Result FIORENTINA 3 – 4 NAPOLI, Saturday 24 August 2019, Serie A Week 1

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43% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 57% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Fiorentina 3 – 4 Napoli
9′ Erick Pulgar (PEN)                          38′ Dries Mertens
51′ Nikola Milenkovic                         42′ Lorenzo Insigne (PEN)
65′ Kevin-Prince Boateng                  56′ José Callejón
.                                                                    67′ Lorenzo Insigne

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Fiorentina failed to start the season with a victory and lost the home game at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.  Napoli, who ended in the second place last season, start this season with a victory to set the race for the Scudetto sending the clear message to Juventus that they are a main contender.   A highlight of the match includes the debut of new Fiorentina player French Franck Ribery.   Ribery started as a substitute replacing Riccardo Sottil in the 78th minute.

Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti recovering the winning road with a struggling victory.  Napoli lost the last 2 Summer games against Barcelona.

It is Fiorentina to open the score in the 9th minute.  Referee Davide Massa giving a penalty to Fiorentina conceded by Piotr Zielinsk after a handball inside the penalty area.  It is Erick Pulgar to  convert the penalty defeating Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.

Napoli equalizing for the 1 – 1 in the 39th minute. It is forward Dries Mertens to defeat Fiorentina goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Insigne.

Napoli taking the lead in he 42nd minute. Forward Lorenzo Insigue converts a penalty with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The penalty is conceded by Gaetano Castrovilli after a foul on Dries Mertens.

Napoli breaking the draw in the 67th minute. The hero for Napoli is forward Lorenzo Insigne scoring from close range with a headed shot in the center. The assist is by José Callejón. Bam! Insigne with 2 goals… rocking….

Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by Coach Vincenzo Montella:

FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Dragowski; Lirola, Milenkovic, Pezzella, Venuti; Castrovilli, Badelj, Pulgar; Chiesa, Vlahovic, Sottil

Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by Coach Carlo Ancelotti:

NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Allan, Zielinski; Callejon, Fabian Ruiz, Insigne; Mertens

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Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:  3 wins

DAte TO Match 1 X 2 FT ROund
18/08/19 CI Fiorentina – SS Monza 1912 1.6 3.9 4.4 3:1 R3
11/08/19 CFG Fiorentina – Galatasaray 4:1
03/08/19 CFG Livorno – Fiorentina 0:1

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
10/08/19 CFG Napoli – Barcelona 0:4
08/08/19 CFG Barcelona – Napoli 2:1
04/08/19 CFG Marseille – Napoli 0:1

Serie A tickets2019 – 2020 Italian Serie A Week 1

Fiorentina 3 – 4 Napoli
Saturday 24 August 2019
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy

20:45

Referee: MASSA
Assistants: TEGONI – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: MONDIN

Goals: 9′ Erick Pulgar (F)(PEN), 51′ Nikola Milenkovic (F), 65′ Kevin-Prince Boateng (F)
38′ Dries Mertens (N), 42′ Lorenzo Insigne (N)(PEN), 56′ José Callejón (N), 67′ Lorenzo Insigne (N)

Official lineups – formations:

FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Dragowski; Lirola, Milenkovic, Pezzella, Venuti; Castrovilli, Badelj, Pulgar; Chiesa, Vlahovic, Sottil

Subs: Terraciano, Biraghi, Ranieri, Ribery, Simeone, Boateng, Cristoforo, Ceccherini, Montiel, Benassi, Zurkowski, Terzic

Coach: Vincenzo Montella

NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Allan, Zielinski; Callejon, Fabian Ruiz, Insigne; Mertens

Subs: Ospina, Karnezis, Malcuit, Verdi, Elmas, Luperto, Maksimovic, Chiriches, Hysaj, Ghoulam, Younes, Gaetano

Coach: Carlo Ancelotti