Napoli vs Sassuolo, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Napoli are hosting Sassuolo
at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Sassuolo. Armand Laurienté is caught offside.
- 2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Josh Doig.
- 2': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Vergara with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Antonio Vergara.
- 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
- 5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Josh Doig.
- 7': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 7': Goal! Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 10': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 10': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Tarik Muharemovic.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
- 11': Handball by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 11': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Luca Lipani (Sassuolo).
- 12': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 12': Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Handball by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 17': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 19': Attempt missed. Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 21': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo).
- 21': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 23': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 24': Attempt missed. Josh Doig (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 26': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 27': Attempt missed. Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.
- 30': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 30': Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Alieu Fadera.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 33': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo).
- 34': Attempt missed. Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Armand Laurienté following a fast break.
- 35': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 36': Attempt saved. Aster Vranckx (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a headed pass.
- 37': Foul by Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo).
- 37': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 39': Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 40': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Aster Vranckx (Sassuolo).
- 42': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 43': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 45': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Antonio Vergara (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 49': Attempt saved. Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 49': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Aster Vranckx (Sassuolo).
- 53': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Aster Vranckx (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Substitution, Sassuolo. Edoardo Iannoni replaces Aster Vranckx.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt missed. Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Eljif Elmas because of an injury.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Sam Beukema.
- 60': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 61': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 62': Offside, Sassuolo. Armand Laurienté is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Antonio Vergara.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 75': Handball by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 77': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Josh Doig.
- 78': Attempt saved. Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo).
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Woyo Coulibaly replaces Josh Doig.
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Laurs Skjellerup replaces Alieu Fadera.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Woyo Coulibaly (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Foul by Luca Lipani (Sassuolo).
- 82': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Edoardo Iannoni (Sassuolo).
- 84': Noa Lang (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Edoardo Iannoni (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Laurs Skjellerup (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
- 87': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Walid Cheddira replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Moro replaces Luca Lipani.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jay Idzes (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0.
Statistics
 SAS |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.3 | Possession | 52.7 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 439 | Passes | 498 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 16 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 40,000
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 40,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | Napoli | 32 | +17 | 66 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 32 | +20 | 63 |
| 4 | Juventus | 32 | +26 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 19 | Rasmus Højlund |
| 20 | Eljif Elmas |
| 26 | Antonio Vergara |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Arijanet Muric (GK) |
| 80 | Tarik Muharemovic |
| 21 | Jay Idzes |
| 3 | Josh Doig |
| 6 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 18 | Nemanja Matic |
| 40 | Aster Vranckx  |
| 35 | Luca Lipani |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 20 | Alieu Fadera |
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