Cagliari vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Cagliari

FT
0 - 4

Napoli

18': Giovanni Di Lorenzo
66': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
70': Romelu Lukaku
90'+3': Alessandro Buongiorno

Napoli beat Cagliari for 3rd Serie A win in a row

Napoli went top of Serie A with 4-0 victory at Cagliari on Sunday, thanks to goals from Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Romelu Lukaku and Alessandro Buongiorno.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
1': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
3': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
3': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
6': Offside, Cagliari. Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
7': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
8': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
8': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
10': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
10': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
11': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
11': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
12': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
13': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
15': Offside, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola is caught offside.
16': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
16': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
19': Attempt saved. Paulo Azzi (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano.
19': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alex Meret.
20': Attempt blocked. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
21': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
21': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
22': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
22': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
23': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
25': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Delay in match (Napoli).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
33': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
35': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
35': Hand ball by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli).
36': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
36': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
36': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
39': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
40': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
41': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Pasquale Mazzocchi.
41': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross.
41': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
41': Attempt missed. Paulo Azzi (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
42': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
42': Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Razvan Marin following a set piece situation.
44': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
45': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano is caught offside.
45'+2': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
45'+8': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo.
45'+8': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
45'+9': Offside, Cagliari. Yerry Mina is caught offside.
45'+9': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.
45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.
45': Substitution, Cagliari. Michel Adopo replaces Alessandro Deiola.
47': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Azzi with a cross.
47': Attempt missed. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
49': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Hand ball by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
53': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
53': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
54': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
54': Attempt saved. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
56': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
57': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
57': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Cagliari. Nadir Zortea replaces Paulo Azzi.
59': Substitution, Cagliari. Kingstone Mutandwa replaces Gianluca Gaetano.
60': Attempt blocked. Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli.
60': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Pasquale Mazzocchi.
61': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
63': Attempt missed. Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo.
64': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
66': Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 2. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a through ball.
68': Attempt missed. Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
70': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
70': Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 3. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
72': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
72': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
73': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Napoli. Scott McTominay replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
74': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
74': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
75': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
75': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
77': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
77': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Substitution, Cagliari. Antoine Makoumbou replaces Razvan Marin.
77': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Roberto Piccoli.
81': Foul by Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari).
81': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
82': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
82': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari).
85': Attempt missed. Kingstone Mutandwa (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Pavoletti with a headed pass.
86': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
86': Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
88': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
89': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
90'+1': Michel Adopo (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
90'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
90'+3': Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 4. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 4.
0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 4.

Statistics

NAP		CAG
11	Fouls	22
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	1
48.4	Possession	51.6
13	SHOTS	19
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
336	Accurate Passes	341
415	Passes	423
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	9
13	Crosses	32
0.2	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	49
12	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	4
15	Effective Tackles	10
24	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	5
34	Effective Clearances	18
34	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 15,733

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	17	+14	38
2	Atalanta	16	+22	37
3	Internazionale	15	+25	34
4	Lazio	17	+8	34

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cagliari (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Simone Scuffet (GK)
26	Yerry Mina
6	Sebastiano Luperto
28	Gabriele Zappa
14	Alessandro Deiola
18	Razvan Marin
3	Tommaso Augello
37	Paulo Azzi
91	Roberto Piccoli
70	Gianluca Gaetano
77	Zito Luvumbo

Cagliari Substitutes:

Mattia Felici, Antoine Makoumbou, Michel Adopo, Alen Sherri, Jakub Jankto, Nicolas Viola, Giuseppe Ciocci, Mateusz Wieteska, Kingstone Mutandwa, José Palomino, Gianluca Lapadula, Leonardo Pavoletti, Adam Obert, Nadir Zortea.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
13	Amir Rrahmani
4	Alessandro Buongiorno
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68	Stanislav Lobotka
99	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
30	Pasquale Mazzocchi
11	Romelu Lukaku
77	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21	Matteo Politano

Napoli Substitutes:

Giacomo Raspadori, Cyril Ngonge, Michael Folorunsho, Giovanni Simeone, Elia Caprile, Scott McTominay, David Neres, Alessio Zerbin, Mathías Olivera, Juan Jesus, Rafa Marín, Billy Gilmour, Nikita Contini.

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