Napoli vs Hellas Verona, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAntonio Conte's Napoli extend Serie A lead with win over Hellas Verona
Napoli increased their lead at the top of Serie A with a comfortable 2-0 win over Hellas Verona on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 5': Own Goal by Lorenzo Montipò, Verona. Napoli 1, Verona 0.
- 6': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Reda Belahyane.
- 10': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 10': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka following a set piece situation.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Reda Belahyane.
- 14': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Verona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Davide Faraoni with a cross.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 20': Foul by Davide Faraoni (Verona).
- 20': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Hand ball by Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 30': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 31': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Neres.
- 36': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 36': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Casper Tengstedt (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Sarr with a through ball.
- 39': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
- 43': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 43': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Davide Faraoni (Verona).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Verona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Verona 0.
- 49': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Davide Faraoni.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Davide Faraoni.
- 50': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) with an attempt from very close range is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
- 54': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tomás Suslov.
- 60': Offside, Verona. Davide Faraoni is caught offside.
- 61': Goal! Napoli 2, Verona 0. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 64': David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Davide Faraoni (Verona).
- 69': Substitution, Verona. Dailon Livramento replaces Amin Sarr.
- 69': Substitution, Verona. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 71': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 71': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
- 75': Dailon Livramento (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 76': Substitution, Verona. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Casper Tengstedt.
- 76': Substitution, Verona. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Davide Faraoni.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Scott McTominay.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 82': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 84': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Mosquera replaces Reda Belahyane.
- 85': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 85': Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frank Anguissa following a fast break.
- 89': Attempt saved. Dailon Livramento (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces David Neres.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Domagoj Bradaric (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Verona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Verona 0.
Statistics
 VER |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 30.9 | Possession | 69.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 255 | Accurate Passes | 642 |
| 318 | Passes | 703 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 31 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 54,726
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 54,726
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 16 | +21 | 36 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 16 | +14 | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 16 | +11 | 34 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 17 | +9 | 33 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 7 | David Neres |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Hellas Verona (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 42 | Diego Coppola |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 33 | Ondrej Duda |
| 6 | Reda Belahyane |
| 31 | Tomás Suslov |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 9 | Amin Sarr |
| 11 | Casper Tengstedt |
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