Fiorentina vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
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Højlund scores 14 minutes into Napoli debut in win over Fiorentina
Rasmus Højlund marked his Napoli debut with a goal as they eased to a 3-1 win away to Fiorentina to extend their perfect start to the Serie A campaign.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Dodô.
- 3': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David de Gea (Fiorentina). Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 3': Penalty Napoli. Frank Anguissa draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 3': Penalty conceded by Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 6': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Napoli 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
- 8': Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 12': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina).
- 13': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Napoli 2. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
- 17': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina).
- 17': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 18': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 23': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
- 23': Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by David de Gea (Fiorentina). Assisted by Rasmus Højlund with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 30': Foul by Sam Beukema (Napoli).
- 30': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina).
- 30': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 32': Attempt missed. Dodô (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 37': Handball by Edin Dzeko (Fiorentina).
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Sohm.
- 43': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 43': Simon Sohm (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 45': Simon Sohm (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dodô with a cross.
- 45'+3': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
- 45'+3': Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Roberto Piccoli replaces Edin Dzeko.
- 46': Foul by Simon Sohm (Fiorentina).
- 46': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 50': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by David de Gea (Fiorentina).
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 51': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Napoli 3. Sam Beukema (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 52': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Moise Kean (Fiorentina).
- 54': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina).
- 57': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David de Gea (Fiorentina). Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a headed pass.
- 58': Matteo Politano (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
- 59': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Simon Sohm following a fast break.
- 61': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 62': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 62': Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dodô.
- 64': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina).
- 64': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Substitution, Fiorentina. Hans Nicolussi Caviglia replaces Nicolò Fagioli.
- 65': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Simon Sohm.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a headed pass.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 70': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 70': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Ranieri.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Rasmus Højlund.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Ranieri.
- 75': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 76': Foul by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Fiorentina).
- 76': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 77': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli).
- 78': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia.
- 79': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.
- 79': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Napoli 3. Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 81': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodô with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 83': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina).
- 83': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini with a through ball.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a headed pass.
- 84': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
- 85': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Fiorentina. Tariq Lamptey replaces Pietro Comuzzo.
- 89': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 89': Jacopo Fazzini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David de Gea (Fiorentina). Assisted by David Neres.
- 90': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 90': Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Moise Kean (Fiorentina).
- 90': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Substitution, Fiorentina. Mattia Viti replaces Marin Pongracic.
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Mattia Viti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 90'+6': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.
- 90'+6': Foul by Robin Gosens (Fiorentina).
- 90'+6': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Napoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 1, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 47.4 | Possession | 52.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 346 | Accurate Passes | 373 |
| 419 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 32 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 21,579
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 21,579
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Juventus | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 3 | Cremonese | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Udinese | 3 | +2 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Fiorentina (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 43 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Marin Pongracic |
| 6 | Luca Ranieri |
| 15 | Pietro Comuzzo |
| 7 | Simon Sohm |
| 8 | Rolando Mandragora |
| 44 | Nicolo Fagioli |
| 21 | Robin Gosens |
| 2 | Dodô |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
| 20 | Moise Kean |
Napoli (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 11 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
| 19 | Rasmus Højlund |
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