Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Fiorentina, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
  • 26': Romelu Lukaku
  • 60': Giacomo Raspadori
FT
2 - 1
  • 66': Albert Gudmundsson

Napoli beat Fiorentina to maintain pressure in title race

Napoli earned a deserved 2-1 win over Fiorentina at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday, to move back onto the shoulders of Serie A leaders Inter Milan.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  • 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cher Ndour.
  • 7': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina).
  • 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cher Ndour.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno.
  • 26': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 31': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 32': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli following a corner.
  • 34': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 36': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
  • 36': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 39': Delay in match (Napoli).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 45': Cher Ndour (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 47': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
  • 47': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
  • 50': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
  • 57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by David de Gea.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Fiorentina. Robin Gosens replaces Fabiano Parisi.
  • 59': Substitution, Fiorentina. Marin Pongracic replaces Luca Ranieri.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo Cataldi.
  • 60': Goal! Napoli 2, Fiorentina 0. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 64': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina).
  • 64': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
  • 65': Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Goal! Napoli 2, Fiorentina 1. Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moise Kean.
  • 67': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina).
  • 67': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
  • 69': Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Offside, Fiorentina. Moise Kean is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 74': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
  • 74': Substitution, Fiorentina. Matías Moreno replaces Pietro Comuzzo.
  • 77': Foul by Pablo Marí (Fiorentina).
  • 77': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
  • 77': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by David de Gea.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cher Ndour.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli.
  • 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Beltrán replaces Danilo Cataldi.
  • 81': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McTominay (Napoli).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Scott McTominay because of an injury.
  • 87': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 88': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
  • 88': Pablo Marí (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina).
  • 88': Philip Billing (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Philip Billing (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 90': Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Philip Billing.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Cher Ndour (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Fiorentina 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Fiorentina 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 4
9 Saves 1
51.2 Possession 48.8
7 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
430 Accurate Passes 417
513 Passes 485
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 34
31 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 10
7 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 7
22 Effective Clearances 23
22 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,504

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AC Milan 7 +7 16
2 Internazionale 7 +10 15
3 Napoli 7 +5 15
4 AS Roma 7 +4 15
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
13 Amir Rrahmani
4 Alessandro Buongiorno Yellow Card
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
8 Scott McTominay
6 Billy Gilmour
68 Stanislav Lobotka
37 Leonardo Spinazzola
21 Matteo Politano
81 Giacomo Raspadori
11 Romelu Lukaku

FIO Fiorentina (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
43 David de Gea (GK)
18 Pablo Marí
6 Luca Ranieri
15 Pietro Comuzzo
44 Nicolo Fagioli
27 Cher Ndour
32 Danilo Cataldi
65 Fabiano Parisi
2 Dodô
20 Moise Kean
10 Albert Gudmundsson Yellow Card

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