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Italian Soccer Serie A
49% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 51% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Napoli 6 – 0 Fiorentina
5′ Lorenzo Insigne
36′ Diego Demme
38′ Hirving Lozano
45′ Piotr Zielinski
72′ Lorenzo Insigne (pen)
89′ Matteo Politano
Napoli, 6th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Fiorentina, 13th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Napoli just crushed Fiorentina humiliating them with a mega goleada 6-0 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Sunday 17 January 2021 winning the Serie A Week 18 game!!
Napoli, who were heavily criticized for the Covid-19 rumors among players, silenced the critics on the pitch and hello, what a way to silence them! It’s a super victory not only for the team, but for Coach Gennaro Gattuso and the City. The victory helping Napoli climbed from the 6th to the 3rd position above AS Roma reaching 34 points and having better goal difference. Fiorentina stepping down to the 14th with 18 points. Goals by Lorenzo Insigne with a brace, Diego Demme, Hirving Lozano, Piotr Zielinski and Matteo Politano.
Napoli climbing from the 6th to the 3rd position. That’s how important this victory is gold! We might say it rained goals at the Stadium and no umbrella protecting Fiorentina. Imagine, Napoli are the only team in Europe’s top five leagues to score four or more first-half goals on two occasions this season, having done so against Atalanta in October 2020.
Napoli opened the score in the 5th minute starting the flood with Captain Lorenzo Insigne defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Andrea Petagna.
.@Lor_Insigne has scored his ninth goal of the season (in 14 matches), one more than he got in the last Serie A campaign (8 goals in 37 matches) #ForzaNapoliSempre
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
⏱ 36’ | GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL😍
Diego Demme sweeps home after a smart cut-back from Petagna! 😍💥#NapoliFiorentina 2-0💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/8eSd3YxW1I
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
⏱ 38’ | GOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL 😍
CHUCKY TIME! @HirvingLozano70 slides in to apply the finish to @Lor_Insigne‘s cross for our third! 😍💥#NapoliFiorentina 3-0💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/PGsAGnz1X1
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
⏱ 45’ | GOOOOOOOALLLLLLL 😍
Zielinski adds a fourth before half time! 💥#NapoliFiorentina 4-0💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/yunq2hcB4t
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
⏱ 72’ | GOOOOOOOOOALLLLL 😍@Lor_Insigne makes no mistake from the spot! 🎯💥#NapoliFiorentina 5-0
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/hs3dUtHP0E
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
⏱ 89’ | GOOOOOOOALLLLLLL 😍
Politano scores a fine goal to make it 6-0!#NapoliFiorentina 6-0💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/ibjIhwwv0F
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso must have felt this defeat just as a bullet ! It’s so painful to watch one’s team to lose so badly.
President Rocco Commisso is here ⚜️#ForzaViola 💜 #NapoliFiorentina pic.twitter.com/NlTW8hl0dc
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) January 17, 2021
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gennaro Gattuso:
Napoli (4-3-3): Ospina; Hysaj, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Zielinski, Bakayoko, Demme; Lozano, Petagna, L. Insigne.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Cesare Prandelli:
Fiorentina (3-4-2-1): Dragowski; Ger. Pezzella, Milenkovic, Igor; Venuti, Amrabat, Castrovilli, Biraghi; Ribery, Callejon; Vlahovic.
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📃 | Starting XI: Ospina, Hysaj, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Demme, Bakayoko, Lozano, Zielinski, Insigne, Petagna.#NapoliFiorentina
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/FloW48QOyn
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
TEAM NEWS | 📋
Our starting XI to face Napoli ⚜️#ForzaViola 💜 #NapoliFiorentina pic.twitter.com/vLJUvX7SNN
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) January 17, 2021
Bella vittoria! Ora dobbiamo restare concentrati e prepararci al top per la #Supercoppa 💪🏿
Belle victoire! Restons maintenant concentrés et préparons-nous pour la #Supercoppa 💪🏿
Nice win! Now let’s stay focused and get ready for the #Supercoppa 💪🏿#NapoliFiorentina 6-0 #KK pic.twitter.com/rbqxy7qtDV
— Koulibaly Kalidou (@kkoulibaly26) January 17, 2021
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 🔟 pic.twitter.com/Y1kwrqUP2Y
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) January 17, 2021
⏱ 90’ | ALL OVER 👊#NapoliFiorentina 6-0
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/Z2I9yciiKR
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 17, 2021
2020 – 2021 Italian Serie A Week 18
Napoli 6 – 0 Fiorentina
Sunday 17 January 2021
San Paolo Stadium
Napoli, Italy
12:30
Referee: CHIFFI
Assistants PASSERI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: MANGANIELLO
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: CECCONI
Goals: 5′ Lorenzo Insigne, 36′ Diego Demme, 38′ Hirving Lozano, 45′ Piotr Zielinski, 72′ Lorenzo Insigne (pen), 89′ Matteo Politano
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Hysaj, Manolas (77′ Rrahmani), Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Demme, Bakayoko; Lozano (62′ Politano), Zielinski (72′ Elmas), Insigne (79′ Cioffi); Petagna (73′ Mertens).
Subs: Meret, Contini, Ghoulam, Maksimovic, Lobotka, Llorente.
Coach: Gennao Gattuso
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): Dragowski; Igor, Milenkovic, Pezzella; Venuti, Amrabat, Castrovilli (74′ Pulgar), Biraghi; Callejon (74′ Bonaventura), Ribery (45′ Kouamé), Vlahovic.
Subs: Terracciano, Ricco, Quarta, Caceres, Barreca, Borja Valero, Montiel, Eysseric, Krastev.
Coach: Cesare Prandelli