Napoli 2-0 Sampdoria: A surprise win against Sampdoria
GENOVA. Napoli had a surprising win over Sampdoria with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Osimhen (19') and a penalty scored by E. Elmas (81').
GENOVA. Napoli had a surprising win over Sampdoria with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Osimhen (19′) and a penalty scored by E. Elmas (81′). Napoli was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Matteo Politano missed a penalty (6′) for Napoli.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosario Abisso who had the assistance of Filippo Bercigli and Dario Cecconi. The 4th official was Livio Marinelli. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 66% while Sampdoria was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Napoli was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Napoli won the encounter.
Sampdoria shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Napoli shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sampdoria received 3 yellow cards (Nicola Murru, Jeison Murillo and Mehdi Léris). Regarding the opposition, Napoli received 2 yellow cards (Juan Jesus and Frank Anguissa).
(Sampdoria) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (38′).
After playing this match, Sampdoria will stay with 9 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Napoli will have 41 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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4'4'
Frank Anguissa
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5'5'
Nicola Murru
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6'6'
Matteo Politano
Matteo Politano
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19'19'
Victor Osimhen
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38'38'
Tomás Rincón
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45'45'
Jeison Murillo
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46'46'
Amir Rrahmani
Min-jae Kim
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46'46'
Alessandro Zanoli
Jeison Murillo
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47'47'
Filip Djuricic
Manolo Gabbiadini
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53'53'
Juan Jesus
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54'54'
Gonzalo Villar
Valerio Verre
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60'60'
Frank Anguissa
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63'63'
Hirving Lozano
Matteo Politano
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63'63'
Piotr Zielinski
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
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66'66'
Tanguy Ndombélé
Frank Anguissa
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72'72'
Mehdi Léris
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80'80'
Eljif Elmas (Penalty confirmed)
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81'81'
Eljif Elmas (Penalty)
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83'83'
D. Montevago
Sam Lammers
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83'83'
F. Paoletti
Ronaldo Vieira
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88'88'
Giacomo Raspadori
Eljif Elmas
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Sampdoria will play away with Empoli on the 16th of January with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Sampdoria (4 draws).
Napoli will host Juventus on the 13th of January with a 16-13 head to head stats in favor of Juventus (8 draws).
Sampdoria: Formation and Lineups
Sampdoria started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Dejan Stankovic chose to play with the following team: Emil Audero , Jeison Murillo , Bram Nuytinck , Nicola Murru , Mehdi Léris , Tomás Rincón , Ronaldo Vieira , Tommaso Augello , Valerio Verre , Manolo Gabbiadini and Sam Lammers .
Substitutes
Sampdoria made 5 changes: Jeison Murillo for Alessandro Zanoli (46′), Manolo Gabbiadini for Filip Djuricic (47′), Valerio Verre for Gonzalo Villar (54′), Sam Lammers for Daniele Montevago (83′) and Ronaldo Vieira for Flavio Paoletti (83′).
Best player: Emil Audero
The player that probably impressed the most for Sampdoria was the goalkeeper: Emil Audero. His rating is 7.80. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Min-jae Kim , Juan Jesus , Mário Rui , Eljif Elmas , Stanislav Lobotka , Frank Anguissa , Matteo Politano , Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: Min-jae Kim for Amir Rrahmani (46′), Matteo Politano for Hirving Lozano (63′), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Piotr Zielinski (63′), Frank Anguissa for Tanguy Ndombélé (66′) and Eljif Elmas for Giacomo Raspadori (88′).
Top player: Mário Rui
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Mário Rui even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 87 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jordan Ranan
In August of 2022, I joined LOOTRS. An editor and feature writer who focuses on London clubs in particular. Sixth largest fan in Gosport Borough.