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41% Ball Possesison NAPOLI and 59% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Napoli 2 – 0 AS Roma
3′ Gonzalo Higain
85′ Jose Maria Callejon
Napoli crushing AS Roma’s race for the Scudetto at the San Paolo Stadium with the goals by forward Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Maria Callejon. Napoli claiming the full 3 points and battling for a spot in the top 3 positions while Roma failing big time. It’s a waste for Roma because they were battling with Juventus having both 22 points to keep up the neck to neck race for the Scudetto. Juventus now is sole leader after defeating Empoli reaching 25 points.
Napoli opening the score in the 3rd minute! Yep, a super fast goal to set the tone of the game. It is forward Gonzalo Higuain to defeat AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a right footed shot in the center. It’s Higuain’s 5th goal this season. De Sanctis is an ex-Napoli player.
Despite Roma looking for a draw, the hope vanished! In the 85th minute, Napoli archiving the result with the goal by forward Jose Maria Callejon defeating goalkeeper De Sanctis with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. It’s the 8th goal this season for Callejon. Total joy at the San Paolo and the assist is by forward Gonzalo Higuain. Great game for Higuain with goal and assist.
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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.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho.
Before the game: Disciplinary Situation, no suspended players
AFTER the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Jose Maria Callejon with 8 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 4 goals
Napoli | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
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Callejon | 8 | 4 | Destro, Mattia |
Higuain, Gonzalo | 5 | 2 | Ljajic, Adem |
Hamsik, Marek | 2 | 2 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
Koulibaly, Kalidou | 1 | 2 | Totti, Francesco |
Zapata, Duvan | 1 | 1 | Nainggolan, Radja |
Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
29/10/14 | SA | Atalanta – Napoli | 1:1 | Round 9 | |||
26/10/14 | SA | Napoli – Verona | 6:2 | Round 8 | |||
23/10/14 | UELG | Young Boys Bern – Napoli | 2:0 | Round 3 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
29/10/14 | SA | Roma – Cesena | 2:0 | Round 9 | |||
25/10/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Roma | 0:0 | Round 8 | |||
21/10/14 | UCLG | Roma – B. Munich | 1:7 | Round 3 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game NAPOLI vs AS ROMA on Saturday 1 November 2014 at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy.
Click the video to watch the commentaries from DIRETTA STADIO on Napoli – AS Roma
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
Photos Napoli vs AS Roma courtesy of asroma.it
Napoli defender Christian Maggio challenging AS Roma midfielder Seydou Keita
A duel between Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and AS Roma forward Francesco Totti
AS Roma forward Gervinho
AS Roma Captain Francesco Totti
AS Roma goalkeeper and ex Napoli Morgan De Sanctis
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 10
Napoli 2 – 0 AS Roma
Saturday 1 November 2014
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
15:00
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: CARIOLATO – PADOVAN
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: MASSA
Goals: 3′ Gonzalo Higuain, 85′ Jose Maria Callejon
Official formations – lineups:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David López; Callejón, Hamšík, Insigne; Higuaín.
Subs. Andújar, Colombo, Britos, Henrique, Mesto, de Guzmán, Inler, Gargano, Radošević, Michu, Mertens, Duván Zapata.
Coach.: Rafael Benítez.
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho.
Subs.: Skorupski, Somma, Calabresi, Cole, Emanuelson, De Rossi, Paredes, Uçan, Destro, Iturbe, Ljajić, Sanabria
Coach.: Rudi Garcia.
Napoli | Match Stats | AS Roma |
2 | Goals | 0 |
15(6) | Shots (on goal) | 8(2) |
13 | Fouls | 11 |
6 | Corner kicks | 5 |
7 | Offsides | 0 |
41% | Ball Possession | 59% |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Saves | 4 |