Italian Serie A

Parma vs Napoli, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Parma
    FT
    0 - 2
    Napoli
    • 63': Dries Mertens
    • 77': Lorenzo Insigne

    Napoli pounce on Parma mistakes as spectators return to Serie A

    Napoli pounced on two defensive mistakes to win 2-0 at Parma in their opening match of the season on Sunday as spectators returned to Serie A.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Parma. Giuseppe Pezzella tries a through ball, but Andreas Cornelius is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Parma).
    • 2': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Alberto Grassi (Parma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
    • 6': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Parma).
    • 6': Andreas Cornelius (Parma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 9': Hand ball by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 17': Foul by Bruno Alves (Parma).
    • 17': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 18': Simone Iacoponi (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 22': Gastón Brugman (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Roberto Inglese (Parma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 25': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
    • 25': Matteo Darmian (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Parma).
    • 28': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Parma).
    • 30': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 35': Juraj Kucka (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Parma).
    • 36': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Matteo Darmian (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 44': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 44': Giuseppe Pezzella (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Parma 0, Napoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Parma 0, Napoli 0.
    • 48': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 48': Juraj Kucka (Parma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Parma).
    • 52': Andreas Cornelius (Parma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
    • 52': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Parma).
    • 52': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Dangerous play by Hernani (Parma).
    • 54': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Parma) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
    • 56': Foul by Hernani (Parma).
    • 56': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Hernani (Parma).
    • 58': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Bruno Alves (Parma).
    • 59': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Bruno Alves (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 61': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Diego Demme.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
    • 63': Goal! Parma 0, Napoli 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
    • 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
    • 68': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
    • 69': Substitution, Parma. Jacopo Dezi replaces Gastón Brugman.
    • 69': Substitution, Parma. Yann Karamoh replaces Roberto Inglese.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
    • 73': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Parma).
    • 73': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Giuseppe Pezzella (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Parma).
    • 75': Juraj Kucka (Parma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 77': Goal! Parma 0, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 79': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Andreas Cornelius (Parma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
    • 84': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Fabián Ruiz.
    • 84': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
    • 86': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
    • 86': Yann Karamoh (Parma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Victor Osimhen.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 88': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luigi Sepe.
    • 88': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 89': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
    • 89': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
    • 89': Jacopo Dezi (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, Parma. Luca Siligardi replaces Alberto Grassi.
    • 90': Offside, Parma. Matteo Darmian tries a through ball, but Andreas Cornelius is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Parma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hernani.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Parma).
    • 90'+4': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Hernani (Parma).
    • 90'+5': Andreas Cornelius (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Dezi (Parma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Cornelius.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Parma. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Parma 0, Napoli 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Parma 0, Napoli 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 4
    61 Possession 39
    17 SHOTS 6
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    574 Accurate Passes 344
    645 Passes 404
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 1
    12 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    35 Long Balls 54
    28 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 7
    19 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    7 Interceptions 17
    12 Effective Clearances 15
    12 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Ennio Tardini
    Location: Parma, 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

    PAR Parma (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Luigi Sepe (GK)
    22 Bruno Alves Yellow Card
    2 Simone Iacoponi
    15 Gastón Brugman
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella Yellow Card
    36 Matteo Darmian Yellow Card
    33 Juraj Kucka Yellow Card
    23 Hernani
    8 Alberto Grassi
    11 Andreas Cornelius
    45 Roberto Inglese
    Parma Substitutes:
    Andrea Adorante, Botond Balogh, Fabrizio Alastra, Jacopo Dezi, Kastriot Dermaku, Redi Kasa, Giacomo Ricci, Simon Lorenz, Luca Siligardi, Vincent Laurini, Yann Karamoh, Mattia Sprocati.

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 David Ospina (GK)
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly
    44 Kostas Manolas
    23 Elseid Hysaj
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    4 Diego Demme Yellow Card
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    8 Fabián Ruiz
    14 Dries Mertens
    24 Lorenzo Insigne
    11 Hirving Lozano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Faouzi Ghoulam, Matteo Politano, Nikita Contini, Amir Rrahmani, Sebastiano Luperto, Andrea Petagna, Nikola Maksimovic, Victor Osimhen, Mário Rui, Eljif Elmas, Alex Meret, Stanislav Lobotka.

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