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61% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 39% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
Napoli 3 – 3 Cagliari 
11′ Gonzalo Higuain 38′ Victor Ibarbo
30′ Gokhan Inler 48′ Diego Farias
62’Jonathan De Guzman 67′ Diego Farias
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Cagliari, 15th position with 10 points and a neutral goal difference of “0″
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Napoli | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20:12 | 8 | 21 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17:17 | 0 | 10 |
Napoli battling for the race towards the top 3 positions. The party at the San Paolo Stadium seeing the team taking the lead over Cagliari. Yet, Cagliari not giving up and managed to draw the match.
It is Napoli forward to open the score in the 11th minute with forward Gonzalo Higuain defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Faouzi Ghoulam. This is the 7th goal for Higuain this season.
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Napoli gaining momentum in the 30th minute with another goal. The action starting with Cagliari goalkeeper Cragno saving the left footed shot by Jonathan Guzman. Yet, immediately, there it is the right footed shot by midfielder Gokhan Inler defeating Cragno in the bottom left corner.
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Cagliari shortening the distance in the 38th minute with forward Victor Ibarbo defeating Napoli goalkeeper Rafael with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Antonio Balzano. It’s the 2nd goal this season for Ibarbo.
Cagliari equalizing in the 47th minute with forward Diego Farias defeating Napoli goalkeeper Ragfael with a headed shot in the top left corner. The headed assist by defender Luca Rossettini.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael Cabral; Maggio, Henrique, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Gargano, Inler; Callejón, Hamšík, de Guzmán; Higuaín
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Zdenek Zeman:
Cagliari (4-3-3): Cragno; Pisano, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Balzano; Dessena, Crisetig, Ekdal; Farias, Ibarbo, Cossu.
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Jose Maria Callejon with 8 goals
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callejon | 8 | 4 | Sau, Marco |
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 7 | 4 | Ekdal, Albin |
| Hamsik, Marek | 2 | 3 | Avelar, Danilo |
| Koulibaly, Kalidou | 1 | 2 | Cossu, Andrea |
| Zapata, Duvan | 1 | 2 | Ibarbo, Victor |
Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
| 09/11/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Napoli | 0:1 | Round 11 |
| 06/11/14 | UELG | Napoli – Young Boys Bern | 3:0 | Round 4 |
| 01/11/14 | SA | Napoli – Roma | 2:0 | Round 10 |
Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 09/11/14 | SA | Cagliari – Genoa | 1:1 | Round 11 |
| 03/11/14 | SA | Lazio – Cagliari | 4:2 | Round 10 |
| 29/10/14 | SA | Cagliari – Milan | 1:1 | Round 9 |
Disciplinary Situation before the game. 1 suspended player for NAPOLI: Jorginho.
1 suspended player for CAGLIARI: Daniele Conti
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 12
Napoli 3 – 3 Cagliari,
Sunday 23 November 2014
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
15:00
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: FAVERANI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: DI PAOLO
Goals: 11′ Gonzalo Higuain, 31′ Gokhan Inler (N), 38′ Victor Ibarbo (C), 47′ Diego Farias (C)
Official formations – lineups:
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael Cabral; Maggio, Henrique, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Gargano, Inler; Callejón, Hamšík, de Guzmán; Higuaín.
Subs.: Colombo, Andújar, Britos, Albiol, Mesto, David López, Radosević, Zapata.
Coach.: Benítez.
Cagliari (4-3-3): Cragno; Pisano, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Balzano; Dessena, Crisetig, Ekdal; Farias, Ibarbo, Cossu.
Subs.: Carboni, Murru, Benedetti, Capuano, Donsah, João Pedro, Capello, Caio Rangel, Longo.
Coach.: Zeman
Match Stats
| Napoli | Match Stats | Cagliari |
| 3 | Goals | 3 |
| 14(6) | Shots (on goal) | 11(8) |
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 61% | Ball Possession | 39% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |