
Napoli vs Cagliari, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 2': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
- 2': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 5': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 8': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
- 10': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matteo Prati.
- 16': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
- 16': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Offside, Cagliari. Michael Folorunsho is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 21': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 22': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
- 24': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
- 27': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 31': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 32': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
- 33': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Adam Obert (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Folorunsho following a fast break.
- 38': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
- 39': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 41': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Palestra with a cross.
- 42': Attempt missed. Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Palestra.
- 43': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 45': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 45': Elia Caprile (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
- 46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
- 47': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 47': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marco Palestra.
- 51': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 51': Foul by Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari).
- 51': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
- 52': Matteo Prati (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
- 55': Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Juan Jesus (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
- 57': Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo replaces Gabriele Zappa.
- 60': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Juan Jesus.
- 60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 60': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
- 60': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michel Adopo.
- 62': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
- 65': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Matteo Prati.
- 66': Substitution, Cagliari. Gennaro Borrelli replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
- 67': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 67': Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 67': Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Juan Jesus.
- 69': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 70': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 71': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 73': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Giuseppe Ambrosino replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
- 79': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari).
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
- 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gennaro Borrelli.
- 80': Attempt missed. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
- 83': Attempt missed. Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michel Adopo.
- 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Di Pardo replaces Marco Palestra.
- 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Riyad Idrissi replaces Michael Folorunsho.
- 86': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 86': Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 87': Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 88': Attempt saved. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Gennaro Borrelli.
- 89': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 89': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Michel Adopo.
- 90'+2': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 90'+2': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Noa Lang.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Gaetano.
- 90'+5': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
- 90'+7': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 16 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
32.7 | Possession | 67.3 |
10 | SHOTS | 20 |
1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
252 | Accurate Passes | 554 |
310 | Passes | 615 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
6 | Crosses | 42 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
44 | Long Balls | 20 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
16 | Tackles | 4 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
4 | Interceptions | 7 |
42 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
42 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,497
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 (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
5 | Juan Jesus ![]() |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
11 | Kevin De Bruyne ![]() |
99 | Frank Anguissa |
8 | Scott McTominay |
21 | Matteo Politano |
27 | Lorenzo Lucca |
Cagliari (3-5-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
26 | Yerry Mina |
6 | Sebastiano Luperto |
28 | Gabriele Zappa ![]() |
14 | Alessandro Deiola |
8 | Michel Adopo |
16 | Matteo Prati |
33 | Adam Obert |
2 | Marco Palestra |
90 | Michael Folorunsho |
94 | Sebastiano Esposito |
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