REGGIO NELL’EMILIA. Napoli had a surprising win over Sassuolo with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Kvaratskhelia (13′) and a goal from V. Osimhen (33′). Napoli made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio nell’Emilia. In front of 15,911 spectators.​ The referee was Andrea Colombo with the support of Mauro Galetto and Alessio Tolfo. The 4th official was Daniele Orsato. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Sassuolo

0 - 2

Napoli

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 140
  • 47 Dangerous attack 56
  • 72 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli had a superior ball possession 60% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match.​

Sassuolo shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Napoli shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (Armand Laurienté and Maxime López ). Talking about the opposition, Napoli received 2 yellow cards (Eljif Elmas and Piotr Zielinski).

Match Timeline

13'
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia(goal)Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
33'
Victor Osimhen(goal)
Armand Laurienté(var)
41'
Armand Laurienté- Yellow
43'
53'
Andrea Pinamonti- sub ->Grégoire Defrel
57'
58'
P. Zieliński- sub ->Matteo Politano
68'
P. Zieliński- Yellow
78'
78'
Emil Konradsen Ceide- sub ->Nedim Bajrami
79'
Kristian Thorstvedt- sub ->Matheus Henrique
79'
81'
Pedro Obiang- sub ->Maxime López
85'
85'
Giovanni Simeone- sub ->Victor Osimhen
85'
85'
90'
Giovanni Simeone(var)
90'
Giovanni Simeone(var)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
90
38
Lazio
74
38
Inter
72
38
Milan
70
38
Atalanta
64
38
Roma
63
38
Juventus
62
38
Fiorentina
56
38
Bologna
54
38
Torino
53
38
Monza
52
38
Udinese
46
38
Sassuolo
45
38
Empoli
43
38
Salernitana
42
38
Lecce
36
38
Spezia
31
38
Hellas Verona
31
38
Cremonese
27
38
Sampdoria
19
38

After playing this contest, Sassuolo will stay with 24 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Napoli will have 62 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will host Spezia on the 17th of March with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sassuolo (2 draws).

Napoli will play away agasint Torino on the 19th of March with a 15-4 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (6 draws).

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
6.0
D
Martin Erlić 28.Croatia
6.5
D
Rogério 6.Brazil
6.6
D
Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil
6.7
D
Nadir Zortea 21.Italy
7.0
M
Maxime López 27.France
6.4
85' 81'
M
Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil
7.1
79'
M
Davide Frattesi 16.Italy
6.3
85'
F
Nedim Bajrami 20.Albania
6.4
79'
F
Grégoire Defrel 92.France
6.2
57'
F
Armand Laurienté 45.France
7.0
43'
Substitutes
G
A. Russo 64.Italy
G
Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy
D
Mert Müldür 17.Turkey
D
Riccardo Marchizza 3.Italy
M
Pedro Obiang 14.Equatorial Guinea
85'
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
6.8
79'
M
L. D'Andrea 35.Italy
M
Abdou Harroui 8.Morocco
F
Domenico Berardi 10.Italy
F
Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway
6.8
79'
F
Agustín Álvarez 11.Uruguay
85'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy
6.3
57'

Sassuolo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alessio Dionisi decided to play with the following team: Andrea Consigli (6.0), Nadir Zortea (7.0), Martin Erlić (6.5), Ruan (6.7), Rogério (6.6), Davide Frattesi (6.3), Maxime López (6.4), Matheus Henrique (7.1), Nedim Bajrami (6.4), Grégoire Defrel (6.2) and Armand Laurienté (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Pedro Obiang, Domenico Berardi, Gian Marco Ferrari, Alessandro Russo, Emil Konradsen Ceide (6.8), Agustín Álvarez, Gianluca Pegolo, Mert Müldür, Kristian Thorstvedt (6.8), Andrea Pinamonti (6.3), Luca D’Andrea, Abdou Harroui and Riccardo Marchizza.

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: Grégoire Defrel for Andrea Pinamonti (57′), Matheus Henrique for Kristian Thorstvedt (79′), Nedim Bajrami for Emil Konradsen Ceide (79′), Maxime López  for Pedro Obiang (85′) and Davide Frattesi for Agustín Álvarez Martínez (85′).

Best player: Matheus Henrique​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sassuolo was Matheus Henrique.

His rating is (7.1) with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
7.0
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
6.7
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
8.0
D
Mathías Olivera 17.Uruguay
7.6
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.8
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.9
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
6.8
78'
M
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
7.3
85' 53'
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
6.7
58'
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
6.9
85' 33'
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
8.4
78' 13'
Substitutes
G
D. Marfella 12.Italy
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
D
B. Bereszyński 19.Poland
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
M
P. Zieliński 20.Poland
6.2
58' 68'
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
M
Gianluca Gaetano 70.Italy
M
Tanguy Ndombélé 91.France
6.1
78'
M
Karim Zedadka 31.France
F
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
6.5
78'
F
Alessio Zerbin 23.Italy
85'
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
6.1
85'

Also Napoli adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret (7.0), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (6.7), Amir Rrahmani (8.0), Min-jae Kim (7.8), Mathías Olivera (7.6), Frank Anguissa (6.8), Stanislav Lobotka (7.9), Eljif Elmas (7.3), Matteo Politano (6.7), Victor Osimhen (7.1) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Davide Marfella, Bartosz Bereszyński, Hirving Lozano (6.5), Piotr Zieliński (6.2), Diego Demme, Gianluca Gaetano, Juan Jesus, Tanguy Ndombélé (6.1), Alessio Zerbin, Karim Zedadka, Mário Rui, Leo Østigård, Giovanni Simeone and Pierluigi Gollini.

Napoli could not rely on the presence of Giovanni Simeone (injured).

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: Matteo Politano for Piotr Zieliński (58′), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Hirving Lozano (78′), Frank Anguissa for Tanguy Ndombélé (78′), Victor Osimhen for Giovanni Simeone (84′) and Eljif Elmas for Alessio Zerbin (85′).

Best player: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Napoli was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 55 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​