Napoli vs Braga, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Napoli ease into Champions League knockout stage with win over Braga

Napoli eased into the knockout stages of the Champions League with two first-half goals in a 2-0 home win over Sporting Braga on Tuesday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
• 2': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
• 2': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 3': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
• 4': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
• 4': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
• 6': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
• 6': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 7': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 7': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
• 9': Own Goal by Serdar Saatçi, Sporting Braga. Napoli 1, Sporting Braga 0.
• 10': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
• 10': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 11': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 11': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
• 12': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 13': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
• 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Serdar Saatçi.
• 17': Offside, Napoli. Natan is caught offside.
• 18': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
• 18': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 18': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
• 19': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
• 19': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 22': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
• 22': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
• 25': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Alex Meret.
• 30': Foul by Pizzi (Sporting Braga).
• 30': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 31': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
• 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus.
• 33': Goal! Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Natan.
• 36': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
• 36': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruma.
• 44': Attempt saved. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho with a through ball.
• 45'+1': Foul by Bruma (Sporting Braga).
• 45'+1': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.
• 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Pizzi.
• 47': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
• 47': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus.
• 49': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
• 49': Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
• 50': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Banza.
• 50': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
• 50': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
• 52': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
• 56': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 58': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.
• 60': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
• 61': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Piotr Zielinski.
• 62': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
• 62': Delay in match because of an injury Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
• 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 65': 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.
• 66': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
• 66': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 67': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
• 67': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 68': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross.
• 68': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Al Musrati replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
• 68': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
• 69': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Victor Osimhen.
• 69': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
• 70': Attempt blocked. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Banza.
• 70': Offside, Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja is caught offside.
• 72': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 72': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
• 73': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Juan Jesus because of an injury.
• 73': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a through ball.
• 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus.
• 73': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
• 75': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 75': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
• 76': Hand ball by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
• 78': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
• 78': Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
• 80': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
• 80': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
• 81': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano.
• 81': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Joe Mendes replaces Víctor Gómez.
• 81': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces João Moutinho.
• 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Serdar Saatçi.
• 83': Joe Mendes (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 85': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
• 85': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 85': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Natan.
• 87': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
• 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rony Lopes replaces Ricardo Horta.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 90': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
• 90': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
• 90': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
• 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Natan.
• 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
• 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.
• 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Sporting Braga 0.