Result Hellas Verona vs Napoli, Saturday 28 February 2026, Serie A Week 27

   Hellas Verona 1 - 2 Napoli   


Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 4th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Hellas Verona, 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -27

✅    Napoli triumphed at the Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Stadium during the Serie A Week 27 match on Saturday, February 28, 2026. This significant win brings Napoli to a total of 53 points. Meanwhile, Verona is in utter despair, sitting at the bottom of the standings with just 15 points. The match ended in a thrilling fashion, with Napoli overcoming Hellas Verona in the 96th minute.

Napoli took the lead right from the start. Can you believe it? Hojlund found the net in the second minute and controlled the game. Unexpectedly, they allowed an equalizer from Akpa Akpro, which looked like it would lead to yet another loss. But just when it appeared that all hope was lost, Belgian forward Lukaku scored the decisive goal, marking his first of the season with a powerful shot that clinched the three points in the final moments.

 

🟡🔵 Hellas Verona 0 - 1 Napoli 🔵

⚽️ What a quick goal! Napoli takes the lead just two minutes into the match.  Rasmus Højlund scored with a header into the bottom left corner. The assist came from Antonio Vergara. Hojlund protected the ball and passed it to Politano, who delivered a cross into the box. Vergara then set up the ball perfectly for Højlund to head it in, leaving Verona's goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò unable to reach it.



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🟡🔵 Hellas Verona 1 - 1 Napoli 🔵

⚽️ In the 64th minute, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro scores an equalizer with a right-footed shot to the upper center after a corner given away by Alessandro Buongiorno. Verona surprises with this goal. The ball deflects after the corner, and Akpa Akpro takes a first-time shot from the edge of the box, getting it past Meret to level the score at 1-1. It's a stunning goal at the Bentegodi, and it stands after a VAR review.



 

🟡🔵 Hellas Verona 1 - 2 Napoli 🔵

⚽️ Napoli secured a thrilling win in the 96th minute.  Romelu Lukaku scored with a left-footed shot after a corner conceded by Martin Frese. Giovane's cross was deflected by the Gialloblu defense but still found its way to Lukaku, who fell but managed to shoot past Montipò. The Belgian striker celebrated wildly, clinching three points for Napoli. As time was running out, the final whistle blew at the Bentegodi Stadium, and victory was snatched in the last moment.

Romelu Lukaku is the Panini Player of the Match

 

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Hellas Verona official starting lineup against Napoli

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Napoli official starting lineup against Hellas Verona

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2025 – 2026 Italian Serie A Week 27

HELLAS VERONA 1 – 2 NAPOLI
Saturday 28 February 2026
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy

18:00

Referee: COLOMBO
Assistants: DEI GIUDICI – ROSSI M.
IV: BONACINA
VAR: GARIGLIO
AVAR: DI BELLO

Goals:  2' Rasmus Højlund (N),64' Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro(V), 96' Romelu Lukaku (N)

🟡🔵   Lineup HELLAS VERONA (3-5-2): Montipò; Bella-Kotchap, Nelsson, Edmundsson; Oyegoke, Akpa-Akpro, Gagliardini, Harroui, Bradaric; Bowie, Sarr.


Subs: Perilli, Toniolo, Frese, Valentini, Suslov, Slotsager, Mosquera, Niasse, Isaac, Fallou, Vermesan

Coach: Paolo Sammarco

🔵   Lineup NAPOLI (3-4-2-1): Meret; Beukema, Buongiorno, Juan Jesus; Politano, Lobotka, Elmas, Spinazzola; Vergara, Alisson Santos; Hojlund.

Subs: Contini, Milinkovic-Savic, Gutierrez, Gilmour, Lukaku, Olivera, Giovane, Mazzocchi, Prisco

Coach: Antonio Conte



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