Roma vs Napoli Saturday 23 december

Roma and Napoli play on Saturday, december 23, 2023 in Stadio Olimpico of Roma and starting at 19:45 UTC. Played
Roma
Played
2 - 0
2023/12/23
Napoli
Summary
90'
R. Lukaku (O. N'Dicka)
90'
S. Azmoun (Yellow card)
(Substitution) P. Zieliński
G. Gaetano
88'
(Substitution) Juan Jesus
Natan
88'
(Substitution) K. Kvaratskhelia
G. Raspadori
87'
S. Azmoun 86'
81'
S. El Shaarawy (Yellow card)
(Substitution) Mário Rui
A. Zerbin
81'
76'
Lorenzo Pellegrini (S. El Shaarawy)
75' M. Çelik
R. Kristensen
(Substitution)
(Yellow card) V. Osimhen
73'
71' Lorenzo Pellegrini
A. Belotti
(Substitution)
71' S. Azmoun
L. Paredes
(Substitution)
71' S. El Shaarawy
N. Zalewski
(Substitution)
(Red card) M. Politano
66'
66'
N. Zalewski (Yellow card)
(Yellow card) Juan Jesus
62'
60'
A. Belotti (Yellow card)
(Substitution) S. Lobotka
J. Cajuste
56'
38'
José Mourinho (Yellow card)
38'
B. Cristante (Yellow card)
32'
R. Kristensen (Yellow card)
(Yellow card) W. Mazzarri
31'
28'
L. Paredes (Yellow card)
(Yellow card) Mário Rui
28'
Starting Lineups
1Rui PatrícioA. Meret1
23G. ManciniA. Rrahmani13
14Diego LlorenteJuan Jesus5
5O. N'DickaG. Di Lorenzo22
43R. KristensenMário Rui6
59N. ZalewskiS. Lobotka68
4B. CristanteA. Zambo Anguissa99
16L. ParedesP. Zieliński20
52E. BoveM. Politano21
90R. LukakuK. Kvaratskhelia77
11A. BelottiV. Osimhen9
Substitutes
17S. AzmounP. Gollini95
72L. GoličG. Raspadori81
99M. SvilarG. Gaetano70
92S. El ShaarawyA. Zanoli59
63P. BoerLeo Østigård55
60R. PaganoJ. Cajuste24
37L. SpinazzolaA. Zerbin23
19M. ÇelikG. Simeone18
7Lorenzo PellegriniH. Idasiak16
2R. KarsdorpD. Demme4
Natan3
Coaches
José MourinhoW. Mazzarri
Head to head matches
2023-01-29
Napoli
2 - 1
Roma
2022-10-23
Roma
0 - 1
Napoli
2022-04-18
Napoli
1 - 1
Roma
2021-10-24
Roma
0 - 0
Napoli
2021-03-21
Roma
0 - 2
Napoli

Napoli takes the lead 3 victories in 3 recent matches played, Roma has 0 games won, in 2 occasions were even.
Stats
40.8%
Possession
59.2%
17
Shots
7
4
Corners
0
19
Fouls
12
3
Blocked shots
3
2
Big chances missed
0
16
Throw in
25
334
Passes
494
7
Yellow cards
2
13
Free kicks
21
Last matches Roma
2023-12-17
Bologna
2 - 0
Roma
2023-12-14
Roma
3 - 0
Sheriff
2023-12-10
Roma
1 - 1
Fiorentina
2023-12-03
Sassuolo
1 - 2
Roma
2023-11-30
Servette
1 - 1
Roma
Last matches Napoli
2023-12-19
Napoli
0 - 4
Frosinone
2023-12-16
Napoli
2 - 1
Cagliari
2023-12-12
Napoli
2 - 0
Sporting Braga
2023-12-08
Juventus
1 - 0
Napoli
2023-12-03
Napoli
0 - 3
Internazionale
Table
PTSPJPGPPPE
1Internazionale45181413
2Juventus43181314
3Milan36181143
4Fiorentina33181053
5Bologna3118837
6Atalanta2918972
7Roma2818864
8Napoli2818864
9Lazio2718873
10Torino2418666
11Monza2218567
12Genoa2018585
13Lecce2018468
14Frosinone1918594
15Udinese17182511
16Sassuolo16184104
17Verona14183105
18Cagliari14183105
19Empoli13183114
20Salernitana12182106
Roma and Napoli play on Saturday, december 23, 2023 at 19:45, the match takes place in Stadio Olimpico of Roma, The event is in the fixture of Serie A.
Roma defeated Napoli by 2 goals to 0. The goals for Roma were scored by R. Lukaku at 90 minutes, Lorenzo Pellegrini at 76 minutes. Napoli did not score goals.
Commentaries
Roma extend their home-winning run with a 2-0 victory over nine-man Napoli. It was a cagey first half, but Roma had the better chances, with Bove clipping the crossbar before seeing a close-range shot smothered by Meret. The second half was going much the same way, at least until the 66th minute, when Politano was sent off. He was tugged back by Zalewski, but in a moment of madness, he kicked out at the youngster and was shown a straight red card. 10 minutes later, Pellegrini scored a wonderful volley on the half-turn to put Roma ahead. The drama wasn't over yet though, as Osimhen was sent off for a second yellow in the 86th minute, and the forward brushed off his manager on the way off the pitch. In stoppage time, Natan was forced to go off with a shoulder injury, leaving Napoli with just eight men on the field, and Lukaku took advantage by finishing off a counter-attack in the final minute. Roma leapfrog Napoli into sixth place, just three points off the top four. Next up for them is Juventus, while Napoli host Monza. That's all for today, goodbye!
90'
LUKAKU SCORES! That'll do it for Roma! Napoli committed a lot of bodies forward in attack, leaving Cajuste as their last line of defence when Roma broke on the counter. The hosts move it quickly, with Ndicka squaring it across the box to pick out Lukaku. He drills his low shot at the far post, and even though Meret gets a hand to it, he can't keep it out of the net. 2-0 Roma!
90'
Azmoun is brought down, but he throws out an arm to stop Di Lorenzo from breaking on the counter. He also goes into the book.
88'
And Zielinski is also taken off, with Gaetano on in his place.
88'
Mazzarri is also trying to get all of the players on a yellow card off the pitch, so Jesus goes off for Natan.
87'
Napoli were already planning on making a triple change, but Mazzarri wasn't planning on doing it in these circumstances. Kvaratskhelia has had a quiet game and is replaced by Raspadori.
81'
El Shaarawy is late getting across to Di Lorenzo to block his cross and clips the Napoli captain's heels. That's now six Roma players that have been booked.
81'
Napoli are making another change now. Rui is going off, with Zerbin on in his place.
76'
PELLEGRINI SCORES! What an impact from the substitute! Celik does well to squeeze a cross into the box, but neither Azmoun nor El Shaarawy can make clean contact when the ball falls to them. The latter's scuffed shot bounces up nicely for Pellegrini though, and he hits the volley on the half-turn, beating Meret, who was static as he watched it fly past him. 1-0 Roma!
75'
Another roll of the dice for Roma now as Celik is brought on in place of Kristensen.
73'
Osimhen is late getting across to Mancini to try and block the clearance. He catches the defender and is the eighth player in this game to get booked.
71'
And Paredes, another one of the Roma players on a booking, goes off for Azmoun.
71'
Belotti is also taken off, with Pellegrini on in his place.
70'
Mourinho is making a triple substitution as he looks to use their man advantage. Zalewski, who was involved in the red card incident, is taken off, with El Shaarawy on for him.
66'
Zalewski is booked for a blatant tug on the back of Politano to stop the run.
66'
POLITANO IS SENT OFF! Zalewski has a big handful of the winger's shirt to drag him back, and the referee's whistle goes to award Napoli a free-kick. Instead of that being the end of it, Politano swings out a leg to kick the youngster in the hip, and the referee is left with no choice but to give him a straight red card. It's a moment of madness by the Italian, and Napoli are down to 10 men!
62'
Jesus took out Belotti in an attempt to stop Roma's attack. The referee played the advantage to the hosts, but now goes back to book the defender.
60'
Belotti went for the spectacular with an overhead kick, but after hitting the ball, just clipped Di Lorenzo on the top of the head. Roma can't believe it, but he's shown a yellow card.
56'
Lobotka is down holding his hip after hurting himself making a pass. The medical team give him treatment, but they're taking no risks as he's replaced by Cajuste.
38'
The incident with Cristante happened right in front of Mourinho, who is furious with the decision. He's also shown a yellow card, and both managers have had their names taken.
38'
It's a harsh booking for Cristante, who doesn't make too much contact with Kvaratskhelia as he nudges him aside.
32'
Kristensen is making a driving run through midfield but catches Kvaratskhelia in the face with his elbow when he tries to hold him off. That's another name into the referee's book.
31'
Mazzarri isn't happy that a free-kick wasn't given for what he deemed to be a foul on Zielinski. His complaints have drawn the referee's attention, and he gets booked for dissent.
28'
Just seconds later, Paredes also goes into the referee's book for a loose tackle earlier in Napoli's attack after the referee initially played the advantage.
28'
Rui makes no attempt to get on the ball as he races over to Belotti and clumsily crashes into him. He's not happy that the free-kick is given against him, but it's a clear yellow card.
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Played
0 - 2
2023/12/22
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Played
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Played
2 - 0
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Roma
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Played
1 - 0
2023/12/17
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