Serie A: Napoli liquidates Salernitana 4-1 with a superb match
NAPOLI. Napoli demolishes Salernitana 4-1 with goals of
NAPOLI. Napoli demolishes Salernitana 4-1 with goals of J. Jesus (17′), D. Mertens (45′ pen), A. Rrahmani (47′) and L. Insigne (53′ pen). On the opposite side, Salernitana scored with F. Bonazzoli (33′). Napoli was vastly superior ball possession (82%) 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 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Pairetto who had the assistance of Salvatore Longo and Matteo Bottegoni. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.26 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 82% while Salernitana was struggling with a 18% ball possession.
Napoli was more aggressive with 123 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 15 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Napoli won the match.
Napoli shot 25 times, 15 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Salernitana shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Napoli. On the other side, Salernitana received 3 yellow cards (F. Delli Carri, J. Obi and F. Veseli).
Also, Salernitana didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after F. Veseli (Salernitana) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (50′).
After this contest, Napoli will have 46 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Salernitana will stay with 10 points to stay in the 20th place.
Match Events
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17'17'
J. Jesus
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23'23'
F. Delli Carri
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30'30'
J. Obi
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33'33'
F. Bonazzoli
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36'36'
P. Jaroszynski
A. Schiavone
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45'45'
F. Veseli
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45'45'
D. Mertens (Penalty)
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46'46'
L. Insigne
H. Lozano
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47'47'
A. Rrahmani
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50'50'
F. Veseli
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53'53'
L. Insigne (Penalty)
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62'62'
A. Russo
E. Vergani
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64'64'
V. Osimhen
D. Mertens
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64'64'
M. Politano
F. Ruiz
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76'76'
A. Zanoli
G. Di Lorenzo
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76'76'
F. Ghoulam
M. Rui
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79'79'
Simy
F. Bonazzoli
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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: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Juan Jesus , Mário Rui , Fabián Ruiz , Stanislav Lobotka , Hirving Lozano , Piotr Zieliński , Eljif Elmas and Dries Mertens .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: H. Lozano for L. Insigne (46′), D. Mertens for V. Osimhen (64′), F. Ruiz for M. Politano (64′), G. Di Lorenzo for A. Zanoli (76′) and M. Rui for F. Ghoulam (76′).
Top player: Amir Rrahmani
Probably the most impressive player in Napoli was Amir Rrahmani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 88 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Salernitana: Formation and Lineups
Salernitana started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
On the other side, Stefano Colantuono played with: Vid Belec , Frédéric Veseli , Luka Bogdan , Riccardo Gagliolo , Filippo Delli Carri , Edoardo Vergani , Joel Obi , Francesco Di Tacchio , Andrea Schiavone , Wajdi Kechrida and Federico Bonazzoli .
Substitutes
Salernitana made 3 changes: A. Schiavone for P. Jaroszynski (36′), E. Vergani for A. Russo (62′) and F. Bonazzoli for Simy (79′).
Best player: Vid Belec
The player that probably impressed the most for Salernitana was the goalkeeper: Vid Belec. His rating is 7.81. He performed 10 saves.
Results of the day
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