
Napoli vs Fiorentina, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli beat Fiorentina to maintain pressure in title race
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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
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 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
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1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
4 | Alessandro Buongiorno ![]() |
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 |
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 ![]() |
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