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62% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 38% Ball Possession CESENA
Napoli 3 – 2 Cesena 
19′ Dries Mertens 15′ Gregoire Defrel
20′ Manolo Gabbiadini 45(+2) Gregoire Defrel
57′ Dries Mertens
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 4th position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Cesena, 19th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -30
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Napoli | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 64:45 | 19 | 60 |
| 19 | Cesena | 35 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 34:64 | -30 | 24 |
Napoli still hoping to make it to the Champions League next season. Napoli with 63 points are only 3 points behind Lazio having 66 points. There are 2 more games to play. Mathematically speaking, Cesena already relegated to Serie B.
Surprisingly, Cesena opening the score in the 15th minute. It is forward Gregoire Defrel to silence the San Paolo Stadium defeating Napoli goalkeeper Mariano Andujar with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Andrea Tabanelli.
Napoli equalizing with forward Dries Mertens in the 15th minute defeating Cesena goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Mesto, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; David López, Jorginho; Callejón, Hamšík, Mertens; Gabbiadini.
Coach. Rafael Benítez
CESENA (4-3-2-1): Agliardi; Volta, Capelli, Krajnc, Renzetti; Tabanelli, De Feudis, Cascione; Carbonero, Brienza; Defrel.
Coach. Domenico Di Carlo
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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 36
Napoli 3 – 2 Cesena
Monday 18 May 2015
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
21:00
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: BARBIRATI – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: BARACANI
Goals: 15′ Gregoire Defrel (C), 19′ Dries Mertens (N), 20′ Manolo Gabbiadini (N), 57′ Dries Mertens (N)
Official formations – lineups:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Mesto, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; David López, Jorginho; Callejón, Hamšík, Mertens; Gabbiadini.
Coach. Rafael Benítez
CESENA (4-3-2-1): Agliardi; Volta, Capelli, Krajnc, Renzetti; Tabanelli, De Feudis, Cascione; Carbonero, Brienza; Defrel.
Coach. Domenico Di Carlo
Match Stats
| Napoli | Match Stats | Cesena |
| 3 | Goals | 2 |
| 15 (4) | Shots (on goal) | 7 (4) |
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 62% | Ball Possession | 38% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |