Napoli vs Cagliari, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli crowned Serie A champions after win over Cagliari
Napoli secured the Serie A title in style with a 2-0 home win over Cagliari on Friday thanks to goals from Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
- 3': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
- 5': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Antoine Makoumbou (Cagliari).
- 5': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 7': Nicolas Viola (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Corner,Cagliari. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 10': Corner,Cagliari. Conceded by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 10': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alen Sherri (Cagliari). Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
- 10': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 12': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Alen Sherri.
- 14': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 14': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alen Sherri (Cagliari). Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 20': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 20': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Hand ball by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 23': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 24': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 24': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 25': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 27': Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 30': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 30': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Antoine Makoumbou (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 37': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Nadir Zortea.
- 38': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alen Sherri (Cagliari).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 40': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a through ball.
- 42': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 45'+3': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Offside, Cagliari. Tommaso Augello is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
- 46': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 46': Corner,Cagliari. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 0. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 52': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 57': Substitution, Cagliari. Kingstone Mutandwa replaces Nicolas Viola.
- 57': Substitution, Cagliari. Razvan Marin replaces Antoine Makoumbou.
- 57': Substitution, Cagliari. José Palomino replaces Nadir Zortea.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 60': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 60': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt saved. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alen Sherri (Cagliari). Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 63': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Alen Sherri.
- 64': Foul by José Palomino (Cagliari).
- 64': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 66': Hand ball by Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari).
- 67': Foul by Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari).
- 67': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 68': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by José Palomino (Cagliari).
- 70': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 74': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Tommaso Augello.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 77': Hand ball by Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari).
- 79': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 80': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 80': Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Giuseppe Ciocci replaces Alen Sherri.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 84': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Frank Anguissa because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
- 89': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
- 90'+4': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Giuseppe Ciocci (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 0.
Statistics
 CAG |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 532 |
| 296 | Passes | 584 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 27 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 53,400
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 53,400
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 11 | +14 | 24 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 11 | +7 | 24 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 11 | +8 | 22 |
| 4 | Napoli | 11 | +6 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 21 | Matteo Politano  |
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 71 | Alen Sherri (GK) |
| 26 | Yerry Mina |
| 6 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 28 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 8 | Michel Adopo |
| 29 | Antoine Makoumbou |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 19 | Nadir Zortea |
| 10 | Nicolas Viola |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
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