NAPOLI. Napoli destroys Sassuolo 4-0 with goals of V. Osimhen (4′), V. Osimhen (20′), K. Kvaratskhelia (36′) and V. Osimhen (77′). Napoli was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano who had the assistance of Giovanni Baccini and Fabio Schirru. The 4th official was Daniele Perenzoni. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Napoli

4 - 0

Sassuolo

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 12 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 96 Attack 70
  • 61 Dangerous attack 34
  • 42 Ball safe 44
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 5 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli had a superior ball possession 67% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match​.

Napoli shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Napoli didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (M. Lopez and A. Lauriente).

Also, Sassuolo didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Lauriente (Sassuolo) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).

Match Timeline

Victor Osimhen(goal)
4'
Victor Osimhen(goal)K. Kvaratskhelia
20'
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia(goal)
36'
Hamed Junior Traorè- sub ->E. K. Ceide
47'
56'
56'
65'
65'
Matheus Henrique- sub ->K. Thorstvedt
Giacomo Raspadori- sub ->K. Kvaratskhelia
71'
75'
76'
Armand Laurienté- Yellow
Victor Osimhen(goal)
77'
Diego Demme- sub ->S. Lobotka
79'
Diego Demme- sub ->Stanislav Lobotka
79'
79'
84'
Armand Laurienté(yellowred)
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
90
38
Lazio
74
38
Inter
72
38
Milan
70
38
Atalanta
64
38
Roma
63
38
Juventus
62
38
Fiorentina
56
38
Bologna
54
38
Torino
53
38
Monza
52
38
Udinese
46
38
Sassuolo
45
38
Empoli
43
38
Salernitana
42
38
Lecce
36
38
Spezia
31
38
Hellas Verona
31
38
Cremonese
27
38
Sampdoria
19
38

After this match, Napoli will have 32 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Sassuolo will stay with 15 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will host Udinese on the 12th of November with a 18-5 head to head record in favor of Napoli (9 draws).

Sassuolo will play away agasint Bologna on the 12th of November with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
8.3
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
6.8
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
8.2
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
7.1
79'
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.3
M
Piotr Zieliński 20.Poland
6.1
56'
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.2
79'
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
7.2
56'
F
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
7.0
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
9.2
4', 20', 77'
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
8.9
71' 36'
Substitutes
G
Hubert Idasiak 16.Poland
G
D. Marfella 12.Italy
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
D
Mathías Olivera 17.Uruguay
D
Alessandro Zanoli 59.Italy
6.8
79'
M
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
7.1
56'
M
Karim Zedadka 31.France
M
Gianluca Gaetano 70.Italy
M
Tanguy Ndombélé 91.France
6.5
56'
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
7.0
79'
F
Alessio Zerbin 23.Italy
F
Giacomo Raspadori 81.Italy
6.2
71'
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina

Napoli adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luciano Spalletti decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret (8.3), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.1), Juan Jesus (6.8), Min-jae Kim (7.3), Mário Rui (8.2), Frank Anguissa (7.2), Stanislav Lobotka (7.2), Piotr Zieliński (6.1), Hirving Lozano (7.0), Victor Osimhen (9.2) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Eljif Elmas (7.1), Alessio Zerbin, Karim Zedadka, Hubert Idasiak, Gianluca Gaetano, Giacomo Raspadori (6.2), Tanguy Ndombélé, Leo Østigård, Matteo Politano, Diego Demme (7.0), Giovanni Simeone, Mathías Olivera, Davide Marfella and Alessandro Zanoli (6.8).

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: A. Z. Anguissa for T. Ndombele (56′), P. Zielinski for E. Elmas (56′), K. Kvaratskhelia for G. Raspadori (71′), S. Lobotka for D. Demme (79′) and G. Di Lorenzo for A. Zanoli (79′).

Best player: Victor Osimhen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Napoli was Victor Osimhen.

His rating is (9.2) with 3 goals, 8 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
5.7
D
Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany
6.4
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy
6.3
D
Martin Erlić 28.Croatia
6.3
D
Rogério 6.Brazil
6.6
M
Maxime López 27.France
6.1
75'
M
Davide Frattesi 16.Italy
6.4
86'
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
6.6
65'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy
7.2
65'
F
Armand Laurienté 45.France
7.1
84'
F
Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway
7.1
47'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy
G
G. Zacchi 30.Italy
D
Filippo Romagna 19.Italy
D
Georgios Kyriakopoulos 77.Greece
D
Kaan Ayhan 5.Turkey
D
Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil
D
Riccardo Marchizza 3.Italy
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 23.Ivory Coast
5.2
47'
M
Pedro Obiang 14.Equatorial Guinea
6.8
M
Abdou Harroui 8.Morocco
86'
M
Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil
6.3
65'
M
L. D'Andrea 35.Italy
F
Janis Antiste 18.France
F
Agustín Álvarez 11.Uruguay
6.6
65'

Also Sassuolo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli (5.7), Jeremy Toljan (6.4), Martin Erlić (6.3), Gian Marco Ferrari (6.3), Rogério (6.6), Davide Frattesi (6.4), Maxime López (6.1), Kristian Thorstvedt (6.6), Emil Konradsen Ceide (7.1), Andrea Pinamonti (7.2) and Armand Lauriente (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Filippo Romagna, Hamed Junior Traorè (5.2), Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Janis Antiste, Kaan Ayhan, Ruan, Gianluca Pegolo, Pedro Obiang (6.8), Abdou Harroui, Gioele Zacchi, Riccardo Marchizza, Matheus Henrique (6.3), Agustín Álvarez (6.6) and Luca D’Andrea.

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: E. K. Ceide for H. J. Traore (47′), A. Pinamonti for A. Alvarez (65′), K. Thorstvedt for Matheus Henrique (65′), M. Lopez for P. Obiang (80′) and D. Frattesi for A. Harroui (86′).

Best player: Andrea Pinamonti​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Andrea Pinamonti.

His rating is (7.2) with 11 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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