Napoli vs Sassuolo, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli comfortably beat Sassuolo
Napoli comfortably sealed a 2-0 home victory against Sassuolo on Sunday through goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, while Lazio were unexpectedly beaten 1-0 at home by Serie A newcomers Genoa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 5': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 6': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
- 6': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 13': Penalty Napoli. Matteo Politano draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': Penalty conceded by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 16': Goal! Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 18': Attempt saved. Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 21': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 21': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 22': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 23': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ruan Tressoldi.
- 26': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 26': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
- 29': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 31': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 31': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 34': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 42': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 44': Attempt missed. Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 45'+4': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 47': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 48': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo).
- 48': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 50': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa following a fast break.
- 51': (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
- 51': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the red card.
- 53': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 53': Offside, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 54': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 56': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 57': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 59': Penalty conceded by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty missed! Still Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Daniel Boloca.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Matías Viña.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Matteo Politano.
- 64': Goal! Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Ceïde.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 69': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 70': Foul by Samuele Mulattieri (Sassuolo).
- 70': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo).
- 73': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 74': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Uros Racic (Sassuolo).
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ruan Tressoldi.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 76': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 79': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross.
- 89': Dangerous play by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 89': Uros Racic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Juan Jesus.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 90'+3': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emil Ceïde.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0.
Statistics
 SAS |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.3 | Possession | 66.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 595 |
| 330 | Passes | 656 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 10 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 24 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 46,925
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 46,925
Line-Ups
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 |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 44 | Ruan  |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 27 | Maxime López  |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 11 | Nedim Bajrami |
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