Napoli vs Fiorentina, 2023 Italian Supercoppa, Semifinals

· Italian Supercoppa
Napoli
  • 22': Giovanni Simeone
  • 84': Alessio Zerbin
  • 86': Alessio Zerbin
FT
3 - 0
Fiorentina

    Zerbin brace leads Napoli to Italian Supercup final

    Alessio Zerbin scored twice as he propelled Napoli to a 3-0 win over Fiorentina in their Italian Supercup semi-final on Thursday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lucas Martínez.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
    • 4': Arthur (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
    • 8': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
    • 8': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a through ball.
    • 8': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giovanni Simeone.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pasquale Mazzocchi.
    • 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
    • 11': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
    • 19': Offside, Napoli. Jens Cajuste is caught offside.
    • 22': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Jesus with a through ball.
    • 25': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 28': Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josip Brekalo with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Offside, Fiorentina. Giacomo Bonaventura is caught offside.
    • 30': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
    • 31': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
    • 31': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Arthur (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
    • 37': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
    • 38': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Offside, Fiorentina. Michael Kayode is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 42': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina).
    • 42': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Penalty Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 43': Penalty conceded by Mário Rui (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 44': Penalty missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot is just a bit too high.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
    • 48': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 48': Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Arthur (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
    • 50': Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mário Rui.
    • 57': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Josip Brekalo.
    • 57': Substitution, Fiorentina. M'Bala Nzola replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
    • 58': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
    • 59': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mário Rui.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Arthur (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic.
    • 62': Arthur (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
    • 63': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
    • 63': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by M'Bala Nzola.
    • 65': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
    • 65': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
    • 66': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 66': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Substitution, Fiorentina. Fabiano Parisi replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
    • 71': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
    • 72': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Mário Rui.
    • 72': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
    • 72': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 72': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
    • 72': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Jens Cajuste because of an injury.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Pasquale Mazzocchi because of an injury.
    • 83': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina).
    • 83': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lucas Martínez.
    • 84': 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.
    • 84': Goal! Napoli 2, Fiorentina 0. Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a corner.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Goal! Napoli 3, Fiorentina 0. Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 88': Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonín Barák replaces Lucas Martínez.
    • 88': Substitution, Fiorentina. Davide Faraoni replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
    • 89': Offside, Fiorentina. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Davide Faraoni (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
    • 90'+2': Dangerous play by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
    • 90'+2': Davide Faraoni (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Fiorentina 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 3, Fiorentina 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/109.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originFIO NAPhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/114.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    8 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    60.5 Possession 39.5
    16 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    461 Accurate Passes 274
    524 Passes 341
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    21 Crosses 8
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    60 Long Balls 56
    38 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    8 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    9 Tackles 20
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 8
    5 Effective Clearances 24
    5 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Supercoppa

    Venue: Al Awal Park at King Saud University
    Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 9,762

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    95 Pierluigi Gollini (GK)
    13 Amir Rrahmani
    5 Juan Jesus
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    68 Stanislav Lobotka
    24 Jens Cajuste
    6 Mário Rui
    30 Pasquale Mazzocchi
    18 Giovanni Simeone
    77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Nikita Contini, Giacomo Raspadori, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Alessio Zerbin, Francesco Gioielli, Leo Ostigard, Gianluca Gaetano, Luigi D'Avino, Jesper Lindstrom, Piotr Zielinski.

    FIO Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
    28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
    4 Nikola Milenkovic
    3 Cristiano Biraghi Yellow Card
    33 Michael Kayode
    5 Giacomo Bonaventura
    32 Alfred Duncan
    6 Arthur
    9 Lucas Beltrán
    77 Josip Brekalo
    11 Jonathan Ikoné
    Fiorentina Substitutes:
    Maxime López, Luca Ranieri, Davide Faraoni, Yerry Mina, Riccardo Sottil, M'Bala Nzola, Tomasso Martinelli, Lorenzo Amatucci, Gino Infantino, Fabiano Parisi, Oliver Christensen, Pietro Comuzzo, Antonín Barák, Rolando Mandragora, Nicolás González.

    Italian Supercoppa News

    Was Pulisic disrespected by his AC Milan teammates over penalty drama?
    Was Pulisic disrespected by his AC Milan teammates over penalty drama?

    Herculez Gomez debates whether Christian Pulisic was disrespected more than AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca.

    Why Victor Osimhen to Chelsea never came to pass
    Why Victor Osimhen to Chelsea never came to pass

    Mark Ogden explains why Victor Osimhen looks set to stay at Napoli despite a summer of speculation over his exit.

    Why Napoli is the 'perfect' move for Scott McTominay
    Why Napoli is the 'perfect' move for Scott McTominay

    Steve Nicol and Luis Miguel Echegaray assess Scott McTominay's potential transfer to Napoli.

    What is Allegri's legacy at Juventus?
    What is Allegri's legacy at Juventus?

    ESPN FC's Janus Michallik believes Massimiliano Allegri will be remembered at Juventus for bringing them one of their most successful periods.

    Inter Milan beat Napoli in Italian Super Cup final with late Martinez goal
    Inter Milan beat Napoli in Italian Super Cup final with late Martinez goal

    Lautaro Martinez's last-minute goal earned Inter Milan a dramatic 1-0 win over Napoli as they claimed their third successive Italian Super Cup title on Monday.