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44% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 56% Ball Possession NAPOLI
AS Roma 0 – 1 Napoli
. 20′ Lorenzo Insigne
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Napoli, 1s position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
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1 | Napoli | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25:5 | 20 | 21 |
5 | Roma | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:4 | 10 | 15 |
Napoli rocking big time at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. The duel towards the leadership is won by Napoli after defeating AS Roma. Napoli is the only team winning all 8 games being the “sole leaders” of the Serie A reaching 24 points. It’s a step back for the Roman gladiators losing their second game this season.
- There are 70 precedents between AS Roma and Napoli at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Stats showing AS Roma with 32 wins, 28 draws, and Napoli with 10 wins. Roma scoring 113 gaols and Napoli 62 goals. The overall stats including games in Naples are 170 games with stats showing Napoli with 51 wis, 49 draws and AS Roma with 41 wins. Napoli scoring 181 goals and Roma 155 goals.
Surprise, surprise…. Napoli silencing the Olimpico in the 20th minute. It is forward Lorenzo Insigne to open the score defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Alisson with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. This is the 100th professional goal by Insigne.
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G⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️L ? #Insigne porta in vantaggio gli azzurri!#RomaNapoli 0-1 ⚽️ #ForzaNapoliSempre ? pic.twitter.com/7YiGJNqkI7— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) October 14, 2017
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Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Manolas, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pellegrini; Florenzi, Džeko, Perotti.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Koulibaly, Albiol, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 7 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Dries Mertens with 7 goals
AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
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Dzeko, Edin | 7 | 7 | Mertens, Dries |
El Shaarawy, Stephan | 2 | 4 | Callejon, Jose |
Florenzi, Alessandro | 1 | 2 | Ghoulam, Faouzi |
Nainggolan, Radja | 1 | 2 | Zielinski, Piotr |
Kolarov, Aleksandar | 1 | 2 | Koulibaly, Kalidou |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 3 wins
01/10/17 | SA | Milan – Roma | 0:2 | 7 | |||
27/09/17 | UCLG | Qarabag – Roma | 1:2 | 2 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Roma – Udinese | 3:1 | 6 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
01/10/17 | SA | Napoli – Cagliari | 3:0 | 7 | |||
26/09/17 | UCLG | Napoli – Feyenoord | 3:1 | 2 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Spal – Napoli | 2:3 | 6 |
TEAM NEWS ? Here is tonight’s line-up to face Napoli! Daje Roma!
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#RomaNapoli #ASRoma pic.twitter.com/XbbRocaZBi— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) October 14, 2017
⚽ #RomaNapoli: la nostra formazione ufficiale! #SerieATIM ?? #ForzaNapoliSempre
Sponsored by @OpelItalia pic.twitter.com/7Cq9QnBqDT— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) October 14, 2017
1️⃣1️⃣ iniziale ?#RomaNapoli ⚽️ #ForzaNapoliSempre ? pic.twitter.com/DrdwFgCxxf
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) October 14, 2017
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Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne celebrating his goal against AS Roma
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Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina and Albiol
AS Roma Manolas and Napoli forward Dries Mertens
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Napoli captain Marek Hamsik
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#RomaNapoli 0-1: all’Olimpico 8ª vittoria iniziale consecutiva per gli azzurri ? #SerieATIM #ForzaNapoliSempre
Sponsored by @OpelItalia pic.twitter.com/JgoHNbezEo— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) October 14, 2017
2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 8
AS Roma 0 – 1 Napoli
Saturday 14 October 2017
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: TONOLINI – DI LIBERATORE
Fourth Official: DAMATO
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: GHERSINI
Goals: 20′ Lorenzo Insigne (N)
Official lineups – formations:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Manolas, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pellegrini; Florenzi, Džeko, Perotti.
Subs: Lobont, Skorupski, Moreno, Fazio, Nura, Karsdorp, Castan, Gonalons, Gerson, Ünder, Antonucci.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Koulibaly, Albiol, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
Subs: Rafael, Sepe, Chiriches, Maksimovic, Maggio, Mario Rui, Diawara, Rog, Zieliński, Giaccherini, Ounas, Leandrinho.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.