Hellas Verona vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli stunned by Hellas Verona in Serie A opening game
Napoli's Serie A season kicked off in disastrous fashion on Sunday when they were overwhelmed 3-0 at Hellas Verona and lost star midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after he collided with an opposing player.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
- 1': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
- 2': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 4': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Darko Lazovic (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 6': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 6': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 9': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 14': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 14': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 17': Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
- 20': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Diego Coppola (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
- 21': Substitution, Verona. Reda Belahyane replaces Suat Serdar because of an injury.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 23': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Dailon Livramento (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 27': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
- 30': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 34': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Frese.
- 38': Attempt missed. Juan Jesus (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 39': Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Grigoris Kastanos (Verona).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 44': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 44': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia because of an injury.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Verona 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, Napoli 0.
- 46': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
- 46': Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 50': Goal! Verona 1, Napoli 0. Dailon Livramento (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross following a fast break.
- 51': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
- 54': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Verona).
- 56': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Dailon Livramento (Verona).
- 58': Foul by Reda Belahyane (Verona).
- 58': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Verona. Tomás Suslov replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
- 58': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Martin Frese.
- 61': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 61': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 63': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 63': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Suslov (Verona).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 66': Attempt missed. Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 68': Offside, Verona. Jackson Tchatchoua is caught offside.
- 69': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 70': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Offside, Verona. Casper Tengstedt is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Mosquera replaces Casper Tengstedt.
- 74': Substitution, Verona. Abdou Harroui replaces Dailon Livramento.
- 75': Goal! Verona 2, Napoli 0. Daniel Mosquera (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a through ball.
- 77': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 77': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 78': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Walid Cheddira replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Juan Jesus.
- 79': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 79': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
- 82': Attempt saved. Daniel Mosquera (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 83': Attempt missed. Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 85': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 89': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Walid Cheddira.
- 90'+1': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Reda Belahyane (Verona).
- 90'+1': Reda Belahyane (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Darko Lazovic (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Mosquera.
- 90'+4': Goal! Verona 3, Napoli 0. Daniel Mosquera (Verona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 90'+5': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Verona 3, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Verona 3, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
VER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 66.7 | Possession | 33.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 460 | Accurate Passes | 185 |
| 546 | Passes | 275 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 8 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 7 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 20,027
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 20,027
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 17 | +23 | 40 |
| 2 | Napoli | 17 | +14 | 38 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 16 | +27 | 37 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | +8 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Hellas Verona (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 42 | Diego Coppola  |
| 3 | Martin Frese |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 25 | Suat Serdar |
| 33 | Ondrej Duda |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 11 | Casper Tengstedt |
| 14 | Dailon Livramento |
| 20 | Grigoris Kastanos |
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 30 | Pasquale Mazzocchi |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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