NAPOLI. Napoli was capable to clinch a draw against Genoa with a late goal from C. Ngonge scored in the (90′) after Genoa got a lead with a goal from M. Frendrup (47′). Napoli was vastly better in terms of ball possession (74%)
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Napoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi with the collaboration of Fabiano Preti and Dario Garzelli. The 4th official was Daniele Rutella. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 15.26 degrees Celsius or 59.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Napoli had a superior ball possession 74% while Genoa was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Napoli was more pushing with 87 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Napoli to win the match.
Napoli shot 25 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Genoa shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 3 yellow cards (Leo Østigård, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Giovanni Di Lorenzo). Regarding the opposition, Genoa received 2 yellow cards (Johan Vásquez and Vitinha).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Napoli has 36 points like Torino to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Genoa will has 30 points like Monza to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will play away against Sassuolo on the 21st of January with a 13-2 head to head record in favor of Napoli (7 draws).
Genoa will host Udinese on the 25th of February with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Udinese (12 draws).
Napoli – Formation
Napoli
65'
26'
90'
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Walter Mazzarri decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Leo Østigård , Pasquale Mazzocchi , Frank Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Hamed Junior Traorè , Matteo Politano , Giovanni Simeone and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
The home team had on the bench: Nikita Contini, Mathías Olivera , Jens Cajuste, Cyril Ngonge , Jesper Lindstrøm , Leander Dendoncker, Giacomo Raspadori , Pierluigi Gollini , Natan , Mário Rui and Piotr Zielinski.
Substitutions
Napoli made 5 changes: Pasquale Mazzocchi for Mathías Olivera (65′), Giovanni Simeone for Giacomo Raspadori (75′), Leo Østigård for Natan (46′), Hamed Junior Traorè for Jesper Lindstrøm (59′) and Matteo Politano for Cyril Ngonge (59′).
Player of the match: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
His rating is with 40 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 10 crosses.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa
Genoa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Alberto Gilardino played with: Josep Martínez , Koni De Winter , Mattia Bani , Johan Vásquez , Stefano Sabelli , Junior Messias , Milan Badelj , Morten Frendrup , Aarón Martín , Mateo Retegui and Albert Guðmundsson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Morten Thorsby, Emil Bohinen , Kevin Strootman, Vitinha , Alessandro Vogliacco, Nicola Leali, Caleb Ekuban , Giorgio Cittadini, David Akpan Ankeye, Daniele Sommariva, Ridgeciano Haps, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Djed Spence.
Substitutions
Genoa made 5 changes: Albert Guðmundsson for Vitinha (83′), Junior Messias for Ruslan Malinovskyi (75′), Mateo Retegui for Caleb Ekuban (75′), Milan Badelj for Kevin Strootman (90′) and Stefano Sabelli for Giorgio Cittadini (90′).
Player of the match: Josep Martínez
The most impressive player for Genoa was the goalkeeper: Josep Martínez. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
