Napoli vs Salernitana, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARrahmani goal snatches 2-1 win for Napoli over Salernitana
Amir Rrahmani scored deep in extra time as Napoli snatched a 2-1 win at home to last place Salernitana in Serie A on Saturday to ease the pressure on the under-fire defending champions.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Norbert Gyömbér.
- 10': Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 12': Attempt missed. Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 12': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 12': Loum Tchaouna (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Loum Tchaouna (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
- 17': Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 19': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana).
- 19': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 22': Simy (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Domagoj Bradaric.
- 26': Hand ball by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
- 26': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Salernitana).
- 26': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 29': Goal! Napoli 0, Salernitana 1. Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric.
- 30': Foul by Junior Sambia (Salernitana).
- 30': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
- 34': Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 34': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 35': Loum Tchaouna (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 40': Attempt missed. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka with a headed pass.
- 41': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 41': Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 42': Simy (Salernitana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Mateusz Legowski (Salernitana).
- 43': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Mateusz Legowski (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Salernitana).
- 43': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Penalty Napoli. Giovanni Simeone draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Federico Fazio (Salernitana) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 45'+4': Goal! Napoli 1, Salernitana 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Salernitana 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Salernitana 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 48': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matteo Lovato.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 51': Agustín Martegani (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
- 53': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 53': Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Agustín Martegani (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Gianluca Gaetano.
- 55': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 56': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Gianluca Gaetano.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Federico Fazio (Salernitana) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
- 56': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 57': Foul by Agustín Martegani (Salernitana).
- 57': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 64': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Norbert Gyömbér.
- 65': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Matteo Politano.
- 66': Substitution, Salernitana. Niccolò Pierozzi replaces Mateusz Legowski.
- 66': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 66': Loum Tchaouna (Salernitana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Norbert Gyömbér.
- 72': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Jens Cajuste because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt missed. Loum Tchaouna (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Norbert Gyömbér.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Niccolò Pierozzi.
- 83': Substitution, Salernitana. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Norbert Gyömbér.
- 85': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
- 87': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Niccolò Pierozzi.
- 88': Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Salernitana. Dylan Bronn replaces Junior Sambia.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Salernitana. Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi replaces Simy.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessio Zerbin.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Dylan Bronn (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana).
- 90'+5': Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Goal! Napoli 2, Salernitana 1. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+9': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Niccolò Pierozzi (Salernitana).
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessio Zerbin.
- 90'+10': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': Foul by Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (Salernitana).
- 90'+11': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Salernitana 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Salernitana 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Salernitana 1.
Statistics
 SAL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.6 | Possession | 70.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 648 |
| 304 | Passes | 724 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 26 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 40,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 40,000
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 11 | +16 | 29 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 11 | +21 | 27 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 11 | +10 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 70 | Gianluca Gaetano |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste  |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Salernitana (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guillermo Ochoa (GK) |
| 66 | Matteo Lovato |
| 17 | Federico Fazio |
| 23 | Norbert Gyömbér |
| 7 | Agustín Martegani |
| 99 | Mateusz Legowski |
| 3 | Domagoj Bradaric |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 9 | Simy |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 33 | Loum Tchaouna |
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