Napoli vs Monza, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
82': Wasteful Napoli held to goalless draw by visiting Monza
Napoli's pursuit of a top-four spot took a hit as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Monza in their Serie A clash on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Hand ball by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 4': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 5': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
- 5': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
- 7': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Monza).
- 7': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
- 9': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessio Zerbin with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Pedro Pereira (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 12': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 13': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Monza) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 16': Foul by Pedro Pereira (Monza).
- 16': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 17': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
- 18': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 23': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
- 23': Luca Caldirola (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Valentín Carboni (Monza).
- 24': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Valentín Carboni (Monza).
- 27': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza).
- 28': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Pedro Pereira (Monza).
- 31': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Pedro Pereira (Monza).
- 32': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Pedro Pereira (Monza) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 37': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza).
- 37': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 41': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Monza).
- 41': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Patrick Ciurria.
- 44': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Monza 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Monza 0.
- 45': Substitution, Monza. Samuele Birindelli replaces Pedro Pereira.
- 47': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
- 48': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 48': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 48': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
- 50': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt missed. Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 52': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 53': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 53': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Valentín Carboni (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuele Birindelli with a cross.
- 55': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a through ball.
- 57': Substitution, Monza. Andrea Colpani replaces Valentín Carboni.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Samuele Birindelli.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Juan Jesus (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessio Zerbin with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
- 60': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza).
- 60': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Monza. Warren Bondo replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro because of an injury.
- 64': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Samuele Birindelli.
- 65': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
- 65': Attempt saved. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini with a through ball.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Penalty conceded by Mário Rui (Napoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 66': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Penalty saved. Matteo Pessina (Monza) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 68': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
- 69': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 71': Attempt missed. Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a through ball.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Alessio Zerbin.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 72': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
- 73': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 73': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Nikita Contini replaces Alex Meret because of an injury.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Monza. José Machín replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 76': Substitution, Monza. Giorgio Cittadini replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio because of an injury.
- 77': Attempt saved. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 78': Offside, Monza. Samuele Birindelli is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Giorgio Cittadini (Monza).
- 79': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Giorgio Cittadini (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
- 80': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Warren Bondo (Monza) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 83': Giorgio Cittadini (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 85': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 86': Attempt missed. José Machín (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 86': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 86': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Offside, Monza. Andrea Colpani is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
- 87': Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 90': Foul by Andrea Colpani (Monza).
- 90': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
- 90'+2': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Mirko Maric (Monza) is shown the red card.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Warren Bondo (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Machín.
- 90'+7': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 90'+7': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Monza 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Monza 0.
Statistics
 MON |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 9 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 437 |
| 360 | Passes | 496 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 8 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 26 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,636
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,636
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 | 34 | +22 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus  |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 23 | Alessio Zerbin |
Monza (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK) |
| 6 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 5 | Luca Caldirola |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 8 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro |
| 84 | Patrick Ciurria |
| 13 | Pedro Pereira |
| 9 | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 47 | Dany Mota |
| 21 | Valentin Carboni |
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