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Italian Soccer Serie A
67% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 33% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Napoli 2 – 0 Sampdoria 
13′ Dries Mertens
67′ Dries Mertens
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 12th position with 3 points and a goal difference of “0”
Sampdoria, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Napoli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:7 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 0 |
Napoli rocking at the San Paolo Stadium winning the Serie A Week 3 game on Saturday 14 September 2019 at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy. Napoli defeated Sampdoria with a superb performance by forward Dries Mertens scoring the two goals of the match. Napoli reaching 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2.
Sour news is for Sampdoria remaining in the last position after losing all three games with a negative goal difference of -8. Napoli will continue to follow the winning path in the upcoming Champions League Group Stage match against Liverpool on Tuesday 17 September at the San Paolo.
The match started with a happy note. Napoli opened the score in the 13th minute, forward Dries Mertens defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
⏱ 13: GOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLLL! A sublime assist by #DiLorenzo for @dries_mertens14, whose timing is perfect and he hits a right-footed shot into the back of the net!
⚽️ #NapoliSamp
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/FN04OX3RTy— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
The second goal of the match arrives in the 67th minute. Fernando Llorente making his debut with Napoli providing the assist to Mertens. A nightmare for Sampdoria goalkeeper seeing Mertens as his verdugo.
⏱ 69: GOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL@llorentefer19 feeds @dries_mertens14, who beats #Audero for his second goal of the day!
⚽️ #NapoliSamp 2-0
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/nDo1k9uM8g— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Carlo Ancelotti:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Elmas, Zielinski; Callejon, Fabian Ruiz, Lozano; Mertens.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SAMPDORIA (3-4-3): Audero; Ferrari, Murillo, Regini; Bereszynski, Linetty, Ekdal, Murru; Rigoni, Quagliarella, Caprari.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: Lorenzo Insigne with 2 goals
Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Fabio Quagliarella with 1 goal
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insigne, Lorenzo | 2 | 1 | Quagliarella, Fabio |
| Lozano, Hirving | 1 | ||
| Manolas, Kostas | 1 | ||
| Mertens, Dries | 1 | ||
| Callejon, Jose | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 2 lost
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | ROund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/08/19 | SA | Juventus – Napoli | 4:3 | 2 |
| 24/08/19 | SA | Fiorentina – Napoli | 3:4 | 1 |
| 10/08/19 | CFG | Napoli – Barcelona | 0:4 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 2 lost
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | ROund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/19 | SA | Sassuolo – Sampdoria | 4:1 | 2 |
| 25/08/19 | SA | Sampdoria – Lazio | 0:3 | 1 |
| 18/08/19 | CI | Crotone – Sampdoria | 1:3 | R3 |
Referee La Penna from the section of Roma 1 will be assisted by Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo and Emanuele Prenna from the section of Molfetta. The fourth official will be Marini from the section of Roma 1. The VAR will be Banti from the section of Livorno and the AVAR will be Costanzo from the section of Orvieto.
The lads out on the pitch warming up 💪🏻
⚽️ #NapoliSamp
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/sF1ctr71WX— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
📌 StartingXI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Elmas, Zielinski, Callejon, Fabian, Lozano, Mertens.
⚽ #NapoliSamp
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/E4BOE9eibZ— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
📄 Here’s how we line up for #NapoliSamp. #Rigoni is set to make his debut! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/t0IqGJlUNe
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) September 14, 2019
📌 14 September – 18:00 CEST
🏟 Stadio San Paolo
⚽️ #NapoliSamp
🇮🇹 @SerieA
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/b99QvpBE1K— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
⚽️ #NapoliSamp 2-0
👉 https://t.co/peo7a2vCme
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/TOzBOPqG8s— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
⏱ Full-time – get in, lads!
⚽️ #NapoliSamp 2-0
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/h0SWEwUDVJ— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
🎙 @dries_mertens14: “It’s a crucial win and was just what we wanted in front of our fans”
👉🏻 https://t.co/sXOexEvuvd
⚽️ #NapoliSamp 2-0
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/dqYhpU7QbQ— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2019
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
2019 – 2020 Italian Serie A Week 3
Napoli 2 – 0 Sampdoria
Saturday 14 September 2019
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
18:00
Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: PAGANESSI – PRENNA
Fourth Official: MARINI
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: COSTANZO
Goals: 13′ Dries Mertens (N), 67′ Dries Mertens (N)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Elmas, Zielinski; Callejon, Fabian Ruiz, Lozano; Mertens.
Subs: Ospina, Karnezis, Malcuit, Allan, Llorente, Luperto, Insigne, Ghoulam, Younes, Manolas, Gaetano.
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.
SAMPDORIA (3-4-3): Audero; Ferrari, Murillo, Regini; Bereszynski, Linetty, Ekdal, Murru; Rigoni, Quagliarella, Caprari.
Subs: Seculin, Falcone, Augello, Chabot, Barreto, Bonazzoli, Ramirez, Depaoli, Colley, Thorsby, Gabbiadini, Leris.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.