GENOVA. Napoli defeats Sampdoria 4-0 after a incredible match. V. Osimhen (10′), F. Ruiz (39′), V. Osimhen (50′) and P. Zielinski (59′).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Thursday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Paolo Valeri who was helped by Mauro Galetto and Luigi Rossi. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Sampdoria started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2). On the opposite side, Napoli adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Sampdoria – Formation
The manager Roberto D’Aversa decided to play with the following team: Emil Audero
, Bartosz Bereszyński , Maya Yoshida , Omar Colley , Tommaso Augello , Antonio Candreva , Morten Thorsby , Adrien Silva , Mikkel Damsgaard , Francesco Caputo and Fabio Quagliarella .The home team had on the bench: Simone Trimboli, Fabio Depaoli
, Albin Ekdal , Radu Drăguşin, Wladimiro Falcone, Ernesto Torregrossa , Nicola Murru, Alex Ferrari, Julian Chabot, Riccardo Ciervo, Nicola Ravaglia and Kristoffer Askildsen .Best player: Antonio Candreva
The player that probably impressed the most for Sampdoria was Antonio Candreva.
His rating is
with 47 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 15 crosses.Napoli – Formation
On the opposite side, Luciano Spalletti played with: David Ospina
, Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Kalidou Koulibaly , Mário Rui , André Zambo Anguissa , Fabián Ruiz , Piotr Zieliński , Hirving Lozano , Victor Osimhen and Lorenzo Insigne .They had on the bench: Adam Ounas
, Davide Marfella, Matteo Politano , Konstantinos Manolas , Eljif Elmas , Juan Jesus, Alessandro Zanoli, Andrea Petagna , Alex Meret and Kévin Malcuit.Napoli could not rely on the presence of K. Manolas (injured).
Best player: Lorenzo Insigne
The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was Lorenzo Insigne even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 5 crosses.Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sampdoria was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Napoli that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Sampdoria was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Napoli was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sampdoria shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Napoli shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Sampdoria received 2 yellow cards (M. Damsgaard and F. Depaoli). On the other side, Napoli received 1 yellow card (K. Manolas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Sampdoria will stay with 5 points like Juventus to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Napoli will have 15 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sampdoria will play away with Juventus on the 26th of September with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Juventus (7 draws).
Napoli will host Cagliari on the 26th of September with a 15-4 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (7 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.