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Napoli Defeats Cagliari in Hard-Fought Match at the Maradona
Naples, Italy – Napoli defeated Cagliari in a match dominated by the home side in possession, with 67% compared to Cagliari’s 33%. Despite the territorial dominance, the game remained tied until the final minutes. Napoli generated a total of 18 shots, of which only 5 were on target and 7 went wide. Cagliari, on the other hand, tried to surprise with 10 shots, although only one managed to find its way between the posts.
The first half passed without goals, and the tension was reflected in the number of fouls committed by both teams: 16 by Napoli and 11 by Cagliari. G. Zappa of Cagliari and K. De Bruyne and Juan Jesus of Napoli saw the yellow card.
The winning goal for Napoli came in the 90th minute, thanks to a goal by F. Anguissa, who took advantage of an assist from A. Buongiorno to unleash euphoria at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Despite Cagliari’s efforts, who failed to earn a single corner, Napoli added three important points in Serie A. The referee, Kevin Bonacina, had an intense job throughout the match.
Substitutions cagliari: at minute 58 G. Zappa came in and Z. Luvumbo went out., at minute 65 M. Prati came in and G. Gaetano went out., at minute 66 S. Esposito came in and G. Borrelli went out., at minute 83 M. Folorunsho came in and R. Idrissi went out., at minute 83 M. Palestra came in and A. Di Pardo went out.
Substitutions napoli: at minute 68 Juan Jesus came in and A. Buongiorno went out., at minute 75 L. Lucca came in and G. Ambrosino went out., at minute 81 K. De Bruyne came in and N. Lang went out., at minute 81 L. Spinazzola came in and M. Olivera went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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