Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
  • 17': Uros Racic
FT
1 - 6
Napoli
  • 29': Amir Rrahmani
  • 31': Victor Osimhen
  • 41': Victor Osimhen
  • 47': Victor Osimhen
  • 51': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
  • 75': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Osimhen nets hat trick as Napoli thrash Sassuolo 6-1

Victor Osimhen's hat trick helped Napoli to a 6-1 trashing of struggling Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday, the champions' first win under caretaker coach Francesco Calzona.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Josh Doig.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Hamed Traorè (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 15': Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 0. Uros Racic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a fast break.
  • 28': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo).
  • 28': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 1. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
  • 31': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 34': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Napoli).
  • 34': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high following a fast break.
  • 37': Delay in match (Napoli).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Offside, Napoli. Hamed Traorè is caught offside.
  • 41': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 45': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 45': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alex Meret.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Napoli 3.
  • 46': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 47': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 4. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 49': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 50': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 51': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 5. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen following a fast break.
  • 54': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Uros Racic.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Uros Racic.
  • 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filippo Missori replaces Josh Doig.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Napoli. Natan replaces Amir Rrahmani.
  • 62': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 63': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
  • 64': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Frank Anguissa.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Volpato.
  • 73': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 6. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Hamed Traorè.
  • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marash Kumbulla replaces Ruan Tressoldi.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 80': Substitution, Napoli. Leander Dendoncker replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 81': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
  • 81': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
  • 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
  • 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Justin Kumi replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Leander Dendoncker (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 6.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
11 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 3
72 Possession 28
27 SHOTS 5
9 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
657 Accurate Passes 189
718 Passes 268
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 1
23 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
55 Long Balls 52
31 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
12 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 7
13 Effective Clearances 21
13 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 17,085

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Roma 4 +11 12
2 Internazionale 4 +7 12
3 Como 4 +5 10
4 Lazio 4 +3 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
13 Gian Marco Ferrari
44 Ruan
43 Josh Doig
3 Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
6 Uros Racic
42 Kristian Thorstvedt
7 Matheus Henrique
9 Andrea Pinamonti
45 Armand Laurienté
11 Nedim Bajrami
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Alessio Cragno, Pedro Obiang, Filippo Missori, Emil Konradsen Ceïde, Marash Kumbulla, Martin Erlic, Domenico Berardi, Grégoire Defrel, Cristian Volpato, Justin Kumi, Samuele Mulattieri, Gianluca Pegolo, Luca Lipani.

NAP 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
8 Hamed Traoré
99 Frank Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21 Matteo Politano
Napoli Substitutes:
Juan Jesus, Natan, Giacomo Raspadori, Nikita Contini, Pierluigi Gollini, Giovanni Simeone, Leander Dendoncker, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Mathías Olivera, Jesper Lindstrom, Piotr Zielinski.

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