NAPOLI. Napoli defeats Fiorentina 1-0 after V. Osimhen scored a penalty (74′).

Victor Osimhen squandered a penalty (48′) for Napoli.​

The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Napoli on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marchetti with the assistance of Rodolfo Di Vuolo and Sergio Ranghetti. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Napoli

1 - 0

Fiorentina

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 12 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 14
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 73 Attack 124
  • 33 Dangerous attack 52
  • 75 Ball safe 84
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Napoli was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Fiorentina that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Napoli was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Napoli shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Fiorentina shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia- sub ->Hirving Lozano
45'
Stanislav Lobotka- sub ->Diego Demme
46'
46'
P. Zieliński- sub ->Giacomo Raspadori
46'
Victor Osimhen- missed penaltyVictor Osimhen
48'
66'
Rolando Mandragora- sub ->Alfred Duncan
66'
Gaetano Castrovilli- sub ->Giacomo Bonaventura
Victor Osimhen(penalty)
74'
76'
Christian Kouamé- sub ->Sofyan Amrabat
76'
Giovanni Simeone- sub ->Victor Osimhen
78'
84'

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 match, Napoli will have 83 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Fiorentina will stay with 46 points like Monza and Torino to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will host Inter on the 21st of May with a 13-13 head to head record.

Fiorentina will play away agasint Torino on the 21st of May with a 15-6 head to head in favor of Fiorentina (9 draws).

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
7.3
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
6.9
D
Mathías Olivera 17.Uruguay
6.8
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
7.3
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.2
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
6.4
46'
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
6.7
M
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
6.4
84'
F
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
6.5
45'
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
6.5
78' 74'
F
Giacomo Raspadori 81.Italy
6.5
46'
Substitutes
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
G
D. Marfella 12.Italy
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
D
B. Bereszyński 19.Poland
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
M
Tanguy Ndombélé 91.France
M
Gianluca Gaetano 70.Italy
M
P. Zieliński 20.Poland
6.7
46'
M
Karim Zedadka 31.France
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.0
46'
F
Alessio Zerbin 23.Italy
84'
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
6.2
78'
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
7.0
45'

Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luciano Spalletti decided to play with the following team: Pierluigi Gollini (7.3), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (6.9), Leo Østigård (7.3), Min-jae Kim (7.2), Mathías Olivera (6.8), Frank Anguissa (6.7), Diego Demme (6.4), Eljif Elmas (6.4), Hirving Lozano (6.5), Victor Osimhen (6.5) and Giacomo Raspadori (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Meret, Tanguy NDombèlé Alvaro, Alessio Zerbin, Matteo Politano, Davide Marfella, Gianluca Gaetano, Giovanni Simeone (6.2), Juan Guilherme Nunes Jesus, Bartosz Bereszyński, Piotr Zieliński (6.7), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (7.0), Karim Zedadka, Stanislav Lobotka (7.0) and Amir Rrahmani.

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: Hirving Lozano for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (45′), Diego Demme for Stanislav Lobotka (46′), Giacomo Raspadori for Piotr Zieliński (46′), Victor Osimhen for Giovanni Simeone (78′) and Eljif Elmas for Alessio Zerbin (84′).

Best player: Leo Østigård​

The most impressive player for Napoli was Leo Østigård even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 60 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
7.4
D
Igor 98.Brazil
6.9
D
Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia
7.3
D
Dodô 2.Brazil
6.8
46'
D
Aleksa Terzic 15.Serbia
7.4
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
7.3
66'
M
Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana
6.9
66'
M
Sofyan Amrabat 34.Morocco
7.3
76'
M
Nicolás González 22.Argentina
6.1
M
Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy
6.4
76'
F
Luka Jović 7.Serbia
7.8
Substitutes
Tommaso Vannucchi 51.Italy
Tommaso Vannucchi 51.Italy
G
Michele Cerofolini 31.Italy
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
D
Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy
6.3
46'
D
Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy
6.3
46'
M
Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy
6.2
76'
M
Gaetano Castrovilli 10.Italy
6.4
66'
M
Gaetano Castrovilli 10.Italy
6.4
66'
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
6.2
66'
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
6.2
66'
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
F
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
F
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
F
Josip Brekalo 77.Croatia
F
Josip Brekalo 77.Croatia
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
6.1
76'
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
6.1
76'

Fiorentina started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Vincenzo Italiano played with: Pietro Terracciano (7.4), Dodô (6.8), Nikola Milenković (7.3), Igor Júlio (6.9), Aleksa Terzić (7.4), Sofyan Amrabat (7.3), Alfred Duncan (6.9), Nicolás González (6.1), Giacomo Bonaventura (7.3), Riccardo Sottil (6.4) and Luka Jović (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Riccardo Saponara (6.2), Michele Cerofolini, Nanitamo Jonathan Ikoné, Cristiano Biraghi, Gaetano Castrovilli (6.4), Luca Ranieri, Alessandro Bianco, Lorenzo Venuti (6.3), Josip Brekalo, Tommaso Vannucchi, Rolando Mandragora (6.6), Christian Kouamé (6.1) and Antonín Barák.

Fiorentina could not rely on the presence of Lorenzo Venuti (injured) and Gaetano Castrovilli (injured).

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: Dodô for Lorenzo Venuti (46′), Alfred Duncan for Rolando Mandragora (66′), Giacomo Bonaventura for Gaetano Castrovilli (66′), Sofyan Amrabat for Christian Kouamé (76′) and Riccardo Sottil  for Riccardo Saponara (76′).

Best player: Luka Jović​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Luka Jović.

His rating is (7.8) with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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