NAPOLI. Napoli found a way to reverse the score against Hellas Verona to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Hellas Verona to strike first with a goal of Diego Coppola at the 72′. Then it was a goal in the 79′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave the win to Napoli in the 87′ minute. Napoli was much better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Marco Piccinini who was helped by Dario Cecconi and Marco Ricci. The 4th official was Francesco Fourneau. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.45 degrees Celsius or 56.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Napoli

2 - 1

Hellas Verona

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 19 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 10
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 141 Attack 80
  • 59 Dangerous attack 30
  • 108 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli was in firm control of the ball 69% while Hellas Verona was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match​.

Napoli shot 19 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hellas Verona shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Napoli received 3 yellow cards (Jesper Lindstrøm, Mário Rui and Stanislav Lobotka). On the other side, Hellas Verona received 3 yellow cards (Tomas Suslov, Marco Baroni and Diego Coppola).

Match Timeline

33'
Diego Coppola- Yellow
Mário Rui- Yellow
46'
Pasquale Mazzocchi- sub ->Mário Rui
52'
54'
Tomas Suslov- Yellow
60'
K. Świderski- sub ->Tijjani Noslin
Jesper Lindstrøm- sub ->Matteo Politano
62'
Cyril Ngonge- sub ->Jens Cajuste
62'
Jesper Lindstrøm- Yellow
66'
72'
Diego Coppola(goal)Tomas Suslov
Stanislav Lobotka- Yellow
76'
Cyril Ngonge(goal)Jesper Lindstrøm
79'
81'
Rúben Vinagre- sub ->Darko Lazović
82'
Dani Silva- sub ->Tomas Suslov
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia(goal)Pasquale Mazzocchi
87'
Leander Dendoncker- sub ->Stanislav Lobotka
85'
85'
Giangiacomo Magnani- sub ->Diego Coppola
86'
Elayis Tavsan- sub ->Ondrej Duda
Giacomo Raspadori- sub ->Giovanni Simeone
85'

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, Napoli has 35 points like Roma to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Hellas Verona will stays with 18 points like Cagliari and Empoli to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will play away with Sassuolo on the 21st of January with a 13-2 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (7 draws).

Hellas Verona will play away against Monza on the 11th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Monza (1 draw).

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
6.8
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
7.9
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
7.7
52' 46'
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
7.1
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
6.7
M
P. Zieliński 20.Poland
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.0
85' 76'
M
Jens Cajuste 24.Sweden
6.7
62'
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
6.7
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
6.6
85'
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
6.7
62'
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
8.4
87'
Substitutes
G
Nikita Contini 14.Ukraine
G
Hubert Idasiak 16.Poland
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
D
Natan 3.Brazil
D
Pasquale Mazzocchi 30.Italy
7.3
52'
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 8.Ivory Coast
M
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
7.5
62' 66'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
6.4
85'
F
Cyril Ngonge 26.Belgium
7.3
62' 79'
F
Giacomo Raspadori 81.Italy
6.4
85'

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

The manager Walter Mazzarri decided to play with the following team: Piotr Zielinski, Pierluigi Gollini  (6.8), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (6.7), Amir Rrahmani  (7.1), Juan Jesus  (7.9), Mário Rui (7.7), Frank Anguissa (6.7), Stanislav Lobotka (7.0), Jens Cajuste (6.7), Matteo Politano (6.7), Giovanni Simeone (6.6) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Natan, Hamed Junior Traorè, Nikita Contini, Hubert Idasiak, Cyril Ngonge (7.3), Jesper Lindstrøm (7.5), Pasquale Mazzocchi (7.3), Leander Dendoncker (6.4), Giacomo Raspadori (6.4) and Leo Østigård.

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: Stanislav Lobotka for Leander Dendoncker (85′), Mário Rui for Pasquale Mazzocchi (52′), Matteo Politano for Jesper Lindstrøm (62′), Jens Cajuste for Cyril Ngonge (62′) and Giovanni Simeone for Giacomo Raspadori (85′).

Player of the match: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia​

The most impressive player for Napoli was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 38 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 6 crosses.

Hellas Verona – Formation

Hellas Verona
G
Lorenzo Montipò 1.Italy
8.1
D
P. Dawidowicz 27.Poland
6.8
D
Juan Cabal 32.Colombia
7.0
D
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
6.6
D
Diego Coppola 42.Italy
8.1
85' 33' 72'
M
Darko Lazović 8.Serbia
6.6
81'
M
Suat Serdar 25.Germany
7.0
M
Tomas Suslov 31.Slovakia
6.7
82' 54'
M
Ondrej Duda 33.Slovakia
7.9
86'
M
Michael Folorunsho 90.Italy
6.6
F
Tijjani Noslin 17.Netherlands
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Mattia Chiesa 16.Italy
G
Simone Perilli 34.Italy
D
Giangiacomo Magnani 23.Italy
6.3
85'
D
Fabien Centonze 18.France
D
Rúben Vinagre 19.Portugal
6.3
81'
M
Reda Belahyane 6.France
M
Dani Silva 21.Portugal
6.4
82'
M
Charlys 37.Brazil
F
Elayis Tavsan 7.Netherlands
6.4
86'
F
Thomas Henry 9.France
F
K. Świderski 11.Poland
6.7
60'
F
Juan Manuel Cruz 13.Argentina
F
Federico Bonazzoli 99.Italy

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

Marco Baroni played with: Lorenzo Montipò (8.1), Jackson Tchatchoua (6.6), Diego Coppola (8.1), Paweł Dawidowicz (6.8), Juan Cabal (7.0), Ondrej Duda (7.9), Suat Serdar (7.0), Michael Folorunsho (6.6), Tomas Suslov (6.7), Darko Lazović (6.6), Tijjani Noslin (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Reda Belahyane, Elayis Tavsan  (6.4), Thomas Henry, Karol Swiderski (6.7), Juan Manuel Cruz, Mattia Chiesa, Fabien Centonze, Rúben Vinagre (6.3), Daniel Silva (6.4), Simone Perilli, Charlys, Federico Bonazzoli and Giangiacomo Magnani (6.3).

Substitutions

Hellas Verona made 5 changes: Darko Lazović for Rúben Vinagre (81′), Tomas Suslov for Daniel Silva (82′), Ondrej Duda for Elayis Tavsan  (86′), Diego Coppola for Giangiacomo Magnani (85′) and Tijjani Noslin for Karol Swiderski (60′).

Player of the match: Lorenzo Montipò​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hellas Verona was the goalkeeper: Lorenzo Montipò. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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