions Napoli survived an early scare and began their title defence with a 3-1 win at newly-promoted Frosinone in their Serie A season opener on Saturday after Victor Osimhen scored twice.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani tries a through ball, but Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone).
- 2': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 3': Jaime Báez (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 4': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Jens Cajuste.
- 5': Penalty Frosinone. Jaime Báez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 5': Penalty conceded by Jens Cajuste (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 7': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 0. Abdou Harroui (Frosinone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 12': Foul by Anthony Oyono (Frosinone).
- 12': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Anthony Oyono (Frosinone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 13': Marvin Çuni (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ilario Monterisi.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 18': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 18': Francesco Gelli (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Jens Cajuste.
- 21': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 21': Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 22': Marvin Çuni (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Mazzitelli.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
- 27': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 27': Francesco Gelli (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Jaime Báez (Frosinone).
- 30': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jaime Báez (Frosinone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a cross.
- 35': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Jens Cajuste is caught offside.
- 35': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 37': VAR Decision: No Goal Frosinone 1-1 Napoli.
- 38': Foul by Marvin Çuni (Frosinone).
- 38': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 39': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 39': Jaime Báez (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 44': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 45'+3': Abdou Harroui (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Dangerous play by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Caso (Frosinone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
- 45'+5': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone).
- 45'+5': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Frosinone 1, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Frosinone 1, Napoli 2.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 47': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Attempt saved. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 50': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Frosinone).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 51': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 51': Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 52': Ilario Monterisi (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 55': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 55': Giuseppe Caso (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Jaime Báez (Frosinone) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 58': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 60': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 60': Ilario Monterisi (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Frosinone. Marvin Çuni tries a through ball, but Abdou Harroui is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 64': Foul by Francesco Gelli (Frosinone).
- 64': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 65': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 66': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 66': Giuseppe Caso (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Frosinone. Gennaro Borrelli replaces Marvin Çuni.
- 67': Substitution, Frosinone. Giorgi Kvernadze replaces Giuseppe Caso.
- 68': Anthony Oyono (Frosinone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 68': Foul by Giorgi Kvernadze (Frosinone).
- 68': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Offside, Frosinone. Luca Mazzitelli tries a through ball, but Gennaro Borrelli is caught offside.
- 72': Hand ball by Abdou Harroui (Frosinone).
- 72': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Anthony Oyono.
- 74': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 75': Substitution, Frosinone. Luigi Canotto replaces Jaime Báez.
- 75': Substitution, Frosinone. Marco Brescianini replaces Luca Mazzitelli.
- 76': Offside, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 77': Offside, Frosinone. Ilario Monterisi tries a through ball, but Gennaro Borrelli is caught offside.
- 79': Goal! Frosinone 1, Napoli 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
- 80': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Frosinone).
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 83': Foul by Francesco Gelli (Frosinone).
- 83': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Francesco Gelli (Frosinone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
- 85': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 85': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Francesco Gelli (Frosinone).
- 86': Substitution, Frosinone. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Abdou Harroui.
- 88': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Giorgi Kvernadze (Frosinone).
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Anthony Oyono.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+4': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Frosinone).
- 90'+5': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Luigi Canotto (Frosinone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Anthony Oyono (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Frosinone 1, Napoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, Frosinone 1, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
FRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 420 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 473 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 7 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Benito Stirpe
Location: Frosinone, Italy
Attendance: 15,822
Venue: Benito Stirpe
Location: Frosinone, Italy
Attendance: 15,822
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 | 16 | +7 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Frosinone (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 80 | Stefano Turati (GK) |
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli |
| 30 | Ilario Monterisi |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 22 | Anthony Oyono  |
| 36 | Luca Mazzitelli |
| 21 | Abdou Harroui |
| 14 | Francesco Gelli |
| 11 | Marvin Cuni |
| 10 | Guiseppe Caso |
| 7 | Jaime Báez |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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