AS Roma vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli held by Roma and miss chance to extend lead at the top
Napoli spurned the chance to extend their lead at the top of the Serie A standings when they were held to a 1-1 draw away to AS Roma on Sunday, with Angelino equalising in added time for the hosts.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 4': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 9': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Matteo Politano (Napoli) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 14': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 16': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 20': Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Offside, Roma. Gianluca Mancini is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 25': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 25': Foul by Manu Koné (Roma).
- 25': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
- 29': Goal! Roma 0, Napoli 1. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Jesus with a through ball.
- 30': Devyne Rensch (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 32': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
- 32': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
- 42': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Angeliño.
- 44': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 44': Manu Koné (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by David Neres.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Evan Ndicka (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Napoli 1.
- 48': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
- 48': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 51': Foul by Manu Koné (Roma).
- 51': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Manu Koné (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Manu Koné (Roma).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Substitution, Roma. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 56': Substitution, Roma. Leandro Paredes replaces Manu Koné.
- 57': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt missed. Angeliño (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 62': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 63': Devyne Rensch (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 64': Substitution, Roma. Artem Dovbyk replaces Bryan Cristante.
- 65': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 67': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 67': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
- 69': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
- 69': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Hand ball by Alexis Saelemaekers (Roma).
- 71': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Niccolò Pisilli (Roma).
- 72': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Alexis Saelemaekers (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 75': Leandro Paredes (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces David Neres.
- 76': Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Soulé.
- 77': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 80': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Roma).
- 80': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Devyne Rensch.
- 80': Substitution, Roma. Paulo Dybala replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 83': Hand ball by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Hand ball by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Goal! Roma 1, Napoli 1. Angeliño (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Roma 1, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.8 | Possession | 51.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 469 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 29 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 60,788
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 60,788
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 29 | +42 | 68 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 29 | +26 | 54 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 3 | Angeliño |
| 2 | Devyne Rensch |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 61 | Niccolò Pisilli  |
| 17 | Manu Koné |
| 14 | Eldor Shomurodov |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 18 | Matìas Soulè |
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 |
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