By Anna Italia
Follow me in Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page
% Ball Possession NAPOLI and % Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Napoli 2 – 1 Fiorentina 
46′ Lorenzo Insigne 73′ Nikola Kalinic
75′ Gonzalo Higuain
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 6th position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Fiorentina, 1st position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorentina | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14:4 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | Napoli | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16:7 | 9 | 12 |
There are 6 points difference and the need to win for Fiorentina is a must to keep the sole leadership. Napoli also in need to win this home game to get back to the race for the Scudetto being 6 points below the leader.
Napoli opening the score in the 46th minute. It is forward Lorenzo Insigne to smack a right footed shot defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu to put Napoli ahead. Insigne running to celebrate towards the fans.
Photo: .facebook.com/SSCNapoli
Fiorentina equalizing in the 73rd minute with forward Nikola Kalinic defeating Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Josip Ilicic.
Napoli taking the lead again in the 75th minute. It is forward Gonzalo Higuain to give the lead defeating goalkeeper with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Dries Mertens
There are 65 precedents between Napoli vs Fiorentina at the San Paolo Stadium. Stats showing Napoli with 29 wins, 10 draws, and Fiorentina with 16 wins. Out of the 142 goals, Napoli scoring 81 goals and Fiorentina 61.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík, Callejón, Higuaín, Insigne.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Paulo Sousa:
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): Tătărușanu, Tomović, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Astori, Blaszczykowsky, Badelj, Vecino, Alonso, Borja Valero, Bernardeschi, Kalinić.
==========================
==========================
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI: Lorenzo Insigne with 5 goals
Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Nikola Kalinic with 4 goals
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insigne, Lorenzo | 5 | 4 | Kalinic, Nikola |
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 5 | 3 | Ilicic, Josip |
| Allan | 3 | 2 | Babacar, Khouma |
| Gabbiadini, Manolo | 1 | 2 | Alonso, Marcos |
| Hamsik, Marek | 1 | 1 | Blaszczykowski, Jakub |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
| 04/10/15 | SA | Milan – Napoli | 0:4 | Round 7 |
| 01/10/15 | UELG | Legia Warsaw – Napoli | 0:2 | Round 2 |
| 26/09/15 | SA | Napoli – Juventus | 2:1 | Round 6 |
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 3 wins
| 04/10/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 3:0 | Round 7 |
| 01/10/15 | UELG | Belenenses – Fiorentina | 0:4 | Round 2 |
| 27/09/15 | SA | Inter – Fiorentina | 1:4 | Round 6 |
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 8
Napoli – Fiorentina
Sunday 18 October 2015
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
15:00
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: COSTANZO – PRETI
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: DI BELLO
Goals:
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík, Callejón, Higuaín, Insigne.
Subs: Gabriel, Rafael, Strinic, Henrique, Valdifiori, Maggio, Mertens, David Lopez, Chiriches, Gabbiadini, El Kaddouri, Chalobah.
Coach. Maurizio Sarri.
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): Tătărușanu, Tomović, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Astori, Blaszczykowsky, Badelj, Vecino, Alonso, Borja Valero, Bernardeschi, Kalinić.
Coach. Paulo Sousa.
Match Stats