Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Sassuolo, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
  • 4': Victor Osimhen
  • 19': Victor Osimhen
  • 36': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
  • 77': Victor Osimhen
FT
4 - 0
Sassuolo
  • Red Card 84': Armand Laurienté

Victor Osimhen hits hat trick as Napoli thrash Sassuolo to keep up unbeaten streak

Victor Osimhen struck a hat trick as Napoli extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 16 matches on Saturday with a 4-0 thrashing of Sassuolo.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
  • 3': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
  • 3': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 4': Goal! Napoli 1, Sassuolo 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 6': Offside, Napoli. Hirving Lozano tries a through ball, but Piotr Zielinski is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Armand Laurienté.
  • 12': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Min-Jae with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
  • 15': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 17': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
  • 18': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Hirving Lozano.
  • 19': Goal! Napoli 2, Sassuolo 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Ceïde with a through ball.
  • 26': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
  • 26': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Armand Laurienté.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 35': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rogerio.
  • 36': Goal! Napoli 3, Sassuolo 0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a through ball following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
  • 38': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mário Rui following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 3, Sassuolo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 3, Sassuolo 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Traorè replaces Emil Ceïde.
  • 47': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Min-Jae.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mário Rui.
  • 56': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 56': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rogerio.
  • 59': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan with a through ball.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 64': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 65': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 66': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Hirving Lozano.
  • 71': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo).
  • 71': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
  • 75': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Agustín Álvarez Martínez.
  • 76': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 76': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Goal! Napoli 4, Sassuolo 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Maxime Lopez.
  • 79': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 79': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 82': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
  • 84': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 84': Second yellow card to Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Davide Frattesi.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 88': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Sassuolo 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, Sassuolo 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 11
2 Saves 6
32.9 Possession 67.1
10 SHOTS 18
6 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
255 Accurate Passes 614
317 Passes 668
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 43
20 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 17
15 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 47,156

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

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
3 Kim Min-Jae
5 Juan Jesus
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 Frank Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
11 Hirving Lozano
Napoli Substitutes:
Karim Zedadka, Gianluca Gaetano, Alessandro Zanoli, Matteo Politano, Leo Østigard, Alessio Zerbin, Giacomo Raspadori, Eljif Elmas, Diego Demme, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Tanguy Ndombele, Giovanni Simeone, Davide Marfella, Mathías Olivera.

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
13 Gian Marco Ferrari
28 Martin Erlic
6 Rogério
22 Jeremy Toljan
27 Maxime López Yellow Card
42 Kristian Thorstvedt
16 Davide Frattesi
9 Andrea Pinamonti
45 Armand Laurienté Yellow Card
15 Emil Konradsen Ceide
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Riccardo Marchizza, Matheus Henrique, Hamed Traoré, Kaan Ayhan, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Gianluca Pegolo, Janis Antiste, Ruan, Pedro Obiang, Filippo Romagna, Luca D'Andrea, Gioele Zacchi, Agustín Álvarez Martínez, Abdou Harroui.

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