NAPOLI. Napoli and Salernitana draw 1-1. M. Olivera scored the first goal (62′) for Napoli. B. Dia settled the score (84′). Napoli was vastly better in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Napoli on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marcenaro who had the assistance of Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 24 Total 5
- 8 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 0
- 150 Attack 65
- 102 Dangerous attack 18
- 72 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Napoli had a superior ball possession 73% while Salernitana was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Napoli was more pushing with 102 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Napoli to win the match.
Napoli shot 24 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Salernitana shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 2 yellow cards (Piotr Zielinski and Mathías Olivera). On the opposite side, Salernitana received 2 yellow cards (F. Daniliuc and L. Pirola).
Also, Salernitana didn’t finish the match with 11 players after P. Sousa (Salernitana) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Napoli will have 79 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Salernitana will have 34 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will host Fiorentina on the 7th of May with a 17-8 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (9 draws).
Salernitana will play away agasint Roma on the 22nd of May with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Roma (0 draws).
Napoli – Formation
Napoli
82'
71'
62'
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luciano Spalletti decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Min-jae Kim , Mathías Olivera , Frank Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zieliński , Hirving Lozano , Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
The home team had on the bench: Davide Marfella, Gianluca Gaetano, Diego Demme, Leo Østigård, Giovanni Simeone , Eljif Elmas , Juan Jesus, Bartosz Bereszyński, Tanguy Ndombélé, Pierluigi Gollini, Giacomo Raspadori , Karim Zedadka and Alessio Zerbin.
Substitutions
Napoli made 5 changes: Piotr Zielinski for Giacomo Raspadori (61′), Piotr Zielinski for Eljif Elmas (60′), Mathías Olivera for Juan Jesus (82′), Stanislav Lobotka for Giovanni Simeone (89′) and Frank Anguissa for Tanguy Ndombélé (90′).
Best player: Mathías Olivera
The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was Mathías Olivera.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
Salernitana – Formation
Salernitana
Salernitana started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa played with: Guillermo Ochoa , Flavius Daniliuc , Norbert Gyömbér , Lorenzo Pirola , Pasquale Mazzocchi , Tonny Vilhena , Lassana Coulibaly , Domagoj Bradarić , Grīgorīs Kastanos , Antonio Candreva and Boulaye Dia .
They had on the bench: Erik Botheim , Krzysztof Piątek , Vincenzo Fiorillo, Federico Bonazzoli, Emil Bohinen , Giulio Maggiore, William Troost-Ekong, Dylan Bronn, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Luigi Sepe, Matteo Lovato, Antonio Iervolino and Junior Sambia .
Salernitana could not rely on the presence of Matteo Lovato (injured).
Substitutions
Salernitana made 5 changes: Antonio Candreva for Erik Botheim (46′), Pasquale Mazzocchi for Salomon Sambia (68′), Tonny Vilhena for Krzysztof Piątek (68′), Domagoj Bradaric for Emil Bohinen (68′) and F. Daniliuc for Matteo Lovato (86′).
Best player: Boulaye Dia
The player that probably impressed the most for Salernitana was Boulaye Dia.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Inter – Lazio – 3-1
- Cremonese – Hellas Verona – 1-1
- Sassuolo – Empoli – 2-1
- Napoli – Salernitana – 1-1
- Fiorentina – Sampdoria – 5-0
- Bologna – Juventus – 1-1
