Serie A: Napoli overcomes Hellas Verona 5-2 after a incredible match
VERONA. Napoli prevails over Hellas Verona 5-2 after a incredible match.
VERONA. Napoli tops Hellas Verona 5-2 after a incredible match. Napoli was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi stadium in Verona on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri with the assistance of Fabrizio Lombardo and Michele Lombardi. The 4th official was Francesco Meraviglia. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 29 degrees Celsius or 84.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 66% while Hellas Verona was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Napoli was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Napoli won the match.
Hellas Verona shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Napoli shot 26 times, 8 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
Hellas Verona received 2 yellow cards (M. Hongla and B. Amione). On the opposite side, Napoli received 2 yellow cards (V. Osimhen and Kim Min-Jae).
After this encounter, Hellas Verona stays with 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. while Napoli has 0 points (11th).
Match Events
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29'29'
K. Lasagna
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37'37'
K. Kvaratskhelia
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45'45'
M. Hongla
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45'45'
V. Osimhen
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48'48'
T. Henry
D. Faraoni
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52'52'
B. Amione
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55'55'
V. Osimhen
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56'56'
P. Zielinski
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59'59'
P. Retsos
B. Amione
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59'59'
R. Piccoli
T. Henry
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65'65'
S. Lobotka
M. Rui
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67'67'
A. Barak
M. Hongla
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68'68'
E. Elmas
K. Kvaratskhelia
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72'72'
M. Djuric
K. Lasagna
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76'76'
M. Politano
H. Lozano
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76'76'
A. Zerbin
P. Zielinski
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79'79'
M. Politano
V. Osimhen
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83'83'
A. Ounas
V. Osimhen
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83'83'
M. Olivera
M. Rui
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83'83'
A. Ounas (Goal Disallowed)
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90'90'
Kim Min-Jae
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Hellas Verona will play away with Bologna on the 21st of August with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Bologna (4 draws).
Napoli will host Monza on the 21st of August with a 0-0 head to head.
Hellas Verona: Formation and Lineups
Hellas Verona started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gabriele Cioffi chose to play with the following team: Lorenzo Montipò , Paweł Dawidowicz , Koray Günter , Bruno Amione , Davide Faraoni , Adrien Tameze , Martin Hongla , Ivan Ilić , Darko Lazović , Kevin Lasagna and Thomas Henry .
Substitutes
Hellas Verona made 4 changes: B. Amione for P. Retsos (59′), T. Henry for R. Piccoli (59′), M. Hongla for A. Barak (67′) and K. Lasagna for M. Djuric (72′).
Top player: Davide Faraoni
The player who no doubt impressed Hellas Verona the most was Davide Faraoni.
His rating is with 14 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Min-jae Kim , Mário Rui , André Zambo Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zieliński , Hirving Lozano , Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: K. Kvaratskhelia for E. Elmas (68′), P. Zielinski for A. Zerbin (75′), H. Lozano for M. Politano (75′), V. Osimhen for A. Ounas (83′) and M. Rui for M. Olivera (83′).
Top player: Hirving Lozano
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Hirving Lozano even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
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.
