Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Parma, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
  • 32': Eljif Elmas
  • 82': Matteo Politano
FT
2 - 0
Parma

    Napoli beat Parma to ease pressure on coach Gattuso

    Napoli earned a 2-0 victory over lowly Parma thanks to a goal in each half on Sunday, with their Serie A win.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Parma).
    • 1': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Parma).
    • 3': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
    • 5': Foul by Riccardo Gagliolo (Parma).
    • 5': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Riccardo Gagliolo (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
    • 6': Hand ball by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
    • 8': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Parma).
    • 8': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
    • 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 14': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
    • 14': Riccardo Gagliolo (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
    • 17': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Parma).
    • 17': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
    • 21': Alberto Grassi (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 21': Hand ball by Gervinho (Parma).
    • 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Riccardo Gagliolo.
    • 25': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Mário Rui.
    • 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jasmin Kurtic.
    • 28': Andreas Cornelius (Parma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 30': Offside, Parma. Giuseppe Pezzella tries a through ball, but Jasmin Kurtic is caught offside.
    • 30': Hand ball by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
    • 31': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Parma).
    • 31': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Giuseppe Pezzella (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Goal! Napoli 1, Parma 0. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Demme.
    • 34': Foul by Gervinho (Parma).
    • 34': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, Parma. Juraj Kucka tries a through ball, but Andreas Cornelius is caught offside.
    • 38': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Yordan Osorio (Parma).
    • 38': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 38': Juraj Kucka (Parma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
    • 44': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 44': Riccardo Gagliolo (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
    • 45': Gastón Brugman (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Parma).
    • 45'+1': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Parma 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Parma 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Parma. Hernani replaces Alberto Grassi.
    • 48': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Parma).
    • 48': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Andreas Cornelius (Parma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
    • 54': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Parma).
    • 54': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Parma).
    • 55': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
    • 57': Juraj Kucka (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 60': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 60': Yordan Osorio (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Gervinho (Parma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
    • 62': Offside, Parma. Gervinho tries a through ball, but Gastón Brugman is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Andrea Petagna.
    • 63': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
    • 64': Foul by Hernani (Parma).
    • 64': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Parma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Conti with a cross.
    • 68': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
    • 68': Gervinho (Parma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Hernani (Parma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
    • 70': Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Parma) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hernani with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Foul by Andrea Conti (Parma).
    • 71': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Andrea Conti (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 71': Jasmin Kurtic (Parma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
    • 75': Juraj Kucka (Parma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Parma).
    • 75': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Gastón Brugman (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Demme.
    • 77': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
    • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj replaces Mário Rui.
    • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic replaces Eljif Elmas.
    • 78': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jasmin Kurtic.
    • 79': Substitution, Parma. Maxime Busi replaces Giuseppe Pezzella because of an injury.
    • 80': Substitution, Parma. Dennis Man replaces Gastón Brugman.
    • 81': Substitution, Parma. Wylan Cyprien replaces Jasmin Kurtic.
    • 82': Goal! Napoli 2, Parma 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 83': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 83': Riccardo Gagliolo (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
    • 87': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
    • 90': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Riccardo Gagliolo (Parma).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Parma 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Parma 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 1
    52.4 Possession 47.6
    5 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    433 Accurate Passes 381
    511 Passes 466
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 3
    22 Crosses 19
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 59
    42 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 4
    10 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.3
    12 Interceptions 12
    17 Effective Clearances 14
    17 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
    Location: Napoli, Italy

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 3 +5 9
    2 Juventus 3 +4 9
    3 Cremonese 2 +2 6
    4 AS Roma 2 +2 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 David Ospina (GK)
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly
    44 Kostas Manolas
    6 Mário Rui
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    4 Diego Demme
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    7 Eljif Elmas
    37 Andrea Petagna
    24 Lorenzo Insigne
    11 Hirving Lozano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Tiemoué Bakayoko, Matteo Politano, Alex Meret, Nikita Contini, Elseid Hysaj, Faouzi Ghoulam, Amir Rrahmani, Stanislav Lobotka, Antonio Cioffi, Victor Osimhen, Nikola Maksimovic.

    PAR Parma (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Luigi Sepe (GK)
    7 Riccardo Gagliolo Yellow Card
    24 Yordan Osorio
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella Yellow Card
    5 Andrea Conti Yellow Card
    15 Gastón Brugman Yellow Card
    14 Jasmin Kurtic
    8 Alberto Grassi
    11 Andreas Cornelius
    27 Gervinho
    33 Juraj Kucka
    Parma Substitutes:
    Simon Sohm, Valentin Mihaila, Dennis Man, Daan Dierckx, Simone Iacoponi, Maxime Busi, Juan Brunetta, Mattia Sprocati, Vasilios Zagaritis, Wylan Cyprien, Hernani, Simone Colombi.

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