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Italian Soccer Serie A

54% Ball Possessio NAPOLI and 46% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
        Napoli 1 – 3 Fiorentina
45+4′ Victor Osimhen (pen)     7′ Josip Brekalo
.                                                           63′ Giacomo Bonaventura
.                                                           93′ Nicolás González

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 5th position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Napoli, 4th position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of +10

Napoli collapsed losing the Serie A Week 8 game on Sunday 8 October 2023 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Napoli, Italy. Fiorentina now claimed full 3 points and reached 17 points thanks to goals from Josip Brekalo, Giacomo Bonaventura and Nicolás González, in a match that also featured the woodwork of Quarta and Ikone. Fiorentina caught Juventus in third place.

The bad news is that Napoli suffered a second home defeat, aggressive but lacking clarity. Victor Osimhen’s penalty is not enough, the blue attacker wastes one-on-one with Terracciano with the result still tied.

Previously, Napoli and Fiorentina were tied on 14 points, both unbeaten in four rounds of the championship and with the objective of third place – catching Juventus – within reach of victory.

After the break for the national teams, the ninth day of the championship will see Garcia’s team visit Verona while the Italian boys are expected in the derby with Empoli.

Fiorentina with a fast start opened the score in the 7th minute. Josip Brekalo defeated Napoli goalkeeper with a left-footed shot to the center.

👉 Napoli 0 – 1 Fiorentina, 7th minute, ⚽️ goal by Josip Brekalo for @ACFFiorentinaEN with a left-footed shot to the center. https://t.co/mJErROBq98

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) October 8, 2023

Fast start for Fiorentina! 💜

Josip Brekalo megs the keeper for the opener in Napoli. pic.twitter.com/E355gjnST9

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 8, 2023

Napoli equalized before ending the first half in the 45+4 minute. Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen defeated Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano by converting a penalty with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The penalty is conceded by Terracciano.

👉 Napoli 1 – 1 Fiorentina, 45+4′ minute, ⚽️ goal by Victor Osimhen equalized for @en_sscnapoli converting a penalty with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The penalty is conceded by Pietro Terracciano. https://t.co/jbXNgeZmDO

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) October 8, 2023

“You cannot get beat from that angle.”@MikeGrella10 breaks down Fiorentina’s opener in Napoli.

Catch the second half for FREE on CBS Sports Golazo Network available on the @CBSSports App and @PlutoTV. 📲 pic.twitter.com/GfCbqRLTJh

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 8, 2023

Fiorentina took the lead again in the 63rd minute. Giacomo Bonaventura scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner.

👉 Napoli 1 – 2 Fiorentina, 63rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Giacomo Bonaventura for @ACFFiorentinaEN with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. https://t.co/fegXaIDKr5

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) October 8, 2023

34-year-old Jack Bonaventura is loving life!

His fourth goal in Serie A this season. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/RnoRsBtSyc

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 8, 2023

In the 77th minute, Coach Garcia decided to replace Victor Osimhen which was not seen as a good move by the fans. Giovanni Simeone took his place.

“You’re down at home against Fiorentina and you take off your best player? It’s mind-boggling. I have no idea what’s going through Rudi Garcia’s mind.”@iftvmarco, @mikegrella10 and @bonetti discuss Napoli’s poor start to the season. pic.twitter.com/KSbjDOeFbb

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 8, 2023

Fiorentina sealed the victory in the 93rd minute: Nicolás González scored with a right-footed shot from to the top right corner. The assist is by Fabiano Parisi.

✅   Stats before the game: Fiorentina have won only one of their last six Serie A matches against Napoli (1N, 4L): 3-2 on 10 April 2022, with goals from Nicolás González, Jonathan Ikoné and Arthur Cabral. Napoli have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six home games against Fiorentina in Serie A, although they have been defeated twice in the period (W3, D1): on 18 January 2020 and 10 April 2022.  Napoli are unbeaten in 15 matches against Fiorentina in the first round of Serie A (10W, 5D). The last defeat of the Neapolitans in this part dates back to 31 October 2007, 0-1 with a goal from Christian Vieri. Fiorentina remained unbeaten in four of their last six matches against the Serie A title holders, a period in which they achieved two successes (against Juventus in December 2020 and against Milan in March 2023) and two draws (against Juventus in April 2021 and against Inter in March 2022). After the 4-1 against Udinese and the 4-0 against Lecce, Napoli can score more than three goals in three consecutive matches in Serie A for the third time in their history, after having achieved it in October 1957 and in May 2017. Fiorentina have gained 14 points in the first seven matches of this championship: only on two occasions in the three points per win era have they reached at least 17 in the first eight matches of a Serie A season, in 1998/99 and 2015 /16 (18 on both occasions).

👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Natan, Olivera; Zambo Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.

👉 Lineup FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Quarta, Parisi; Arthur, Duncan; Ikone, Bonaventura, Brekalo; Nzola.

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The Diego Armando Maradona Stadium is ready for Napoli vs Fiorentina

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Our starting XI to face Napoli⚜️
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— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) October 8, 2023

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👉 First half is over. Napoli 1- 1 Fiorentina

⚽️ Goals: 7′ Josip Brekalo (F), 45+4′ Victor Osimhen (pen)(N)

🟨 Booked: 45+4′ Pietro Terracciano (F)

✍ Ball Possession: 54% @en_sscnapoli and 46% @ACFFiorentinaEN

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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) October 8, 2023

👉 Result Napoli 1- 3 Fiorentina

⚽️ Goals: 7′ Josip Brekalo (F), 45+4′ Osimhen (pen)(N), 63′ Bonaventura (F), Nicolás González (F)

🟨 Booked: Napoli 2, Fiorentina 4

✍ Ball Possession: 54% @en_sscnapoli and 46% @ACFFiorentinaEN

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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) October 8, 2023

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2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 8

Napoli 1 – 3 Fiorentina
Sunday 8 October 2023
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Napoli, Italy

20:45

Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: BACCINI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: GARIGLIO

⚽️ Goals:  7′ Josip Brekalo (F), 45+4′ Victor Osimhen (pen)(N), 63′ Giacomo Bonaventura (F), 93′ Nicolás González (F)

🟨 Booked:

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3):  Meret; Di Lorenzo, Natan, Ostigard, Olivera; Anguissa (77′ Raspadori), Lobotka (76′ Gaetano), Zielinski (76′ Lindstrom); Politano (57′ Cajuste), Osimhen (76′ Simeone), Kvaratskhelia.

Subs: Contini, Idasiak, Demme, Mario Rui, Elmas, Zerbin, D’Avino, Zanoli.

Coach:  Rudi Garcia

👉 Lineup FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode (83′ Ranieri), Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi; Arthur (83′ Infantino), Duncan (83′ Mandragora); Ikoné (79′ Comuzzo), Bonaventura, Brekalo (73′ Nico Gonzalez); Nzola.

Subs: Martinelli, Vannucchi, Biraghi, Sottil, Maxime Lopez, Beltran, Barak, Amatucci, Kouame.

Coach: Vincenzo Italiano