CAGLIARI. Cagliari managed to clinch a draw against Napoli with a late goal from Z. Luvumbo scored in the (90′) after Napoli got a lead with a goal from V. Osimhen (65′). Napoli was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (71%)
The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Pairetto with the collaboration of Luigi Rossi and Vito Mastrodonato. The 4th official was Matteo Gualtieri. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.03 degrees Celsius or 59.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Napoli had a strong ball possession 71% while Cagliari was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cagliari was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Cagliari to win the match.
Cagliari shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Napoli shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cagliari received 4 yellow cards (Zito Luvumbo, Gianluca Lapadula, Nahitan Nández and Alessandro Deiola). Talking about the opposition, Napoli received 1 yellow card (Mathías Olivera).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cagliari has 20 points like Hellas Verona and Sassuolo to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Napoli will has 37 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Cagliari will play away against Empoli on the 3rd of March with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Empoli (5 draws).
Napoli will play away against Sassuolo on the 28th of February with a 13-2 head to head record in favor of Napoli (7 draws).
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari
68'
76'
90'
Cagliari started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Claudio Ranieri decided to play with the following team: Simone Scuffet , Nahitan Nández , Yerry Mina , Alberto Dossena , Tommaso Augello , Jakub Jankto , Antoine Makoumbou , Alessandro Deiola , Zito Luvumbo , Gianluca Gaetano and Gianluca Lapadula .
The home team had on the bench: Boris Radunović, Nicolas Viola , Matteo Prati, Simone Aresti, Gaetano Oristanio , Mateusz Wieteska, Leonardo Pavoletti , Andrea Petagna , Adam Obert, Paulo Azzi, Alessandro Di Pardo and Gabriele Zappa .
Cagliari could not rely on the presence of Gabriele Zappa (injured) and Andrea Petagna (injured).
Substitutions
Cagliari made 5 changes: Jakub Jankto for Gabriele Zappa (61′), Gianluca Lapadula for Leonardo Pavoletti (61′), Gianluca Gaetano for Nicolas Viola (61′), Tommaso Augello for Gaetano Oristanio (76′) and Leonardo Pavoletti for Andrea Petagna (76′).
Player of the match: Zito Luvumbo
The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was Zito Luvumbo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 6 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Napoli – Formation
Napoli
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Francesco Calzona played with: Alex Meret , Pasquale Mazzocchi , Amir Rrahmani , Juan Jesus , Mathías Olivera , Frank Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zielinski , Giacomo Raspadori , Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
These were the players on the bench: Natan, Mário Rui, Nikita Contini, Giovanni Simeone , Jens Cajuste , Jesper Lindstrøm , Leander Dendoncker, Leo Østigård , Pierluigi Gollini , Hamed Junior Traorè and Matteo Politano .
Napoli could not rely on the presence of Giovanni Simeone (injured).
Substitutions
Napoli made 5 changes: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Matteo Politano (73′), Pasquale Mazzocchi for Leo Østigård (85′), Giacomo Raspadori for Jesper Lindstrøm (79′), Piotr Zielinski for Jens Cajuste (79′) and Victor Osimhen for Giovanni Simeone (85′).
Player of the match: Giacomo Raspadori
The most impressive player for Napoli was Giacomo Raspadori.
His rating is with 37 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
