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40% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 60% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Napoli 3 – 0 Fiorentina
22′ Giovanni Simeone ❌ 44′ Jonathan Ikoné (pen)
84′ Alessio Zerbin
86′ Alessio Zerbin
Napoli won the Supercoppa Italiana Semifinal on Thursday 18 January 2024 at the Al Awal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Napoli are the first finalists of the Italian Super Cup beating Fiorentina 3-0. Napoli took the lead with Giovanni Simeone’s goal, in the final Ikoné gets a penalty which however he shoots high over the crossbar. Napoli sealed the game with two goals in two minutes from Zerbin. This year the two teams met in the championship at the beginning of October, with the Tuscans winning 3-1 at Maradona. Napoli have participated in the Super Cup four times, with two successes, while Fiorentina have participated in two, with one victory.
Napoli opened the score in the 22nd minute. Giovanni Simeone defeated Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Juan Jesus.
👉Napoli 1 – 0 Fiorentina, 22nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Giovanni Simeone for @en_sscnapoli with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Juan Jesus. https://t.co/Ay8EP9LFFu
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 18, 2024
Giovanni Simeone punishes his former team!
A beautiful finish from Napoli’s forward. 💥 pic.twitter.com/xpN8SRUpNV
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 18, 2024
Fiorentina had the chance to equalize in the 44th minute. However,Jonathan Ikoné failed to convert a penalty sending his left footed shot a bit too high. The penalty was conceded by Mário Rui after a foul in the penalty area on Ikoné.
Jonathan Ikone skies his penalty for Fiorentina. 😳 pic.twitter.com/oZ5t71yTIi
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 18, 2024
Napoli increased the score in the 84th minute. Alessio Zerbin scored from very close range with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a corner conceded by Lucas Martínez.
👉Napoli 2 – 0 Fiorentina, 84th minute, ⚽️ goal by Alessio Zerbin for @en_sscnapoli from very close range with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a corner conceded by Lucas Martínez https://t.co/RxoL7Grf9J
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 18, 2024
Napoli are just rocking and there you go the perfect match for Serbin with a brace in the 86th minute.
👉Napoli 3 – 0 Fiorentina, 86th minute, ⚽️ goal by Alessio Zerbin for @en_sscnapoli with a right-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. https://t.co/kYsyh6S4gZ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 18, 2024
81': Subs on 🔛
84': ⚽
86': ⚽Alessio Zerbin redefines super sub 🤯 pic.twitter.com/HheSkS3WJC
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 18, 2024
✅ Stats before the game:Fiorentina have won three of the last five matches played against Napoli (one success in the Italian Cup, two in Serie A), as many successes as those achieved in the previous 25 matches played against the Neapolitans. Napoli and Fiorentina have faced each other five times in a direct elimination or return match: in this partial the Neapolitans prevailed four times, while Fiorentina advanced in the most recent one (5-2 in the 2021/22 Italian Cup). Napoli has played in the Italian Super Cup four times; the Neapolitans alternated between a trophy success (one in the 90 minutes, one on penalties) and a defeat (one in regulation time, one after extra time). Fiorentina have so far played two Italian Super Cup matches: the Viola won 2-1 against Milan in 1996 and lost 0-3 against Roma in 2001, always in regulation time. In six of the last nine matches played considering all competitions, Napoli have failed to score: in this part the Azzurri have lost five times (3W, 1N), as many knockouts as those accumulated in the entire first part of the season (18 games played).
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The Al Awal Park is ready for Napoli vs Fiorentina
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Our starting XI to face Napoli⚜️
Powered by @easportsfcit #ForzaViola💜 #ForzaViola #EASPORTSFCSupercup #fiorentina #napolifiorentina pic.twitter.com/ksfbpnfTkW— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) January 18, 2024
Ready. 💪💜 #ForzaViola #EASPORTSFCSupercup #NapoliFiorentina #ACFFiorentina pic.twitter.com/NTDNKz3giz
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) January 18, 2024
It’s time for the semifinal 🇸🇦🏆💜⚜️
🦁 ⚔️ 🫏#EASPORTSFCSupercup #forzaviola #fiorentina #napolifiorentina pic.twitter.com/4VWK81wRcc
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) January 18, 2024
👉 Result Napoli 3 – 0 Fiorentina
⚽️ Goals: 22' Giovanni Simeone, 84' Alessio Zerbin, 86' Alessio Zerbin
❌ 44' Jonathan Ikoné (pen)(F)
🟨 Booked: 51' P. Mazzocchi (N)
✍ Ball Possession: 40% @en_sscnapoli and 60% @ACFFiorentinaEN
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 18, 2024
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2023 – 2024 Supercoppa Italiana
Napoli 3 – 0 Fiorentina
Thursday 18 January 2024
Al Awal Park
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⚽️ Goals: 22′ Giovanni Simeone (N)
🟨 Booked:
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup NAPOLI (3-4-3): Gollini – Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus – Mazzocchi, Cajuste, Lobotka, Mario Rui – Politano, Simeone, Kvaratskhelia.
Subs: Contini, Idasiak, Zerbin, Lindstrom, D’Avino, Ostigard, Gioielli, Gaetano, Raspadori.
Coach:
👉 Lineup FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano – Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi – Arthur, Duncan – Brekalo, Bonaventura, Ikoné – Beltran.
Subs: Martinelli, Vannucchi, Christensen, Sottil, Maxime Lopez, Ranieri, Nzola, Infantino, Faraoni, Yerry Mina, Comuzzo, Parisi, Barak, Amatucci.
Coach: Vincenzo Italiano