Napoli 1-0 Sampdoria: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Petagna
NAPOLI. Napoli defeats Sampdoria 1-0 after A. Petagna scored just 1 goal (43').
NAPOLI. Napoli overcomes Sampdoria 1-0 after A. Petagna scored just 1 goal (43′). 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 Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Di Bello with the help of Marco Scatragli and Damiano Margani. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 70% while Sampdoria was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Napoli was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Napoli won the contest.
Napoli shot 24 times, 6 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Sampdoria shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Napoli. On the opposite side, Sampdoria received 2 yellow cards (J. Chabot and N. Murru).
After playing this match, Napoli will have 40 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Sampdoria will stay with 20 points like Udinese to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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30'30'
M. Politano
L. Insigne
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35'35'
J. Nunes Jesus (Goal Disallowed)
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43'43'
A. Petagna
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45'45'
J. Chabot
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46'46'
T. Rincon
A. Ekdal
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46'46'
W. Falcone
E. Audero
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72'72'
F. Caputo
R. Ciervo
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75'75'
N. Murru
T. Augello
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80'80'
F. Ruiz
D. Demme
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80'80'
A. Tuanzebe
F. Ghoulam
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89'89'
G. Yepes
A. Ferrari
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90'90'
N. Murru
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Napoli will play away with Bologna on the 17th of January with a 16-7 head to head in favor of Napoli (4 draws).
Sampdoria will host Torino on the 15th of January with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Sampdoria (9 draws).
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luciano Spalletti chose to play with the following team: David Ospina , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Juan Jesus , Faouzi Ghoulam , Diego Demme , Stanislav Lobotka , Eljif Elmas , Dries Mertens , Lorenzo Insigne and Andrea Petagna .
Substitutes
Napoli made 3 changes: L. Insigne for M. Politano (30′), D. Demme for F. Ruiz (80′) and F. Ghoulam for A. Tuanzebe (80′).
Top player: Eljif Elmas
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Eljif Elmas even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Sampdoria: Formation and Lineups
Sampdoria started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Roberto D\’Aversa played with: Emil Audero , Radu Drăguşin , Alex Ferrari , Julian Chabot , Tommaso Augello , Riccardo Ciervo , Albin Ekdal , Kristoffer Askildsen , Morten Thorsby , Manolo Gabbiadini and Fabio Quagliarella .
Substitutes
Sampdoria made 5 changes: A. Ekdal for T. Rincon (46′), E. Audero for W. Falcone (46′), R. Ciervo for F. Caputo (72′), T. Augello for N. Murru (75′) and A. Ferrari for G. Yepes (89′).
Top player: Tomás Rincón
The player who no doubt impressed Sampdoria the most was Tomás Rincón.
His rating is with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
