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% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and % Ball Possession NAPOLI
Fiorentina 0 – 1 Napoli 
. 61′ Gonzalo Higuain
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina 10th position with 13 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Napoli, 5th position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Napoli | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19:12 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10:9 | 1 | 13 |
Fiorentina suffering a painful defeat at the Artemio Franchi Stadium seeing their chances to be among the top teams vanishing.
It’s emergency for Napoli making the first forced substitution in the 25th minute. Forward Lorenzo Insigne cannot continue and is replaced by forward Dries Mertens.
Fiorentina closer to the goal in the 59th minute with midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado forcing Napoli goalkeeper to save his right footed shot in the bottom right corner. Cuadrado cannot believe his luck!.
Napoli finally opening the score in the 61st with forward Gonzalo “El Pipita” Higuain defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto with a right footed shot in the high center. This is the 3rd goal of the season for Higuain.
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Fiorentina making a substitution in the 65th minute by replacing midfielder Alberto Aquilani with midfielder David Pizarro.
Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella adding fresh energy for the attack looking at least to equalize the game. Forward Mario Gomez replacing Josip Ilicic in the 73rd minute.
Napoli replacing midfielder Marek Hamsik in the 75th minute with midfielder Jonathan De Guzman.
Before the game, disciplinary situation: No suspended players
- Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Neto; Tomović, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Savić, Alonso; Mati Fernández, Aquilani, Borja Valero; Cuadrado, Babacar, Iličič.
- Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David López; Callejón, Hamšík, Insigne; Higuaín.
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Stats after the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 4 goals
Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Jose Maria Callejon with 8 goals
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babacar, Khouma | 4 | 8 | Callejon |
| Ilicic, Josip | 1 | 5 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| Cuadrado, Juan | 1 | 3 | Hamsik, Marek |
| Tomovic, Nenad | 1 | 1 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Savic, Stefan | 1 | 1 | Koulibaly, Kalidou |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 06/11/14 | UELG | Fiorentina – PAOK | 1:1 | Matchday 4 | |||
| 02/11/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Fiorentina | 3:1 | Round 10 | |||
| 29/10/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Udinese | 3:0 | Round 9 |
Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 06/11/14 | UELG | Napoli – Young Boys Bern | 3:0 | Matchday 4 | |||
| 01/11/14 | SA | Napoli – Roma | 2:0 | Round 10 | |||
| 29/10/14 | SA | Atalanta – Napoli | 1:1 | Round 9 |
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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 11
Fiorentina – Napoli
Sunday 9 November 2014
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy
18:00
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: GERVASONI
Goals:
Official formations – lineups:
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Neto; Tomović, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Savić, Alonso; Mati Fernández, Aquilani, Borja Valero; Cuadrado, Babacar, Iličič.
Subs: Tătărușanu, Pizarro, Richards, Badelj, Vargas, Marin, Kurtić, Joaquín, Basanta, Pasqual, Lazzari, Gómez.
Coach.: Vincenzo Montella.
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David López; Callejón, Hamšík, Insigne; Higuaín.
Subs.: Colombo, Andújar, Henrique, Britos, de Guzmán, Mertens, Mesto, Gargano, Inler, Duván Zapata.
Coach.: Benitez.
Match Stats