Napoli beats Legia Warszawa 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

NAPOLI. Napoli was after all too much to handle for Legia Warszawa.

October 22, 2021

NAPOLI. Napoli was after all too good for Legia Warszawa with the goal of L. Insigne (76′), V. Osimhen (80′) and M. Politano (90′). Napoli was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande with the help of Pau Cebrián Devis and Roberto Alonso Fernández. The 4th official was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.

Match Statistics

Napoli

3 - 0

Legia Warszawa

! 70 Ball Possession 30

Shots

29 Total 9
11 On Target 0
18 Off Target 9
1 Shots blocked 1

150 Attack 70
77 Dangerous attack 18
87 Ball safe 82

0 Penalties 0
18 Corners 2
4 Off Sides 4

Fouls

11 Total 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Napoli had a superior ball possession 70% while Legia Warszawa was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match.

Napoli shot 29 times, 11 on target, 18 off target. Regarding the opposition, Legia Warszawa shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Napoli received 2 yellow cards (K. Manolas and J. Jesus). On the other side, Legia Warszawa received 1 yellow card (M. Johansson).

Match Timeline

Juan Jesus- Yellow

13'

44'

Victor Osimhen- sub ->H. Lozano

57'

59'

71'

72'

Matteo Politano- sub ->K. Manolas

72'

73'

76'

77'

In the next match in the Europa League, Napoli will host Leicester City on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Legia Warszawa will host Spartak Moskva on the 9th of December with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Legia Warszawa (1 draw).

Napoli – Formation

Napoli

Alex Meret 1.Italy

6.8

Konstantinos Manolas 44.Greece

6.9

72'

44'

Juan Jesus 5.Brazil

6.5

13'

Kalidou Koulibaly 26.Senegal

7.1

Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy

7.7

Diego Demme 4.Germany

7.3

Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon

7.0

57'

Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia

7.7

Dries Mertens 14.Belgium

6.6

72'

Lorenzo Insigne 24.Italy

9.1

81'

76'

Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico

6.8

57'

Substitutes

Hubert Idasiak 16.Poland

D. Ospina 25.Colombia

Alessandro Zanoli 59.Italy

Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo

6.5

81'

Fabián Ruiz 8.Spain

6.9

57'

Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia

Matteo Politano 21.Italy

8.6

72'

90'

Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria

7.6

57'

80'

Andrea Petagna 37.Italy

6.7

72'

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

The manager Luciano Spalletti decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret (6.8), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.7), Konstantinos Manolas (6.9), Kalidou Koulibaly (7.1), Juan Jesus (6.5), André Zambo Anguissa (7.0), Diego Demme (7.3), Eljif Elmas (7.7), Hirving Lozano (6.8), Dries Mertens (6.6) and Lorenzo Insigne (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Fabián Ruiz (6.9), Alessandro Zanoli, Matteo Politano (8.6), Hubert Idasiak, David Ospina, Victor Osimhen (7.6), Andrea Petagna (6.7), Amir Rrahmani (6.5) and Stanislav Lobotka.

Napoli could not rely on the presence of M. Politano (injured).

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: H. Lozano for V. Osimhen (57′), A. Z. Anguissa for F. Ruiz (57′), D. Mertens for A. Petagna (72′), K. Manolas for M. Politano (72′) and L. Insigne for A. Rrahmani (81′).

Best player: Lorenzo Insigne

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Napoli was Lorenzo Insigne.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 64 passes (78% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

Legia Warszawa – Formation

Legia Warszawa

Cezary Miszta 31.Poland

7.1

Mehmet Bölükbaşı 55.Poland

6.5

Mateusz Wieteska 4.Poland

7.6

Maik Nawrocki 17.Poland

6.5

Mattias Johansson 6.Sweden

6.9

73'

Filip Mladenovic 25.Serbia

6.5

Josué 27.Portugal

6.8

André Martins 8.Portugal

7.1

77'

Luquinhas 82.Brazil

6.2

71'

Rafael Lopes 21.Portugal

6.6

59'

Ernest Muci 20.Albania

6.6

71'

Substitutes

K. Tobiasz 59.Poland

L. Rose 29.Mauritius

Yuri Ribeiro 5.Portugal

Kacper Skibicki 22.Poland

Igor Kharatin 14.Ukraine

6.1

77'

B. Slisz 99.Poland

6.4

59'

Lirim Kastrati 7.Kosovo

6.4

71'

Kacper Kostorz 30.Poland

Jurgen Çelhaka 16.Albania

Mahir Emreli 11.Azerbaijan

7.0

71'

Legia Warszawa started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Talking about the opposition, Czesław Michniewicz played with: Cezary Miszta (7.1), Artur Jędrzejczyk (6.5), Mateusz Wieteska (7.6), Maik Nawrocki (6.5), Mattias Johansson (6.9), Josué (6.8), André Martins (7.1), Luquinhas (6.2), Filip Mladenović (6.5), Rafael Lopes (6.6) and Ernest Muçi (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Lirim Kastrati (6.4), Kacper Skibicki, Igor Kharatin (6.1), Lindsay Rose, Kacper Kostorz, Bartosz Slisz (6.4), Kacper Tobiasz, Yuri Ribeiro, Jurgen Çelhaka and Mahir Emreli (7.0).

Substitutions

Legia Warszawa made 4 changes: R. Lopes for B. Slisz (59′), Luquinhas for L. Kastrati (71′), E. Muci for M. Emreli (71′) and A. Martins for I. Kharatin (77′).