VERONA. Napoli overcame Hellas Verona to win 2-1. V. Osimhen was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Napoli to strike first with a goal of V. Osimhen at the 14′. Then V. Osimhen scored again for Napoli in the 71′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, D. Faraoni reduced the distance for Hellas Verona (77′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

Also, Hellas Verona had 2 players sent off: F. Ceccherini (83′ for a double yellow card) and D. Faraoni (90′ for a double yellow card).

The match was played at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi stadium in Verona on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Doveri assisted by Alessio Berti and Filippo Bercigli. The 4th official was Francesco Fourneau. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Hellas Verona

1 - 2

Napoli

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 127
  • 41 Dangerous attack 48
  • 89 Ball safe 116
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 19 Total 9
  • 6 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 2 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hellas Verona was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Napoli that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Napoli was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the contest.​

Hellas Verona shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Napoli shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Hellas Verona received 4 yellow cards (K. Gunter, F. Ceccherini, I. Ilic and D. Faraoni). Regarding the opposition, Napoli didn’t receive any yellow card.

Hellas Verona had 2 players sent off: F. Ceccherini (83′ for double yellow card) and D. Faraoni (90′ for double yellow card).

Match Timeline

14'
Victor Osimhen(goal)M. Politano
38'
63'
63'
69'
70'
71'
Victor Osimhen(goal)G. Di Lorenzo
77'
83'
86'
90'
90'
90'
90'
P. Zieliński- sub ->F. Ruiz
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Milan
86
38
Inter
84
38
Napoli
79
38
Juventus
70
38
Lazio
64
38
Roma
63
38
Fiorentina
62
38
Atalanta
59
38
Hellas Verona
53
38
Torino
50
38
Sassuolo
50
38
Udinese
47
38
Bologna
46
38
Empoli
41
38
Sampdoria
36
38
Spezia
36
38
Salernitana
31
38
Cagliari
30
38
Genoa
28
38
Venezia
27
38

After this match, Hellas Verona will stay with 41 points to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Napoli will have 60 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Hellas Verona will play away with Empoli on the 20th of March with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Napoli will host Udinese on the 19th of March with a 17-5 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (9 draws).

Hellas Verona – Formation

Hellas Verona
G
Lorenzo Montipò 96.Italy
6.4
D
Koray Günter 21.Germany
7.0
69'
D
Federico Ceccherini 17.Italy
6.2
83'
D
Bosko Sutalo 31.Croatia
5.8
M
Davide Faraoni 5.Italy
7.2
90' 77'
M
Fabio Depaoli 29.Italy
6.6
38'
M
Adrien Tamèze 61.France
6.8
90'
M
Antonín Barák 7.Czech Republic
5.8
90'
M
Ivan Ilić 14.Serbia
6.6
90' 86'
F
Gianluca Caprari 10.Italy
6.2
F
Giovanni Simeone 99.Argentina
6.2
Substitutes
G
Mattia Chiesa 12.Italy
G
Alessandro Berardi 22.Italy
D
Nicolò Casale 16.Italy
6.6
90'
D
Diego Coppola 42.Italy
M
Filippo Terracciano 97.Italy
M
M. Turra 63.Italy
M
Mateusz Praszelik 88.Poland
M
Martin Hongla 78.Cameroon
6.4
90'
M
D. Bessa 24.Italy
6.2
38'
F
Matteo Cancellieri 18.Italy
6.7
90'
F
D. Flakus Bosilj 32.Slovenia

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

The manager Igor Tudor decided to play with the following team: Lorenzo Montipò (6.4), Boško Šutalo (5.8), Koray Günter (7.0), Federico Ceccherini (6.2), Davide Faraoni (7.2), Antonín Barák (5.8), Adrien Tameze (6.8), Ivan Ilić (6.6), Fabio Depaoli (6.6), Gianluca Caprari (6.2) and Giovanni Simeone (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Matteo Cancellieri (6.7), Filippo Terracciano, Mattia Turra, Nicolò Casale (6.6), Mateusz Praszelik, Diego Coppola, Martin Hongla (6.4), David Flakus Bosilj, Mattia Chiesa, Alessandro Berardi and Daniel Bessa (6.2).

Hellas Verona could not rely on the presence of D. Bessa (injured).

Substitutions

Hellas Verona made 4 changes: F. Depaoli for D. Bessa (38′), A. Barak for M. Cancellieri (90′), A. Tameze for N. Casale (90′) and I. Ilic for M. Hongla (90′).

Best player: Davide Faraoni​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hellas Verona was Davide Faraoni.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 44 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12.

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
D. Ospina 25.Colombia
6.3
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
7.2
D
Kalidou Koulibaly 26.Senegal
6.2
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
7.9
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
6.8
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
6.4
M
Fabián Ruiz 8.Spain
7.5
90'
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
7.6
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
7.1
63'
F
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
7.0
63'
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
8.4
90' 14', 71'
Substitutes
G
Hubert Idasiak 16.Poland
G
D. Marfella 12.Italy
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
D
Alessandro Zanoli 59.Italy
D
Faouzi Ghoulam 31.Algeria
90'
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
M
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
6.7
63'
M
P. Zieliński 20.Poland
6.4
90'
M
Adam Ounas 33.Algeria
F
Lorenzo Insigne 24.Italy
6.8
63'
F
Andrea Petagna 37.Italy
90'
F
Dries Mertens 14.Belgium

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

Luciano Spalletti played with: David Ospina (6.3), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.9), Amir Rrahmani (6.8), Kalidou Koulibaly (6.2), Mário Rui (7.2), André Zambo Anguissa (7.6), Stanislav Lobotka (6.4), Fabián Ruiz (7.5), Matteo Politano (7.1), Victor Osimhen (8.4) and Hirving Lozano (7.0).

They had on the bench: Juan Jesus, Lorenzo Insigne (6.8), Andrea Petagna, Alessandro Zanoli, Hubert Idasiak, Diego Demme, Davide Marfella, Eljif Elmas (6.7), Piotr Zieliński (6.4), Dries Mertens, Faouzi Ghoulam and Adam Ounas.

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: M. Politano for E. Elmas (63′), H. Lozano for L. Insigne (63′), V. Osimhen for A. Petagna (90′), A. Petagna for F. Ghoulam (90′) and F. Ruiz for P. Zielinski (90′).

Best player: Victor Osimhen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was Victor Osimhen.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 19 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

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