Hellas Verona vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
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Romelu Lukaku's first goal of the season with the last kick of the match ended Napoli's winless run on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Verona 0, Napoli 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Vergara.
- 6': Foul by Armel Bella-Kotchap (Verona).
- 6': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Verona).
- 8': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 8': Kieron Bowie (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 14': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Amin Sarr (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Sam Beukema (Napoli).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Sarr.
- 20': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Verona).
- 22': Attempt missed. Abdou Harroui (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amin Sarr.
- 23': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lorenzo Montipò (Verona). Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Montipò (Verona).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
- 31': Offside, Napoli. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
- 34': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Andrias Edmundsson (Verona).
- 35': Alisson Santos (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Verona).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
- 40': Alisson Santos (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Verona).
- 41': Attempt saved. Amin Sarr (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Daniel Oyegoke with a cross.
- 42': Offside, Napoli. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Victor Nelsson.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona).
- 45'+2': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Verona 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, Napoli 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 50': Kieron Bowie (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Gagliardini (Verona).
- 52': Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Offside, Verona. Amin Sarr is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Domagoj Bradaric.
- 55': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Mosquera replaces Amin Sarr.
- 55': Substitution, Verona. Martin Frese replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap because of an injury.
- 56': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 56': Martin Frese (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Antonio Vergara (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alisson Santos.
- 60': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Verona).
- 60': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 61': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Andrias Edmundsson (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
- 63': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 63': Kieron Bowie (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 64': Goal! Verona 1, Napoli 1. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Daniel Oyegoke.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Oyegoke (Verona).
- 70': Substitution, Verona. Tomás Suslov replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 71': Kieron Bowie (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Verona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
- 72': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku replaces Alisson Santos.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 74': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
- 74': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Tomás Suslov (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Giovane replaces Antonio Vergara.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano.
- 80': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lorenzo Montipò (Verona). Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 81': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Verona).
- 81': Abdou Harroui (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Cheikh Niasse replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Tobias Slotsager replaces Abdou Harroui.
- 83': Roberto Gagliardini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 84': Domagoj Bradaric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli).
- 86': Attempt missed. Giovane (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 90': Daniel Mosquera (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 90': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cheikh Niasse (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Roberto Gagliardini (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Nelsson.
- 90'+4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Frese.
- 90'+6': Goal! Verona 1, Napoli 2. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 90'+7': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Verona 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Verona 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
VER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.7 | Possession | 35.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 518 | Accurate Passes | 247 |
| 596 | Passes | 322 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 7 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 20 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 21,027
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 21,027
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
Hellas Verona (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 5 | Andrias Edmundsson |
| 15 | Victor Nelsson |
| 11 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro  |
| 21 | Abdou Harroui |
| 63 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 12 | Domagoj Bradaric |
| 2 | Daniel Oyegoke |
| 9 | Amin Sarr |
| 18 | Kieron Bowie |
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Eljif Elmas |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
| 19 | Rasmus Højlund |
| 27 | Alisson Santos |
| 26 | Antonio Vergara |
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