NAPOLI. Napoli destroys Sassuolo 4-0 with goals of V. Osimhen (4′), V. Osimhen (20′), K. Kvaratskhelia (36′) and V. Osimhen (77′). Napoli was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano who had the assistance of Giovanni Baccini and Fabio Schirru. The 4th official was Daniele Perenzoni. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Napoli
4 - 0
Sassuolo
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 5 On Target 6
- 12 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 70
- 61 Dangerous attack 34
- 42 Ball safe 44
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 5
Fouls
- 5 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Napoli had a superior ball possession 67% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Napoli was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match.
Napoli shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Napoli didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (M. Lopez and A. Lauriente).
Also, Sassuolo didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Lauriente (Sassuolo) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).
Match Timeline
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After this match, Napoli will have 32 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Sassuolo will stay with 15 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will host Udinese on the 12th of November with a 18-5 head to head record in favor of Napoli (9 draws).
Sassuolo will play away agasint Bologna on the 12th of November with a 6-6 head to head stats.
