Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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1'Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
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1'Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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2'Dangerous play by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
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2'Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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5'Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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5'Foul by Allan (Napoli).
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6'Foul by Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari).
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6'Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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8'Foul by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
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8'Simone Verdi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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9'Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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9'Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
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11'Attempt missed. Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
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13'Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
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14'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Ceppitelli.
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15'Attempt missed. Amin Younes (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
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16'Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amin Younes.
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17'Attempt blocked. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
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17'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Romagna.
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18'Offside, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam tries a through ball, but Simone Verdi is caught offside.
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18'Attempt blocked. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Verdi.
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22'Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
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24'Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
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25'Delay in match Dries Mertens (Napoli) because of an injury.
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26'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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27'Offside, Cagliari. Luca Cigarini tries a through ball, but Leonardo Pavoletti is caught offside.
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31'Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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31'Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
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32'Offside, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
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35'Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
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35'Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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36'Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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36'Foul by Simone Verdi (Napoli).
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38'Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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38'Foul by Allan (Napoli).
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41'Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
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44'Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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44'Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
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45'Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Amin Younes.
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46'First Half ends, Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
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HALF TIME
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45'Second Half begins Napoli 0, Cagliari 0.
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46'Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Allan.
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47'Attempt blocked. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
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50'Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
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51'Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
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53'Attempt saved. Simone Verdi (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
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54'Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
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54'Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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56'Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
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57'Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amin Younes.
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57'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
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57'Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
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58'Offside, Napoli. Simone Verdi tries a through ball, but Amin Younes is caught offside.
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59'Attempt blocked. Amin Younes (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Verdi.
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60'Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
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60'Substitution, Napoli. José Callejón replaces Simone Verdi.
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60'Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Allan.
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60'Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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60'Amin Younes (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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61'SI José Callejón SO Simone Verdi
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61'SI Fabián Ruiz SO Allan
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61'YC Amin Younes
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61'Foul by Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari).
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61'Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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62'Goal! Napoli 0, Cagliari 1. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
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63'G Leonardo Pavoletti Assist Nicolò Barella
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64'SI Arkadiusz Milik SO Amin Younes
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64'Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Amin Younes.
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65'Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
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65'Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
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66'Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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66'Foul by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
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66'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
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67'Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
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67'Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
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68'Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
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68'Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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68'Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
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69'Substitution, Cagliari. Simone Padoin replaces Alessandro Deiola.
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70'SI Simone Padoin SO Alessandro Deiola
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70'Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
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70'Alessio Cragno (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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70'Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
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71'Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
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71'Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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71'Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
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72'YC Alberto Cerri
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73'Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
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73'Substitution, Cagliari. João Pedro replaces Alberto Cerri.
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74'SI João Pedro SO Alberto Cerri
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74'João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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74'Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
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75'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
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78'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Romagna.
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79'Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
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80'Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón.
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83'Attempt saved. Simone Padoin (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
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84'Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
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85'G Dries Mertens Assist Faouzi Ghoulam
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86'Filippo Romagna (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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86'Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
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86'Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
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87'Substitution, Cagliari. Fabio Pisacane replaces Leonardo Pavoletti.
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88'SI Fabio Pisacane SO Leonardo Pavoletti
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90'Match ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.
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91'Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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91'Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
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92'Penalty conceded by Fabrizio Cacciatore (Cagliari) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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94'Delay in match (Napoli). Video Review.
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95'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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95'VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
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95'Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
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96'Artur Ionita (Cagliari) is shown the red card.
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96'YC Luca Cigarini
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97'RC Artur Ionita
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97'Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
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98'G Lorenzo Insigne
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98'Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
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99'YC Lorenzo Insigne
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100'Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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100'Foul by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
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100'Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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101'YC Nicolò Barella
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101'Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Cagliari 1.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
4-4-2
ACTIVE
4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper

Alex Meret
1
Defender

Elseid Hysaj
23
Defender

Kalidou Koulibaly
26
Defender

Faouzi Ghoulam
31
Midfielder

Fabián Ruiz
8
61'Substituted
Midfielder

Piotr Zielinski
20
Attacker

Dries Mertens
14
Attacker

Lorenzo Insigne
24
Captain
Goalkeeper

Alessio Cragno
28
Defender

Charalampos Lykogiannis
22
Defender

Luca Ceppitelli
23
Midfielder

João Pedro
10
Captain
74'Substituted
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

David Ospina
25
Defender

Mário Rui
6
Goalkeeper

Simone Aresti
1
Midfielder

Alessandro Deiola
14
70'Substituted
Attacker

Alberto Cerri
27
74'Substituted
Attacker

Leonardo Pavoletti
30
88'Substituted
MANAGERS

Gennaro Gattuso

Leonardo Semplici
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
63%
37%
Effective Chances
20
4
Shots on Target
7
2
Turnovers
15
7
POSSESSION
Passes
714
424
Passing Accuracy
89%
76%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
87%
63%
Crosses
28
9
Crossing accuracy
14%
33%
ATTACK
Shots
14
33
Shots outside the box
9
3
Shots inside the box
13
3
Shooting accuracy
32%
33%
DEFENCE
Tackles
11
21
Effective Tackles
73%
57%
Blocked Shots
6
1
Clearances
15
26
Saves
5
1
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
11
12
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
2
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