Napoli vs AS Roma, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli held to draw by Roma after late Abraham header
A wasteful Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw at home by AS Roma in Serie A on Sunday, with a late Tammy Abraham header securing a point for the visitors.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 3': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 6': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini following a corner.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Cajuste with a through ball.
- 8': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 8': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 10': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
- 11': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 11': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 16': Attempt missed. Juan Jesus (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 16': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 19': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 22': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 22': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 29': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 29': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 32': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 32': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jens Cajuste with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 38': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Mile Svilar (Roma).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 40': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
- 41': Offside, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 44': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 44': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Roma 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Roma 0.
- 48': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 48': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 54': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 54': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 56': Attempt saved. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 57': Penalty Roma. Sardar Azmoun draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 57': Penalty conceded by Juan Jesus (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 59': Goal! Napoli 0, Roma 1. Paulo Dybala (Roma) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 62': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 62': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Napoli 1, Roma 1. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 65': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 67': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 68': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 69': Substitution, Roma. Renato Sanches replaces Edoardo Bove.
- 69': Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Sardar Azmoun.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Hamed Traorè replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 71': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 73': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
- 75': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 75': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
- 78': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Penalty Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Renato Sanches (Roma) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 84': Goal! Napoli 2, Roma 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 86': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Rasmus Kristensen.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 88': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Hamed Traorè.
- 88': Attempt missed. Evan Ndicka (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Goal! Napoli 2, Roma 2. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Evan Ndicka following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 90': VAR Decision: Goal Napoli 2-2 Roma (Tammy Abraham).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+3': Offside, Roma. Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Roma 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Roma 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Roma 2.
Statistics
 ROMA |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.6 | Possession | 48.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 393 | Accurate Passes | 362 |
| 460 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 17 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 45,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 45,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 13 | +18 | 28 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 13 | +17 | 28 |
| 3 | Napoli | 12 | +10 | 26 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 12 | +15 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani  |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
AS Roma (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 43 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 52 | Edoardo Bove |
| 17 | Sardar Azmoun |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
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