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Italian Soccer Serie A

31% Ball Possession SPEZIA and 69% Ball Possession NAPOLI
   Spezia 0 – 3 Napoli 
.                                                        46′ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (pen)
.                                                        69′ Victor Osimhen
.                                                        74′ Victor Osimhen

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Spezia, 17th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -15
Napoli, 1st position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +33

Napoli are the sole leader and win the Serie A Week 21 game defeating Speziaon Sunday 5 February 2023 at the Alberto Picco Stadium in Spezia, Italy. Napoli commanding in the second half.  Kvaratskhelia gave the lead after converting a penalty. The doubling comes thanks to Victor Osimhen who takes advantage of the black and white defense’s sleep after a bell tower in the area kicked by Ampadu and heads ahead of Caldara and Dragowski making it 2-0. The third blue goal comes from the high pressure of Spalletti’s team, with Caldara who with a back pass serves in the area Kvaratskhelia who fakes the conclusion and serves Osimhen who only has to deposit in the net with an empty net.

Referee Marco Di Bello gave a penalty to Napoli conceded by Arkadiusz Reca following a handball. In the 46th minute, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia converted the penalty defeating Spezia goalkeeper Dragowski with a right-footed shot to the top right corner.

👉 Spezia 0 – 1 Napoli, 46th minute, ⚽️ goal by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia converted a penalty for @en_sscnapoli with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The penalty is conceded by Arkadiusz Reca following a handball. https://t.co/LnqFwwaTiA

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 5, 2023

Napoli get a gift of a penalty just nine seconds into the second half.🎁

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia converts for his eighth Serie A goal of the season.🇬🇪 pic.twitter.com/R2DOeOkd2m

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 5, 2023

Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen increased the score in the 69th minute with a headed shot.

👉 Spezia 0 – 2 Napoli, 69th minute, ⚽️ goal by Victor Osimhen for @en_sscnapoli with a headed shot to the center. https://t.co/v4HZcPJl2B

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 5, 2023

Victor Osimhen scores his 15th Serie A goal of the season.🎯🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/FRUtoD0wUZ

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 5, 2023

Surely, it is a brilliant season for Victor Osimhen! In the 74th minute, Osimhen scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. This is his 16th goal remaining top scorer.

👉 Spezia 0 – 3 Napoli, 74th minute, ⚽️ goal by Victor Osimhen for @en_sscnapoli with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. https://t.co/0YHhSl7OHQ

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 5, 2023

Osimhen ⚽
Kvaratskhelia 🅰️

Serie A’s most potent partnership are at it again.🎯 pic.twitter.com/QuFmZERK8x

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 5, 2023

Victor Osimhen has 16 league goals in 17 games. It’s already his best Serie A season.🔥🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/LudPJtZGIq

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 5, 2023

✅  Stats before the game. Napoli, on the other hand, are an insatiable machine that produces play and results, with a more than deserved first place in the league. Four consecutive victories against Sampdoria, Juventus, Salernitana and Roma have allowed Spalletti’s team to extend the standings and move to +13 on their pursuers. Today another important opportunity to further extend as today’s evening there will be the Milan derby between Inter and Milan, the main opponents for the Scudetto fight. Spezia comes from two consecutive defeats collected against Bologna and Rome, with four goals conceded (two per match) and zero goals scored. Mbala Nzola’s injury meant a lot in terms of offensive contribution and the Juventus club resorted to the incoming market, inserting the Uzbek Eldor Shomurodov, on loan from Roma, in the squad. Spezia and Napoli have faced each other five times in their history in Serie A, with the precedents in favor of the Azzurri leading by three victories, against the two black and whites. No draw so far, therefore, between the two teams in the top Italian championship.

👉  Lineup Spezia (3-5-2): Dragowski; Ampadu, Caldara, Nikolaou; Amian, Bourabia, Esposito, Agudelo, Reca; Verde, Shomurodov.

👉  Lineup Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.

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🇮🇹    Referee Marco Di Bello from the section of Brindisi will be assisted by Fabiano Preti from the section of Mantova and Damiano Di Iorio from the section of Vco. The Fourth Official will be Matteo Marchetti from the section of Ostia Lido. The VAR will be Gianluca Aureliano from the section of Bologna. The AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.

👉 Spezia vs Napoli Match Officials
Serie A Week 21

🗓️ Sunday 5 February 2023
🏟️ Alberto Picco Stadium
⏲️ 12:30

🙍‍♂️ Referee: DI BELLO
🚩Assistants: PRETI – DI IORIO
4⃣ Fourth Official: MARCHETTI
VAR: AURELIANO@Domii_Torello @FarFromVesuvius @SerieA_ENhttps://t.co/uTOTaUFNsA pic.twitter.com/A1hJ6lCPma

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 2, 2023

Debut ready ⚔️#SpeziaNapoli pic.twitter.com/zWvNWGIDWr

— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) February 5, 2023

𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑪𝑯𝑫𝑨𝒀 🦅

It’s World Nutella Day too 😋🍫#SpeziaNapoli pic.twitter.com/YWKzqKjhHN

— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) February 5, 2023

👉 Result Spezia 0 – 3 Napoli

⚽️ Goals: 46′ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (pen) 69′ , 74′ Victor Osimhen

🟨 Yellows: Spezia 3, Napoli 2

✍ Ball Possession: 31% @acspezia_en and 69% @en_sscnapoli

✅ https://t.co/JAQ0MpoQCt@Domii_Torello @ForzaNapoliPod @socios https://t.co/ZXuiOgOtHN

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 5, 2023

Photo via twitter.com/acspezia

2022 – 2023 Italian Serie A Week 21

Spezia 0 – 3 Napoli
Sunday 5 February 2023
Alberto Picco Stadium
Spezia, Italy

12:30

Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: PRETI – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: MARCHETTI
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: PAGANESSI

⚽️ Goals: 46′ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (pen)(N), 69′, 74′ Victor Osimhen

🟨 Yellows: 16′ Ethan Ampadu (S), 19′ Hirving Lozano (N) , 50′ Mattia Caldara (S), 52′ Piotr Zielinski (N)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

Lineup Spezia (3-5-2): Dragowski; Ampadu, Caldara, Nikolaou; Amian, Bourabia, Esposito, Agudelo, Reca; Verde, Shomurodov.

Subs: Zovko, Marchetti, Sala, Beck, Ferrer, Esposito, Maldini, Strelec, Wisinewski, Cipot.

Coach:  Luca Gotti.

Lineup Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.

Subs: Marfella, Gollini, Demme, Jesus, Elmas, Olivera, Simeone, Bereszynski, Politano, Zerbin, Zedadka, Ostigard, Gaetano, Raspadori, Ndombele.

Coach:  Luciano Spalletti.