Sassuolo vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AOsimhen nets hat trick as Napoli thrash Sassuolo 6-1
Victor Osimhen's hat trick helped Napoli to a 6-1 trashing of struggling Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday, the champions' first win under caretaker coach Francesco Calzona.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
- 4': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Josh Doig.
- 13': Attempt missed. Hamed Traorè (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 15': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 15': Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 0. Uros Racic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 27': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a fast break.
- 28': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo).
- 28': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 1. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 31': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 34': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Napoli).
- 34': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high following a fast break.
- 37': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Offside, Napoli. Hamed Traorè is caught offside.
- 41': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 3. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 45': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 45': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
- 45'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 45'+3': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
- 45'+4': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Napoli 3.
- 46': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 47': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 4. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 49': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 50': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 51': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 5. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen following a fast break.
- 54': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Uros Racic.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Uros Racic.
- 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filippo Missori replaces Josh Doig.
- 60': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
- 61': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Natan replaces Amir Rrahmani.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
- 63': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 64': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Frank Anguissa.
- 67': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Volpato.
- 73': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 75': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Napoli 6. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Hamed Traorè.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marash Kumbulla replaces Ruan Tressoldi.
- 79': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Leander Dendoncker replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 81': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 81': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
- 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Justin Kumi replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Leander Dendoncker (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 6.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Napoli 6.
Statistics
NAP | SAS | |
---|---|---|
5 | Fouls | 3 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
11 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
1 | Saves | 3 |
72 | Possession | 28 |
27 | SHOTS | 5 |
9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
657 | Accurate Passes | 189 |
718 | Passes | 268 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
23 | Crosses | 16 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
55 | Long Balls | 52 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
12 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
13 | Tackles | 14 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
3 | Interceptions | 7 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
13 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 17,085
Serie A Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Udinese | 4 | +3 | 10 |
2 | Napoli | 4 | +5 | 9 |
3 | Internazionale | 4 | +6 | 8 |
4 | Juventus | 4 | +6 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
13 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
44 | Ruan |
43 | Josh Doig |
3 | Marcus Pedersen |
6 | Uros Racic |
42 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
7 | Matheus Henrique |
9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
45 | Armand Laurienté |
11 | Nedim Bajrami |
Napoli (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
55 | Leo Ostigard |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
6 | Mário Rui |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
8 | Hamed Traoré |
99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
9 | Victor Osimhen |
77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
21 | Matteo Politano |
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