Serie A: Napoli seizes a draw versus Cagliari
CAGLIARI. Napoli found a way to capture a late draw against Cagliari with a late goal from V. Osimhen.
CAGLIARI. Napoli succeeded in snatch a draw against Cagliari with a late goal from V. Osimhen scored in the (87′) after Cagliari got a lead with a goal from G. Pereiro (58′).
The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani who was helped by Filippo Meli and Alberto Tegoni. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold around 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.14 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 54%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Cagliari was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Napoli that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Napoli was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Napoli to win the match.
Cagliari shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Napoli shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cagliari received 1 yellow card (Joao Pedro). On the other side, Napoli received 2 yellow cards (K. Malcuit and K. Koulibaly).
After this match, Cagliari will have 21 points to stay in the 18th place. On the other side, Napoli will have 53 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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27'27'
K. Malcuit
G. Di Lorenzo
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35'35'
Joao Pedro
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42'42'
K. Malcuit
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58'58'
G. Pereiro
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65'65'
K. Koulibaly
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67'67'
F. Ruiz
J. Jesus
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67'67'
V. Osimhen
A. Petagna
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67'67'
A. Ounas
D. Demme
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75'75'
R. Marin
A. Grassi
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82'82'
G. Zappa
D. Baselli
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83'83'
L. Pavoletti
G. Pereiro
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83'83'
A. Zanoli
K. Malcuit
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87'87'
V. Osimhen
M. Rui
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90'90'
C. Lykogiannis
H. Dalbert
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Cagliari will play away with Torino on the 27th of February with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Torino (7 draws).
Napoli will play away with Lazio on the 27th of February with a 18-9 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (8 draws).
Cagliari: Formation and Lineups
Cagliari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Walter Mazzarri chose to play with the following team: Alessio Cragno , Edoardo Goldaniga , Matteo Lovato , Giorgio Altare , Raoul Bellanova , Alessandro Deiola , Alberto Grassi , Daniele Baselli , Dalbert , Gastón Pereiro and João Pedro .
Substitutes
Cagliari made 4 changes: A. Grassi for R. Marin (75′), D. Baselli for G. Zappa (82′), G. Pereiro for L. Pavoletti (83′) and H. Dalbert for C. Lykogiannis (90′).
Top player: Gastón Pereiro
The player who no doubt impressed Cagliari the most was Gastón Pereiro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Luciano Spalletti played with: David Ospina , Amir Rrahmani , Kalidou Koulibaly , Juan Jesus , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Diego Demme , Piotr Zieliński , Mário Rui , Eljif Elmas , Dries Mertens and Andrea Petagna .
Napoli could not rely on the presence of K. Malcuit (injured).
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: G. Di Lorenzo for K. Malcuit (27′), J. Jesus for F. Ruiz (67′), A. Petagna for V. Osimhen (67′), D. Demme for A. Ounas (67′) and K. Malcuit for A. Zanoli (83′).
Top player: Victor Osimhen
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Victor Osimhen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 67′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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