Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Cagliari, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
  • 69': Victor Osimhen
  • 75': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
FT
2 - 1
Cagliari
  • 72': Leonardo Pavoletti

Napoli strike late to beat Cagliari 2-1, go 4th in Serie A

Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the second half as Napoli eventually broke down Cagliari 2-1 at home in Serie A on Saturday and moved provisionally up to fourth in the standings.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari).
  • 1': Natan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
  • 3': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 13': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 14': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Natan.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
  • 21': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
  • 24': Offside, Cagliari. Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari).
  • 28': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 36': Offside, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
  • 38': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Hand ball by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
  • 41': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
  • 41': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Makoumbou with a through ball.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alberto Dossena.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Natan (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
  • 44': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Dossena (Cagliari).
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Natan (Napoli).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari).
  • 45'+2': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
  • 45'+4': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Andrea Petagna.
  • 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Jakub Jankto.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Adam Obert (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
  • 49': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Jesus (Napoli).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
  • 54': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 57': Offside, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Jens Cajuste.
  • 59': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Natan.
  • 63': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
  • 63': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Simone Scuffet.
  • 67': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Nahitan Nández.
  • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo replaces Gaetano Oristanio.
  • 69': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
  • 72': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 1. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 75': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
  • 79': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Lapadula replaces Edoardo Goldaniga.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 83': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
  • 83': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 84': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
  • 84': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
  • 85': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Hand ball by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
  • 88': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
  • 88': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Alberto Dossena (Cagliari) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 90': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 90': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
  • 90'+1': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
  • 90'+1': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Pavoletti with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
  • 90'+7': Simone Scuffet (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
33.1 Possession 66.9
9 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
165 Accurate Passes 472
272 Passes 557
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 10
14 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.5
76 Long Balls 66
31 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 6
22 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
3 Interceptions 6
30 Effective Clearances 19
30 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 45,000

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)
5 Juan Jesus
13 Amir Rrahmani Yellow Card
3 Natan
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
24 Jens Cajuste
99 Frank Anguissa Yellow Card
9 Victor Osimhen Yellow Card
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21 Matteo Politano Yellow Card
Napoli Substitutes:
Mário Rui, Pierluigi Gollini, Nikita Contini, Giovanni Simeone, Gianluca Gaetano, Alessio Zerbin, Leo Østigard, Alessandro Zanoli, Diego Demme, Giacomo Raspadori, Jesper Lindstrom.

CAG Cagliari (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Simone Scuffet (GK)
4 Alberto Dossena
3 Edoardo Goldaniga Yellow Card
27 Tommaso Augello Yellow Card
8 Nahitan Nández
29 Antoine Makoumbou
16 Matteo Prati
21 Jakub Jankto
19 Gaetano Oristanio
32 Andrea Petagna
30 Leonardo Pavoletti Yellow Card
Cagliari Substitutes:
Paulo Azzi, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Gianluca Lapadula, Marco Mancosu, Nicolas Viola, Alessandro Di Pardo, Adam Obert, Gabriele Zappa, Gastón Pereiro, Zito Luvumbo, Sulemana, Alessandro Deiola, Simone Aresti, Boris Radunovic, Mateusz Wieteska.

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