Napoli vs Genoa, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALast-gasp Ngonge goal rescues 1-1 draw for Napoli against Genoa
Napoli substitute Cyril Ngonge scored in the 90th minute to rescue a 1-1 home draw for the champions against mid-table Genoa in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Aarón Martín (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
- 2': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 3': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
- 4': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 4': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Junior Messias (Genoa).
- 4': Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 7': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 9': Junior Messias (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 14': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
- 15': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass.
- 18': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 18': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Genoa. Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 20': Offside, Genoa. Junior Messias is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 23': Hamed Traorè (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
- 25': 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 following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 26': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Leo Østigård (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Retegui (Genoa).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Messias with a cross.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Retegui (Genoa).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt missed. Hamed Traorè (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 40': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Genoa).
- 40': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 42': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Bani (Genoa).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Genoa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Genoa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Natan replaces Leo Østigård.
- 46': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 47': Goal! Napoli 0, Genoa 1. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 49': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 49': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
- 50': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 50': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 54': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 54': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt saved. Hamed Traorè (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 59': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Hamed Traorè.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefano Sabelli.
- 61': Attempt missed. Natan (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Pasquale Mazzocchi.
- 68': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Napoli).
- 69': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
- 71': Attempt missed. Natan (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a cross.
- 73': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Mattia Bani (Genoa).
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
- 74': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Mateo Retegui.
- 75': Substitution, Genoa. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Junior Messias.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 77': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 77': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 80': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 81': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 82': Foul by Natan (Napoli).
- 82': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, Genoa. Vítinha replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
- 83': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 83': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Offside, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 87': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Josep Martínez.
- 87': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 89': Offside, Genoa. Vítinha is caught offside.
- 90': Goal! Napoli 1, Genoa 1. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Genoa. Kevin Strootman replaces Milan Badelj.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Genoa. Giorgio Cittadini replaces Stefano Sabelli.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a cross.
- 90'+3': Vítinha (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 90'+3': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 90'+4': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+6': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 90'+6': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Genoa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Genoa 1.
Statistics
 GEN |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 25.8 | Possession | 74.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 169 | Accurate Passes | 619 |
| 238 | Passes | 687 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 10 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 35 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Juventus | 10 | +10 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard  |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 30 | Pasquale Mazzocchi |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Hamed Traoré |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 13 | Mattia Bani |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 4 | Koni De Winter |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 10 | Junior Messias |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 11 | Albert Gudmundsson |
| 19 | Mateo Retegui |
Serie A News
McKennie, Weah score as Juventus draw with Parma
Juventus twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Parma on Wednesday, maintaining their unbeaten record but dropping to fourth in the Serie A standings.
Lautaro sets Inter scoring mark in win over Empoli
Davide Frattesi scored twice and Lautaro Martínez added a third as Inter Milan eased to a 3-0 win at Empoli on Wednesday, closing the gap with Serie A leaders Napoli to four points after the home side had a man sent off.
Napoli target is Europe amid Serie A title talk - Conte
Serie A leaders Napoli continued their unbeaten run with a victory at AC Milan on Tuesday with Antonio Conte saying European football is the target.
Napoli beat Milan to extend Serie A lead, run win streak to five
Napoli's Romelu Lukaku and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck first-half goals to earn a 2-0 win at AC Milan on Tuesday and stretch their side's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.
Juve's Koopmeiners back in contention after rib injury
Juventus midfielder Teun Koopmeiners has recovered from a rib fracture and is available for their mid-week Serie A home game against Parma, manager Thiago Motta said on Tuesday.