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53% Ball Possession RED BULL SALZBURG and 47% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Red Bull Salzburg 2 – 3 Napoli
40′ Erling Haaland (pen) 17′ Dries Mertens
72′ Erling Haaland 64′ Dries Mertens
. 72′ Lorenzo Insigne
Mission accomplished! Napoli winning the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Group E Matchday 3 defeating Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday 23 October 2019 at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria. Highlights of the game include seeing forward Dries Mertens scoring 2 goals reaching 116 goals with Napoli becoming the second highest goalscoer of all time. Way to go! Napoli defender Sebastiano Luperto making his debut in the Champions League.
This victory helped Napoli to lead Group E in the first position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +3. Liverpool is in the second position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2. Salzburg is in the 3rd position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +2 while Genk is in the last position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -7.
UEFA Champions League Group E Standing up to Matchday 3
Teams | Played | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
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SSC Napoli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Liverpool FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
FC Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
KRC Genk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 |
⏱ 17 GOOOOOOOOOOOAL! 😍
Brilliant build-up play by Napoli there. Malcuit crosses, Callejon nods into the path of @dries_mertens14 and Dries blasts an unstoppable shot past Stankovic! ☄️🚀
⚽ #SALNAP 0-1
🏆 #UCL
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 23, 2019
Dries #Mertens, history-maker 😍
With 1⃣1⃣6⃣ goals to his name, @dries_mertens14 is now #Napoli‘s second-highest goalscorer of all time!
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/kPA4K8cP4j
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 23, 2019
⏱ 64 | GOOOOOOOOOAL! 😍
🚀 @dries_mertens14 fires us in front!
⚽ #SALNAP 1-2
🏆 #UCL
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/7EVdZezzLa— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 23, 2019
Here is RED BULL SALZBURG official starting lineup – formation by Coach Marsch:
RED BULL SALZBURG (4-4-2): Stankovic; Kristensen, Romalho, Wober, Ulmer; Minamino, Mwepu, Junuzovic, Daka; Haaland, Hwang.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Carlo Ancelotti:
NAPOLI (4-4-2): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Luperto, Koulibaly, Malcuit; Callejon, Allan, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski; Lozano, Mertens.
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Referee Turpin will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA) and Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA). The Fourth Official will be Frank Schneider (FRA). The VAR will be François Letexier (FRA). The AVAR will be Benoît Millot (FRA). The Referee Observer will be Martin Ingvarsson (SWE).
📌 Our starting XI
⚽️ #SalzburgNapoli
🏆 @championsleague #UCL
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/4QyKVQdYeX
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 23, 2019
⏱ 90+3 | FULL TIME 😍
⚽ #SALNAP 2-3
🏆 #UCL
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/VPHOH1ziCI— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 23, 2019
2019 – 2020 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage Matchday 3
Red Bull Salzburg 2 – 3 Napoli
Wednesday 23 October 2019
Red Bull Arena
Salzburg, Austria
21:00
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Frank Schneider (FRA)
VAR: François Letexier (FRA)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)
Goals: 17′ Dries Mertens (N), 40′ Erling Haaland (R)(pen), 64′ Dries Mertens, 72′ Erling Haaland (R), 73′ Lorenzo Insigne
Official lineups – formations:
RED BULL SALZBURG (4-4-2): Stankovic; Kristensen, Romalho, Wober, Ulmer; Minamino, Mwepu, Junuzovic, Daka; Haaland, Hwang.
Subs: Kohn, Onguenè, Pongracic, Ashimeru, Okugawa, Szoboszlai Koita
Coach: Marsch.
NAPOLI (4-4-2): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Luperto, Koulibaly, Malcuit; Callejon, Allan, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski; Lozano, Mertens.
Subs: Ospina, Manolas, Elmas, Insigne, Llorente, Younes, Milik.
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.