Champions League: Napoli prevails over Ajax 4-2
NAPOLI. Napoli tops Ajax 4-2.
NAPOLI. Napoli beats Ajax 4-2.
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the help of Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 55% while Napoli was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Napoli was able to find the solution to win this match.
Napoli shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Ajax shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 3 yellow cards (Juan Jesus, V. Osimhen and M. Politano). On the other side, Ajax received 6 yellow cards (K. Taylor, J. Sanchez, E. Alvarez, J. Timber, C. Bassey and S. Bergwijn).
After this contest, Napoli will have 9 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Ajax will stay with 3 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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4'4'
H. Lozano
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16'16'
G. Raspadori
K. Kvaratskhelia
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27'27'
K. Taylor
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33'33'
J. Sanchez
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49'49'
D. Klaassen
C. Bassey
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50'50'
T. Ndombele
A. Z. Anguissa
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50'50'
V. Osimhen
G. Raspadori
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52'52'
E. Alvarez
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61'61'
J. Timber
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62'62'
K. Kvaratskhelia (Penalty)
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65'65'
F. Grillitsch
K. Taylor
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65'65'
B. Brobbey
M. Kudus
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65'65'
Y. Baas
J. Sanchez
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66'66'
C. Bassey
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76'76'
S. Bergwijn
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77'77'
M. Politano
H. Lozano
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77'77'
E. Elmas
K. Kvaratskhelia
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83'83'
S. Bergwijn (Penalty)
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84'84'
L. Ocampos
S. Bergwijn
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84'84'
F. Conceicao
S. Berghuis
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88'88'
Juan Jesus
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89'89'
G. Gaetano
P. Zielinski
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90'90'
V. Osimhen
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90'90'
V. Osimhen
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90'90'
M. Politano
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Napoli will host Rangers on the 26th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (0 draws).
Ajax will host Liverpool on the 26th of October with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Liverpool (0 draws).
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luciano Spalletti chose to play with the following team: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Min-jae Kim , Juan Jesus , Mathías Olivera , André Zambo Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zieliński , Hirving Lozano , Giacomo Raspadori and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: A. Z. Anguissa for T. Ndombele (50′), G. Raspadori for V. Osimhen (50′), H. Lozano for M. Politano (77′), K. Kvaratskhelia for E. Elmas (77′) and P. Zielinski for G. Gaetano (89′).
Top player: Stanislav Lobotka
Probably the most impressive player in Napoli was Stanislav Lobotka even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer , Jorge Sánchez , Jurriën Timber , Daley Blind , Calvin Bassey , Davy Klaassen , Edson Álvarez , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Mohammed Kudus and Steven Bergwijn .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: K. Taylor for F. Grillitsch (65′), M. Kudus for B. Brobbey (65′), J. Sanchez for Y. Baas (65′), S. Bergwijn for L. Ocampos (84′) and S. Berghuis for F. Conceicao (84′).
Top player: Steven Bergwijn
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Steven Bergwijn.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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