NAPOLI. Napoli defeats Sassuolo with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by V. Osimhen (16′) and a goal from G. Di (64′). Napoli was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Giacomo Raspadori didn’t convert a penalty (60′) for Napoli.​

The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Napoli on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Giua who had the assistance of Stefano Del Giovane and Marco Trinchieri. The 4th official was Daniele Rutella. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.37 degrees Celsius or 86.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Napoli

2 - 0

Sassuolo

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 25 Total 6
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 3
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 117 Attack 71
  • 82 Dangerous attack 31
  • 55 Ball safe 46
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 6 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli had a superior ball possession 67% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match​.

Napoli shot 25 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Sassuolo shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Napoli didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sassuolo received 1 yellow card (Ruan).

Also, Sassuolo didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Maxime López (Sassuolo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (51′).

Match Timeline

Victor Osimhen(penalty)
16'
Matteo Politano(VAR)
14'
29'
Ruan Tressoldi- Yellow
51'
Giacomo Raspadori- missed penaltyGiacomo Raspadori
60'
61'
Emil Konradsen Ceide- sub ->Armand Laurienté
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia- sub ->Matteo Politano
61'
61'
Marcus Pedersen- sub ->Matías Viña
61'
Uroš Račić- sub ->Daniel Boloca
Giovanni Di Lorenzo(goal)Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
64'
69'
Samuele Mulattieri- sub ->Andrea Pinamonti
76'
Kristian Thorstvedt- sub ->Nedim Bajrami
83'
Jens Cajuste- sub ->Piotr Zieliński
83'
Giovanni Simeone- sub ->Stanislav Lobotka
84'
Leo Østigård- sub ->Juan Jesus
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
93
37
Milan
74
37
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
66
36
Roma
63
37
Lazio
60
37
Fiorentina
54
36
Torino
53
37
Napoli
52
37
Genoa
46
37
Monza
45
37
Lecce
37
37
Cagliari
36
37
Frosinone
35
37
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
34
37
Empoli
33
37
Sassuolo
29
37
Salernitana
16
36

After playing this contest, Napoli has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo stays with 0 points (20th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will play away with Genoa on the 16th of September with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (8 draws).

Sassuolo will host Hellas Verona on the 1st of September with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Sassuolo (4 draws).

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
7.0
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
7.1
90'
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
7.5
D
Mathías Olivera 17.Uruguay
7.5
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
8.5
64'
M
P. Zieliński 20.Poland
7.5
83'
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.1
84'
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
7.1
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
8.1
16'
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
7.8
61'
F
Giacomo Raspadori 81.Italy
7.0
83'
Substitutes
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
G
Nikita Contini 14.Ukraine
D
Alessandro Zanoli 59.Italy
D
Natan 3.Brazil
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
90'
M
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
83'
M
Jens Cajuste 24.Sweden
83'
M
Lorenzo Russo 38.Italy
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
7.3
61'
F
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
6.4
84'
F
Alessio Zerbin 23.Italy

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

The manager Rudi Garcia decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret (7.0), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (8.5), Amir Rrahmani (7.5), Juan Jesus (7.1), Mathías Olivera (7.5), André Zambo Anguissa (7.1), Stanislav Lobotka (7.1), Piotr Zieliński (7.5), Matteo Politano (7.8), Victor Osimhen (8.1) and Giacomo Raspadori (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Natan, Mário Rui, Eljif Elmas, Hirving Lozano, Nikita Contini, Giovanni Simeone (6.4), Alessio Zerbin, Jens Cajuste, Lorenzo Russo, Leo Østigård, Alessandro Zanoli, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (7.3) and Pierluigi Gollini.

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: Matteo Politano for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (61′), Giacomo Raspadori for Eljif Elmas (83′), Piotr Zieliński for Jens Cajuste (83′), Stanislav Lobotka for Giovanni Simeone (84′) and Juan Jesus for Leo Østigård (90′).

Best player: Giovanni Di Lorenzo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Napoli was Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 41 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
6.7
D
Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil
6.7
29'
D
Martin Erlić 5.Croatia
6.7
D
M. Viña 17.Uruguay
6.7
61'
D
Mattia Viti 21.Italy
D
Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany
6.0
M
Daniel Boloca 24.Romania
7.0
61'
M
Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil
7.0
M
Nedim Bajrami 11.Albania
6.4
76'
M
Maxime López 27.France
7.0
51'
M
Armand Laurienté 45.France
6.8
61'
M
Grégoire Defrel 92.France
F
Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy
6.4
69'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy
G
Alessio Cragno 28.Italy
D
Marcus Pedersen 3.Norway
6.6
61'
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy
D
K. Miranda 16.Italy
D
Yeferson Paz 29.Colombia
M
Uroš Račić 6.Serbia
6.4
61'
M
Cristian Volpato 23.Italy
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
7.0
76'
F
Samuele Mulattieri 8.Italy
6.7
69'
F
Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway
7.1
61'

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

Alessio Dionisi played with: Mattia Viti, Grégoire Defrel, Andrea Consigli (6.7), Jeremy Toljan (6.0), Martin Erlić (6.7), Ruan (6.7), Matías Viña (6.7), Daniel Boloca (7.0), Maxime López (7.0), Matheus Henrique (7.0) and Nedim Bajrami (6.4), Andrea Pinamonti (6.4), Armand Laurienté (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcus Pedersen (6.6), Uroš Račić (6.4), Samuele Mulattieri (6.7), Gian Marco Ferrari, Emil Konradsen Ceide (7.1), Kevin Miranda, Cristian Volpato, Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, Yeferson Paz and Kristian Thorstvedt (7.0).

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: Daniel Boloca for Uroš Račić (61′), Matías Viña for Marcus Pedersen (61′), Armand Laurienté for Emil Konradsen Ceide (61′), Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (69′) and Nedim Bajrami for Kristian Thorstvedt (76′).

Best player: Emil Konradsen Ceide​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sassuolo was Emil Konradsen Ceide.

His rating is (7.1) with 3 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 61′.

Results of the day

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