UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Napoli DWWLD 2
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Braga WWDWL 1
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Estádio Municipal de Braga · 18,422 att.

Match Report

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Napoli edge Braga in Champions League after late own goal

A late own goal by Braga defender Sikou Niakate handed Italian champions Napoli a 2-1 away win in an entertaining Champions League Group C clash on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
6
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
11
1
Saves
5
46.7
Possession
53.3
18
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
334
Accurate Passes
381
415
Passes
466
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
10
19
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
56
21
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
14
14
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
5
23
Effective Clearances
29
23
Clearances
29

Lineups

SCB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1MatheusG
  2. 4Sikou NiakateCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 26Cristian BorjaLB
  5. 2Víctor GómezRB
  6. 21Ricardo HortaAM
  7. 8Moatasem Al-MusratiLM
  8. 18Vítor CarvalhoRM
  9. 9Abel RuizF
  10. 7BrumaAM-L
  11. 14Álvaro DjalóAM-R

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 17Mathías OliveraLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 68Stanislav LobotkaCM
  7. 20Piotr ZielinskiLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 9Victor OsimhenF
  10. 77Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
  2. 19' André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 44' Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Napoli 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  6. 55' José Fonte (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  10. 67' Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
  11. 67' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Vitor Carvalho.
  12. 77' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza replaces Álvaro Djaló.
  13. 79' Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 84' Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Napoli 1. Bruma (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross.
  15. 85' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Adrián Marín replaces Cristián Borja.
  16. 85' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces Abel Ruiz.
  17. 86' Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 88' Own Goal by Sikou Niakaté, Sporting Braga. Sporting Braga 1, Napoli 2.
  19. 90' Substitution, Napoli. Natan replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  20. 90' Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
  21. 90'+3' Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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