Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, February 28, 2026
Napoli WWLDL 2
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Hellas Verona LLDLL 1
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NAP112
VER011
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi · 21,027 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Lukaku's 1st goal of season with last kick gives Napoli win

Romelu Lukaku's first goal of the season with the last kick of the match ended Napoli's winless run on Saturday.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NAP leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

VER · 3-5-2

  1. 1Lorenzo MontipòG
  2. 37Armel Bella-KotchapCD
  3. 5Andrias EdmundssonCD-L
  4. 15Victor NelssonCD-R
  5. 11Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproCM-L
  6. 21Abdou HarrouiCM-R
  7. 63Roberto GagliardiniAM
  8. 12Domagoj BradaricLM
  9. 2Daniel OyegokeRM
  10. 9Amin SarrCF-L
  11. 18Kieron BowieCF-R

NAP · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD
  3. 4Alessandro BuongiornoCD-L
  4. 31Sam BeukemaCD-R
  5. 68Stanislav LobotkaCM-L
  6. 20Eljif ElmasCM-R
  7. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaLM
  8. 21Matteo PolitanoRM
  9. 19Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 27Alisson SantosCF-L
  11. 26Antonio VergaraCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45'+2' Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
  4. 55' Substitution, Verona. Daniel Mosquera replaces Amin Sarr.
  5. 55' Substitution, Verona. Martin Frese replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap because of an injury.
  6. 56' Antonio Vergara (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 70' Substitution, Verona. Tomás Suslov replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.
  9. 71' Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 73' Substitution, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku replaces Alisson Santos.
  11. 73' Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  12. 74' Tomás Suslov (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Napoli. Giovane replaces Antonio Vergara.
  14. 78' Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano.
  15. 81' Abdou Harroui (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 82' Substitution, Verona. Cheikh Niasse replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
  17. 82' Substitution, Verona. Tobias Slotsager replaces Abdou Harroui.
  18. 90' Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 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.
  20. 90'+7' Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Serie A News

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