Como vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ATitle-chasing Napoli fall to shock 2-1 defeat at Como
Napoli missed the chance to return to the top of Serie A after suffering a stunning 2-1 loss against Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Sunday, as the title-chasing visitors' winless streak extended to four matches.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Philip Billing (Napoli).
- 3': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Billing.
- 7': Own Goal by Amir Rrahmani, Napoli. Como 1, Napoli 0.
- 9': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 9': Nico Paz (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marc Kempf.
- 10': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Como).
- 11': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Philip Billing (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Álex Valle.
- 13': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 14': Foul by Álex Valle (Como).
- 14': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Como).
- 16': Offside, Como. Assane Diao is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Como).
- 17': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Goal! Como 1, Napoli 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 21': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 21': Nico Paz (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Como. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 24': Nico Paz (Como) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt saved. Álex Valle (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 30': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 33': Foul by Ivan Smolcic (Como).
- 33': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Corner, Como. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Assane Diao (Como).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Philip Billing (Napoli).
- 39': Marc Kempf (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Assane Diao (Como) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Billing with a headed pass.
- 44': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 44': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 44': Nico Paz (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Assane Diao (Como).
- 45'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Como 1, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Como 1, Napoli 1.
- 46': Foul by Álex Valle (Como).
- 46': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 52': Álex Valle (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lucas da Cunha (Como) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Smolcic.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha.
- 55': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
- 55': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha.
- 60': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 60': Corner, Como. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 61': Attempt saved. Nico Paz (Como) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Kempf with a headed pass.
- 61': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Nico Paz (Como).
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Frank Anguissa replaces Philip Billing.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 65': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Como).
- 65': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jean Butez.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Maxence Caqueret.
- 68': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 68': Nico Paz (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Assane Diao (Como) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Como. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 70': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross following a fast break.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Maxence Caqueret.
- 71': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Como. Patrick Cutrone replaces Maxence Caqueret.
- 74': Foul by Ivan Smolcic (Como).
- 74': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 77': Goal! Como 2, Napoli 1. Assane Diao (Como) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Paz following a fast break.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 79': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Como).
- 79': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Marc Kempf (Como).
- 80': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Como. Alieu Fadera replaces Assane Diao.
- 81': Substitution, Como. Yannik Engelhardt replaces Lucas da Cunha.
- 83': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 83': Marc Kempf (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Scott McTominay (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Kempf (Como).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Noah Okafor replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 85': Foul by Alieu Fadera (Como).
- 85': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Smolcic (Como).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 86': Jean Butez (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Como).
- 88': Foul by Ivan Smolcic (Como).
- 88': Noah Okafor (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 89': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Como. Mërgim Vojvoda replaces Gabriel Strefezza because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Como. Tasos Douvikas replaces Nico Paz.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tasos Douvikas (Como).
- 90'+3': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alieu Fadera (Como).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Como 2, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Como 2, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
COMO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 381 | Accurate Passes | 270 |
| 455 | Passes | 346 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 18 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 16 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Location: Como, Italy
Attendance: 10,500
Venue: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Location: Como, Italy
Attendance: 10,500
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +39 | 67 |
| 2 | Napoli | 30 | +23 | 64 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 30 | +34 | 58 |
| 4 | Bologna | 30 | +16 | 56 |
Line-Ups
Como (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Jean Butez (GK) |
| 2 | Marc-Oliver Kempf |
| 5 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 41 | Álex Valle |
| 28 | Ivan Smolcic |
| 23 | Máximo Perrone |
| 33 | Lucas Da Cunha |
| 80 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 79 | Nico Paz  |
| 38 | Assane Diao |
| 7 | Gabriel Strefezza |
Napoli (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 15 | Philip Billing |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
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