Napoli vs Cagliari, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli strike late to beat Cagliari 2-1, go 4th in Serie A
Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the second half as Napoli eventually broke down Cagliari 2-1 at home in Serie A on Saturday and moved provisionally up to fourth in the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari).
- 1': Natan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 3': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka following a set piece situation.
- 5': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 10': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 13': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 14': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Natan.
- 14': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
- 16': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 21': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 22': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
- 24': Offside, Cagliari. Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari).
- 28': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a set piece situation.
- 30': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 36': Offside, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 38': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Hand ball by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 41': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
- 41': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Attempt saved. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Makoumbou with a through ball.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alberto Dossena.
- 44': Attempt missed. Natan (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani with a headed pass following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 44': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Dossena (Cagliari).
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Natan (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari).
- 45'+2': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 45'+4': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Andrea Petagna.
- 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 46': Attempt saved. Adam Obert (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 49': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 49': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 54': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 57': Offside, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Natan.
- 63': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
- 63': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Simone Scuffet.
- 67': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Nahitan Nández.
- 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo replaces Gaetano Oristanio.
- 69': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 72': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 1. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
- 74': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 75': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 79': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Lapadula replaces Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 83': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 83': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 84': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 84': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 85': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Hand ball by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 88': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 88': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Alberto Dossena (Cagliari) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Matteo Politano.
- 90': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Pavoletti with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
- 90'+7': Simone Scuffet (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.
Statistics
 CAG |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.1 | Possession | 66.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 165 | Accurate Passes | 472 |
| 272 | Passes | 557 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 30 | Clearances | 19 |
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 | Internazionale | 34 | +63 | 89 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 34 | +25 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 34 | +21 | 65 |
| 4 | Bologna | 35 | +22 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani  |
| 3 | Natan |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Cagliari (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simone Scuffet (GK) |
| 4 | Alberto Dossena |
| 3 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 27 | Tommaso Augello |
| 8 | Nahitan Nández |
| 29 | Antoine Makoumbou |
| 16 | Matteo Prati |
| 21 | Jakub Jankto |
| 19 | Gaetano Oristanio |
| 32 | Andrea Petagna |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
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