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Where the game is played:
Stadium: San Paolo
City: Naples
Capacity: 60240 spectators14:07
Welcome to the direct text of Napoli-Sampdoria, a match valid for the 11th round of Serie A.14:07
Here are the official formations! Napoli takes the field with a 4-2-3-1 as follows: Meret – Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Ghoulam – Fabian Ruiz, Demme – Politano, Zielinski, Insigne – Mertens. Available: Ospina, Contini, Maksimovic, Mario Rui, Malcuit, Bakayoko, Lobotka, Elmas, Lozano, Petagna.14:16
Sampdoria responds with the 4-4-2: Audero – Ferrari, Yoshida, Colley, Augello – Candreva, Thorsby, Ekdal, Jankto – Verre, Quagliarella. Available: Ravaglia, Letica, Tonelli, Regini, Rocha, Silva, Askildsen, Damsgaard, Leris, Ramirez, La Gumina, Gabbiadini.14:21
Mister Gattuso continues with the rotations, necessary in this month full of commitments. Faced with the formation deployed on Thursday against Real Sociedad, Meret returns to the goal and Manolas in the center of the defense. In the middle with Ruiz will be Demme. Ahead the only change is Politano instead of Lozano on the right. Dorian’s players are more rested than their opponents, but Ranieri still makes a lot of changes. The defensive line has been completely revamped, with only Augello confirmed on the left, while Ferrari moves from center to right. In attack, Quagliarella-Verre tandem.14:42
The Neapolitans come to this game after having qualified for the round of 32 of the Europa League from the top of group F, thanks to the internal draw against Real Sociedad. In Serie A, however, the ranking says fourth place with 20 points, paired with Juventus. Sampdoria are not in an optimistic period: They have not won since October 24, even if they have returned from Sunday night’s good performance against leader Milan. There are 11 points in the standings, plus 5 from the third last Genoa.14:40
The match is led by Mr. Federico La Penna from the Roma 1 section. The assistants are Passeri and Berti, Piccinini’s fourth official. In the VAR is Nasca, AVAR Costanzo.14:48
A minute of silence to remember Paolo Rossi, who recently passed away.15:03
THE WHISTLE BEGINS! Sampdoria’s first possession.15:04
Surrounding action from Napoli, who won the first corner of the match.15:08
Ghoulam cross from the left, Mertens is anticipated by Yoshida at the near post.15:09
Zielinski from above the area with the left: weak, blocks Audero on the ground.15:11
NAPLES SAVE! In Candreva’s corner, Thorsby’s header creates a scrum in the small area: a rebound favors Meret, but what a danger!15:13
Quagliarella coordinates and looks for the aerial kick in the center of the area, unable to hit.15:15
Zielinski! His low left shot from the front left just to the left of Audero.15:17
Prolonged possession of Napoli, in search of adequate space. The Sampdoria keeps the lines very tight and centrally does not allow opponents to penetrate.15:20
Meret comes out in the center of the area to make a cross, but the ball slips out of his hands and Quagliarella almost does not reach.15:23
Sampdoria expects low in this phase and maintains very high density in the last 30 meters.15:24
OBJECTIVE! Napoli 0-1 SAMPDORIA! JAKUB JANKTO NET! Deadly reboot of the Doria! Verre serves his teammate deep with great speed and precision, Meret stays in goal and the midfielder hits him with a blow under the crossbar!
See player profile Jakub Jankto15:27
Napoli have difficulties attacking. The Sampdoria is neat and compact, the possession of Gattuso’s men is too slow.15:30
KOULIBALY FUNDAMENTAL IN SLIP! Another inspired Verre puts Candreva in front of Meret, but the Senegalese defender in a slip blocks the shot!15:32
This time Verre is wrong, trying to get Quagliarella in place of Candreva in a 3v3 restart, arriving from the right overlapping.15:34
Punishment badly beaten by Ghoulam, it was unclear if he wanted to shoot or cross the middle. Ball at the bottom.15:37
AUDERO! He says no to a header from Mertens, ahead of the near post on a Ghoulam cross from the left.15:45
Yellow card for Morten Thorsby, foul on Zielinski.15:43
Good deed from Sampdoria, Ferrari’s final crossover, however, is disproportionate.15:45
BOUNDARY BADGE! Audero deflects to corner, strong but not at an angle.15:49
One minute of recovery.15:50
END OF THE FIRST HALF! Napoli 0-1 Sampdoria.15:52
The first half ends with Sampdoria ahead 1-0. The advantage is more than deserved: Ranieri’s boys managed to limit those of Gattuso, who had enormous difficulties to create dangers in the opposite area, and the only chances of the match were Sampdoria. The first in the 8th minute with a header from Thorsby, then in the 20 ‘, the goal comes from the restart with the Verre-Jankto axis. Candreva also has a chance to double but Koulibaly blocks the shot from close range. Napoli can only be seen in the final, which calls Audero to two not particularly difficult stops.15:55
