Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, December 21, 2024
Napoli WWLLW 2
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Genoa DDWDD 1
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NAP202
GEN011
Luigi Ferraris · 33,435 att.

Match Report

Napoli edge Genoa 2-1 to return to Serie A summit

Napoli's Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani both scored headers as they moved back to the top of the Serie A standings with a 2-1 victory at Genoa on Saturday in a tight contest.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
61.2
Possession
38.8
12
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
524
Accurate Passes
297
594
Passes
369
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.4
46
Long Balls
42
27
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
15
12
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
15
21
Effective Clearances
15
21
Clearances
15

Head to Head

NAP leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

GEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nicola LealiG
  2. 22Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. 13Mattia BaniCD-R
  4. 3Aarón MartínLB
  5. 20Stefano SabelliRB
  6. 23Fabio MirettiAM
  7. 32Morten FrendrupLM
  8. 47Milan BadeljRM
  9. 19Andrea PinamontiF
  10. 9VitinhaAM-L
  11. 59Alessandro ZanoliAM-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. 8Scott McTominayLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 11Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7David NeresLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Genoa 0, Napoli 1. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
  2. 23' Goal! Genoa 0, Napoli 2. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 32' Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 2. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vítinha.
  5. 62' Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Substitution, Genoa. Morten Thorsby replaces Milan Badelj.
  7. 70' Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Vítinha.
  8. 73' Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  9. 73' Substitution, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces David Neres.
  10. 79' Substitution, Genoa. Brooke Norton-Cuffy replaces Stefano Sabelli.
  11. 83' Substitution, Genoa. Mario Balotelli replaces Fabio Miretti.
  12. 84' Morten Frendrup (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Matteo Politano.

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