Napoli vs Fiorentina, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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Fiorentina snatch win at Serie A holders Napoli
Second-half goals by Giacomo Bonaventura and Nicolas Gonzalez earned Fiorentina a surprise 3-1 win at champions Napoli in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Fiorentina. Josip Brekalo tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 3': Dangerous play by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
- 3': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 4': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic with a headed pass.
- 6': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 7': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina).
- 7': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a cross.
- 7': Goal! Napoli 0, Fiorentina 1. Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
- 15': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
- 15': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina).
- 17': Natan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
- 18': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 22': Offside, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia tries a through ball, but Mathías Olivera is caught offside.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt saved. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa because of an injury.
- 32': Offside, Fiorentina. Michael Kayode tries a through ball, but Jonathan Ikoné is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
- 36': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 37': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic with a headed pass following a corner.
- 39': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina).
- 39': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 44': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Natan.
- 45'+2': Offside, Napoli. Leo Østigård tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina).
- 45'+3': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Penalty Napoli. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+4': Penalty conceded by Pietro Terracciano (Fiorentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+4': Pietro Terracciano (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Fiorentina 1.
- 49': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 49': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola following a fast break.
- 51': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 51': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Josip Brekalo.
- 52': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 53': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 56': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfred Duncan following a corner.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Matteo Politano.
- 59': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
- 61': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Natan.
- 63': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 2. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Natan.
- 69': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
- 69': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
- 70': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces Josip Brekalo.
- 75': Foul by Natan (Napoli).
- 75': M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 78': Attempt missed. Michael Kayode (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
- 81': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina).
- 81': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 83': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luca Ranieri replaces Michael Kayode.
- 83': Substitution, Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora replaces Alfred Duncan.
- 83': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gino Infantino replaces Arthur.
- 85': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
- 86': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Fiorentina. Pietro Comuzzo replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 89': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
- 89': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90'+1': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Napoli 1, Fiorentina 3. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Offside, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 3.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 3.
Statistics
 FIO |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 4 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 46 | Possession | 54 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 404 | Accurate Passes | 483 |
| 476 | Passes | 551 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 23 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 16 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 47,500
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 47,500
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 10 | +12 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Natan |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK)  |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 6 | Arthur |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 77 | Josip Brekalo |
| 11 | Jonathan Ikoné |
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