Cagliari vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Cagliari

58': Gastón Pereiro

FT
1 - 1

Napoli

87': Victor Osimhen

Napoli draw at Cagliari on late Osimhen header amid Serie A title chase

Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen's late header earned Serie A title chasers Napoli a 1-1 draw at Cagliari on Monday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Hand ball by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
2': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
2': Giorgio Altare (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Alberto Grassi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
4': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
7': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
7': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
9': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
10': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
11': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
14': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
15': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
16': Attempt saved. Giorgio Altare (Cagliari) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gastón Pereiro with a cross.
16': Attempt missed. Giorgio Altare (Cagliari) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
18': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Grassi.
19': Foul by Giorgio Altare (Cagliari).
19': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo because of an injury.
29': Alberto Grassi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
30': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniele Baselli with a through ball.
31': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
31': Matteo Lovato (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
34': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
34': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
35': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
35': João Pedro (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Mário Rui is caught offside.
37': Hand ball by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
37': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Cagliari).
38': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
38': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
41': Foul by Dalbert (Cagliari).
41': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Giorgio Altare (Cagliari).
42': Dangerous play by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
42': Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Dalbert (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
42': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Daniele Baselli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
45'+2': Hand ball by Mário Rui (Napoli).
45'+3': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
45'+3': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Alberto Grassi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
45'+4': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 0.
45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Napoli 0.
49': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
50': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
50': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari).
51': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Mário Rui is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dalbert.
54': Offside, Napoli. David Ospina tries a through ball, but Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
54': Offside, Napoli. Eljif Elmas tries a through ball, but Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
57': Alberto Grassi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
57': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
57': Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Goal! Cagliari 1, Napoli 0. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
60': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Giorgio Altare (Cagliari).
61': Attempt saved. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
61': Attempt missed. Daniele Baselli (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
64': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
64': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
64': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Hand ball by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
67': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Juan Jesus.
67': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Andrea Petagna.
67': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Diego Demme.
68': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
68': Matteo Lovato (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
71': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari).
72': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
73': Foul by Giorgio Altare (Cagliari).
73': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Cagliari. Razvan Marin replaces Alberto Grassi.
78': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a headed pass.
80': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
82': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Daniele Baselli because of an injury.
83': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Gastón Pereiro.
83': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Kevin Malcuit because of an injury.
84': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
84': Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
86': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Pavoletti.
86': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by David Ospina.
87': Goal! Cagliari 1, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
87': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
87': Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
90': Hand ball by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
90'+1': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro.
90'+3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
90'+4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
90'+4': Substitution, Cagliari. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Dalbert.
90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 1, Napoli 1.
0': Match ends, Cagliari 1, Napoli 1.

Statistics

NAP		CAG
22	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	2
53.4	Possession	46.6
7	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	270
431	Passes	385
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
20	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	70
18	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	7
9	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
5	Interceptions	11
9	Effective Clearances	26
9	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 12,063

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Atalanta	0	0	0
2	Bologna	0	0	0
3	Cagliari	0	0	0
4	Como	0	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cagliari (3-5-2)

No.	Name
28	Alessio Cragno (GK)
66	Matteo Lovato
15	Giorgio Altare
3	Edoardo Goldaniga
4	Daniele Baselli
14	Alessandro Deiola
27	Alberto Grassi
29	Dalbert
12	Raoul Bellanova
10	João Pedro
20	Gastón Pereiro

Cagliari Substitutes:

Simone Aresti, Adam Obert, Boris Radunovic, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Leonardo Pavoletti, Andrea Carboni, Gabriele Zappa, Luca Gagliano, Razvan Marin, Luca Ceppitelli, Keita Baldé.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
25	David Ospina (GK)
26	Kalidou Koulibaly
5	Juan Jesus
13	Amir Rrahmani
20	Piotr Zielinski
4	Diego Demme
6	Mário Rui
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
37	Andrea Petagna
14	Dries Mertens
7	Eljif Elmas

Napoli Substitutes:

Adam Ounas, Alex Meret, Faouzi Ghoulam, Alessandro Zanoli, Davide Marfella, Victor Osimhen, Kévin Malcuit, Fabián Ruiz.

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