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66% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 34% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Napoli 2 – 4 AS Roma 
6′ Lorenzo Insigne 7′ Cengiz Ünder
92′ Dries Mertens 26′ Edin Dzeko
. 73′ Edin Dzeko
. 79′ Diego Perotti
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 69 points and a positive goal difference of +45
AS Roma, 5th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +19
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 60:15 | 45 | 69 |
| 5 | Roma | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 40:21 | 19 | 50 |
What a surprising result! Napoli humiliated at the San Paolo Stadium despite taking the lead just to lose the game. It’s a slap for Napoli because this defeat not only hurts their pride, but also putting in risk the leadership in the Serie A. Napoli remaining the sole leader with 69 points, but Juventus in the second position with 68 points still have a pending match and might take the leadership!
Brilliant stuff from Roma, who conceded first at Napoli but recovered to win 4-2 with 2 @EdDzeko goals and go third in Serie A – Juve now just 1 point off the lead pic.twitter.com/Gaxw5niLKp
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The match started well with Napoli opening the score in the 6th minute. Forward Lorenzo Insigne defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Alisson with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Mário Rui.
The Roman gladiators reacting fast and equalized for the 1-1 in the 7th minute. Cengiz Ünder defeating Napoli goalkeeper with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Radja Nainggolan.
Nainggolan plays @cengizunder in behind the defence, and the in-form winger takes an early shot that loops up off the covering defender, over the goalkeeper and into the back of the net! YES!#NapoliRoma 1⃣-1⃣ pic.twitter.com/FqKYq66Pcz
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 3, 2018
Napoli in disbelief! Fans at the San Paolo just speechless when Roma forward Edin Dzeko smacking a headed shot directly to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
Roma take the lead, and it’s a brilliant header from @EdDzeko! After an incisive passing move into the final third, the ball eventually falls to Florenzi on the right – who puts in an inviting cross that the striker powers back across goal and in! YES! pic.twitter.com/qzG96mf1UQ
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 3, 2018
Chaos at the San Paolo! Roma increasing the score for the 1-3 in the 73rd minute. The verdugo again is Edin Dzeko this time with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Aleksandar Kolarov.
An absolute beauty of a left-footed curler from outside the box from @EdDzeko, and the Giallorossi are two goals ahead! YES!!!!#ASRoma #NapoliRoma pic.twitter.com/nTOEfe1TMP
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 3, 2018
Far from Napoli reacting, there is another goal by the Roman gladiators taking total control at the San Paolo. Fourth goal of the match in the 79th minute. A total cold shower at the San Paolo. Roma crushing Napoli with Diego Perotti delivering a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
79′ – The ball falls kindly to @D_10Perotti inside the Napoli box, and he makes absolutely no mistake with a thumping first-time finish beyond Reina! GET IN!!#ASRoma #NapoliRoma pic.twitter.com/ohWnbAnWn8
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 3, 2018
Napoli waking up too late. In the 92nd minute, forward Dries Mertens with a vain goal for the final 2-4 result. Mertens with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Insigne.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Allan, Jorginho, Zieliński; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Ünder, Džeko, Perotti.
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2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 27
Napoli 2 – 4 AS Roma
Saturday 3 March 2018
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: PAIRETTO
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: RANGHET
Goals: 6′ Lorenzo Insigne (N), 7′ Cengiz Ünder (R), 26′ Edin Dzeko (R), 73′ Edin Dzeko (R), 79′ Diego Perotti (R), 92′ Dries Mertens (N)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Allan, Jorginho, Zieliński; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
Subs: Rafael, Sepe; Maggio, Hamšík, Milić, Machach, Rog, Ounas, Diawata, Tonelli, Milik.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Ünder, Džeko, Perotti.
Subs: Lobonț, Skorupski; J. Jesus, Pellegrini, Capradossi, Schick, Gonalons, Defrel, Peres, Gerson, J. Silva, El Shaarawyi.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
Referee: Massa (Imperia)