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% Ball Possession SPAL and % Ball Possession NAPOLI
Spal 2 – 3 Napoli
13′ Pasquale Schiattarella         14′ Lorenzo Insigne
78′ Federico Viviani                       77′ José Callejón
.                                                              83′ Faouzi Ghoulam

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
SPAL, 14th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Napoli, 1st position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +16

Napoli with the challenge to win the away game against SPAL to keep the perfect score.   Napoli winning all their  previous5 games while SPAL winning only 1 game.    Napoli will secure the first position if they win the game.   SPAL looking to win the home game to climb the Serie A Table and avoid falling down in the relegation zone.

It is SPAL to open the score in the 13th minute.  Midfielder Pasquale Schiattarella defeating Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mirco Antenucci.

Photo: twitter.com/spalferrara

It;s a short happiness for SPAL because Napoli equalizes the score just a minute after the goal.  In the 14th minute, it is forward Lorenzo Insigne to defeat SPAL goalkeeper Alfred Gomis with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by José Callejón.

Photo:  twitter.com/en_sscnapoli

Here is SPAL official starting lineup – formation by Coach Leonardo Semplici:

SPAL (3-5-2): Gomis; Salamon, Vicari, Felipe; Lazzari, Schiattarella, Viviani, Mora, Costa; Antenucci, Borriello.

Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Maurizio Sarri:

NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Maksimović, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.

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Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of SPAL:   Rizzo, Lazzari, and Borriello with 1 goal each.

Top scorer of NAPOLI:   Dries Mertens with 6 goals

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of SPAL:   3 lost

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:   2 wins, 1 lost

Photo: twitter.com/sscnapoli

Photo: facebook.com/SpalCalcioFerrara/

2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 6

SPAL – Napoli
Saturday 23 September 2017
Paolo Massa Stadium
Ferrara, Italy

18:00

Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: PASSERI – FIORITO
Fourth Official: CHIFFI
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: PERETTI

Goals:

Official lineups – formations:

SPAL (3-5-2): Gomis; Salamon, Vicari, Felipe; Lazzari, Schiattarella, Viviani, Mora, Costa; Antenucci, Borriello.

Subs: Poluzzi, Marchegiani; Cremonesi, Bonazzoli, Rizzo, Konate, Mattiello, Vaisanen, Schiavon, Vitale, Paloschi, Grassi.

Coach: Semplici

NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Maksimović, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.

Subs.: Rafael, Sepe; Allan, Mário Rui, Jorginho, Maggio, Giaccherini, Rog, Albiol, Ounas, Tonelli, Milik.

Coach:  Maurizio Sarri