On 17 February, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the Italian football championship took place. Sassuolo Italy and Napoli Napoli Napoli met.
«Сассуоло» - «Наполи» - 0:2. Чемпионат Италии, 23-й турItalian championship, round 23
"Sassuolo (Italy) - Napoli (Napoli) - 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: K. Kvaratskhelia (12), Osimhen (33)
Warnings: A. Lorente (43), Elgif Elmas (53), Zielinski (68), Lopez (81)
Napoli hosted Sassuolo at the MAPEI - Città del Tricolore stadium in a Serie A match. Napoli drew first blood when K. Kvaratskhelia scored in the 12th minute. They doubled their lead in the 33rd minute thanks to a goal from V. Osimhen. A. Lauriente was cancelled due to offside in the 41st minute and he was yellow-carded soon after.
E. Elmas was given a yellow card in the 53rd minute. Sassuolo made three substitutions in the 57th, 79th and 85th minutes trying to get back into the game, but Napoli also made good use of their substitutions, replacing C. Kvaratskhelia in the 78th minute and V. Osimhen in the 84th with J. Lozano and G. Simeone. However, G. Simeone's last-minute goal proved insufficient for Napoli as his goal was cancelled out due to offside, resulting in a 0-2 scoreline.
The next fixtures are Lecce v Sassuolo and Empoli v Napoli.
Sassuolo v Napoli match statistics:
| Sassuolo | Napoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 11 | Shots | 16 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 15 |
| 4 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 12 | Offences | 10 |
| 1 | Corner | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 40% | Possession of the ball | 60% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 415 | Total assists | 640 |
| 343 | Accurate passes | 562 |
| 83% | Accuracy of transmissions | 88% |
