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69% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 31% Ball Possession CHIEVO VERONA
Napoli 3 – 1 Chievo Verona 
6′ Gonzalo Higuain 2{ Nicola Rigoni
38′ Vlad Chiriches
70′ José Callejón
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +33
Chievo Verona, 10th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Napoli | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 55:22 | 33 | 58 |
| 10 | Chievo | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32:36 | -4 | 34 |
Napoli battling to get back to the top position of the Serie A. The duel for the Scudetto is with Juventus. It was a meaningful victory for Napoli as they started the match losing when Chievo opened the score in the 2nd minute. Napoli overturning the result and at the end claiming the victory to keep up the race for the Scudetto alive.
It seems Chievo hardly believe they could keep the lead as Napoli quickly equalized in the 6th minute blocking Chievo for the rest of the match. It is forward Gonzalo Higuaín to score the equalizer goal defeating Chievo Verona goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Faouzi Ghoulam. Higuain scoring his 26h goal being the sole top leader of the Serie A.
The goal breaking the draw arriving in the 38th minute following a corner conceded by Chievo Verona midfielder Ivan Radovanovic. It is Napoli defender Vlad Chiriches to score the leading goal with a a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Jorginho.
The match ended with the San Paolo stadium celebrating. In the 70th minute, it is forward José Callejón to defeat goalkeeper Bizzarri with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Allan.
- There are 7 precedents between NAPOLI vs CHIEVO VERONA at the San Paolo Stadium. Stats showing Napoli with 4 wins, 1 draw, and Chievo Verona with 2 wins. Napoli scoring 10 goals and Chievo scoring 5 goals.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Chiricheș, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; David López, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Higuaín, Insigne.
Here is CHIEVO VERONA official starting lineup by coach Rolando Maran:
CHIEVO VERONA (4-3-1-2): Bizzarri; Frey, Dainelli, Cesar, Cacciatore; Castro, Radovanović, Rigoni; Birsa; M’Poku, Pellissier.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 25 goals
Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals
| NAPOLI | Goals | Goals | CHIEVO VERONA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 25 | 8 | Paloschi, Alberto |
| Insigne, Lorenzo | 11 | 5 | Birsa, Valter |
| Hamsik, Marek | 5 | 4 | Meggiorini, Riccardo |
| Callejon | 4 | 3 | Castro, Lucas |
| Allan | 3 | 3 | Inglese, Roberto |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 draws
| 29/02/16 | SA | Fiorentina – Napoli | 1:1 | Round 27 | |||
| 25/02/16 | UELK | Napoli – Villarreal | 1:1 | 1 | |||
| 22/02/16 | SA | Napoli – Milan | 1:1 | Round 26 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 28/02/16 | SA | Chievo – Genoa | 1:0 | Round 27 | |||
| 20/02/16 | SA | Verona – Chievo | 3:1 | Round 26 | |||
| 13/02/16 | SA | Chievo – Sassuolo | 1:1 | Round 25 |
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 28
Napoli 3 – 1 Chievo Verona
Saturday 5 March 2016
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: MARZALONI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: COSTANZO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
Goals: Nicola Rigoni (C), 6′ Gonzalo Higuain (N), 38′ Vlad Chiriches (N),
70′ José Callejón (N)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Chiricheș, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; David López, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Higuaín, Insigne.
Subs: Gabriel, Rafael; Maggio, Strinić, Luperto, Regini, Valdifiori, Chalobah, El Kaddouri, Allan, Grassi, Mertens, Gabbiadini.
Coach: Sarri
CHIEVO VERONA (4-3-1-2): Bizzarri; Frey, Dainelli, Cesar, Cacciatore; Castro, Radovanović, Rigoni; Birsa; M’Poku, Pellissier.
Subs.: Bressan, Seculin; Sardo, Spolli, Costa, Hetemaj, Pepe, Pinzi, Ninković, Floro Flores, Meggiorini.
Coach: Maran.
Match Stats
| Napoli | Match Stats | Chievo Verona |
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 25(10) | Shots (on goal) | 8(2) |
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 69% | Ball Possession | 31% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |