ROMA. Roma tops Napoli with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Pellegrini (76′) and a goal from R. Lukaku  (90′). Napoli lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Andrea Colombo with the collaboration of Damiano Di Iorio and Alessio Tolfo. The 4th official was Federico La Penna. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.84 degrees Celsius or 87.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Roma

2 - 0

Napoli

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 17 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 80 Attack 112
  • 47 Dangerous attack 41
  • 55 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 0
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 5
  • 7 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli had a superior ball possession 59% while Roma was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Roma was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Roma won the match​.

Roma shot 17 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Napoli shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Roma received 8 yellow cards (Rasmus Kristensen, Stephan El Shaarawy, Sardar Azmoun, Bryan Cristante, Andrea Belotti, Leandro Paredes, José Mourinho and Nicola Zalewski). Regarding the opposition, Napoli received 4 yellow cards (Victor Osimhen , Juan Jesus , Walter Mazzarri and Mário Rui).

Also, Napoli didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Matteo Politano (Napoli) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (66′).

Match Timeline

Leandro Paredes- Yellow
28'
28'
Mário Rui- Yellow
Rasmus Kristensen - Yellow
32'
Bryan Cristante- Yellow
38'
56'
Jens Cajuste- sub ->Stanislav Lobotka
60'
62'
Juan Jesus- Yellow
66'
Matteo Politano- Red
N. Zalewski- Yellow
65'
Sardar Azmoun - sub ->Leandro Paredes
71'
Lorenzo Pellegrini- sub ->Andrea Belotti
71'
Stephan El Shaarawy- sub ->Nicola Zalewski
71'
73'
Victor Osimhen- Yellow
Lorenzo Pellegrini(goal)Stephan El Shaarawy
76'
Zeki Çelik- sub ->Rasmus Kristensen
75'
81'
Stephan El Shaarawy- Yellow
82'
86'
Victor Osimhen(yellowredcard)
88'
88'
Natan- sub ->Juan Jesus
87'
Giacomo Raspadori- sub ->Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Romelu Lukaku (goal)Evan Ndicka
90'
Sardar Azmoun - Yellow
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 this encounter, Roma has 28 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Napoli will stays with 27 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away with Juventus on the 30th of December with a 22-10 head to head stats in favor of Juventus (8 draws).

Napoli will host Monza on the 30th of December with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Roma – Formation

Roma
G
Rui Patrício 1.Portugal
7.3
D
Evan Ndicka 5.France
7.5
D
Diego Llorente 14.Spain
7.5
D
Gianluca Mancini 23.Italy
7.5
M
N. Zalewski 59.Poland
6.7
71' 65'
M
Bryan Cristante 4.Italy
7.8
38'
M
Leandro Paredes 16.Argentina
7.5
71' 28'
M
Rasmus Kristensen 43.Denmark
6.3
75' 32'
M
Edoardo Bove 52.Italy
7.5
F
Andrea Belotti 11.Italy
7.0
71' 60'
F
Romelu Lukaku 90.Belgium
7.5
90'
Substitutes
G
Pietro Boer 63.Italy
G
Mile Svilar 99.Serbia
D
Rick Karsdorp 2.Netherlands
D
Zeki Çelik 19.Turkey
6.7
75'
D
L. Golič 72.Slovenia
D
Leonardo Spinazzola 37.Italy
M
Lorenzo Pellegrini 7.Italy
7.5
71' 76'
M
Riccardo Pagano 60.Italy
F
Sardar Azmoun 17.Iran
6.7
71' 90'
F
Stephan El Shaarawy 92.Italy
7.1
71' 82'

Roma started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Rui Patrício (7.3), Gianluca Mancini (7.5), Diego Llorente (7.5), Evan Ndicka (7.5), Rasmus Kristensen (6.3), Bryan Cristante (7.8), Leandro Paredes (7.5), Edoardo Bove (7.5), Nicola Zalewski (6.7), Romelu Lukaku  (7.5) and Andrea Belotti (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Leonardo Spinazzola, Rick Karsdorp, Sardar Azmoun (6.7), Zeki Çelik (6.7), Riccardo Pagano, Pietro Boer, Lovro Golic, Mile Svilar, Lorenzo Pellegrini (7.5) and Stephan El Shaarawy (7.1).

Substitutions

Roma made 4 changes: Rasmus Kristensen for Zeki Çelik (75′), Nicola Zalewski for Stephan El Shaarawy (71′), Leandro Paredes for Sardar Azmoun (71′) and Andrea Belotti for Lorenzo Pellegrini (71′).

Player of the match: Bryan Cristante​

The most impressive player for Roma was Bryan Cristante even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 53 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
7.1
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
7.3
88' 62'
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
7.1
81' 28'
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
7.0
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
7.3
M
P. Zieliński 20.Poland
7.1
88'
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
6.7
56'
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
7.5
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
6.6
73'
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
6.8
66'
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
7.1
87'
Substitutes
G
Hubert Idasiak 16.Poland
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
D
Alessandro Zanoli 59.Italy
D
Natan 3.Brazil
6.3
88'
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
M
Jens Cajuste 24.Sweden
6.4
56'
M
Gianluca Gaetano 70.Italy
6.6
88'
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
F
Alessio Zerbin 23.Italy
6.6
81'
F
Giacomo Raspadori 81.Italy
6.4
87'

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

Walter Mazzarri played with: Alex Meret (7.1), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.3), Amir Rrahmani  (7.0), Juan Jesus  (7.3), Mário Rui (7.1), Frank Anguissa (7.5), Stanislav Lobotka (6.7), Piotr Zielinski (7.1), Matteo Politano (6.8), Victor Osimhen  (6.6) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gianluca Gaetano (6.6), Diego Demme, Hubert Idasiak, Giovanni Simeone, Alessio Zerbin (6.6), Jens Cajuste (6.4), Leo Østigård, Alessandro Zanoli, Giacomo Raspadori (6.4), Pierluigi Gollini  and Natan (6.3).

Napoli could not rely on the presence of Jens Cajuste (injured).

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: Stanislav Lobotka for Jens Cajuste (56′), Mário Rui for Alessio Zerbin (81′), Piotr Zielinski for Gianluca Gaetano (88′), Juan Jesus  for Natan (88′) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Giacomo Raspadori (87′).

Player of the match: Frank Anguissa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Napoli was Frank Anguissa.

His rating is 7.5 with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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