Napoli 2-1 Roma: late Simeone goal sinks Roma

NAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 29: Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring the 1-0 goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AS Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 29, 2023 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
calendar date29-01-2023 19:45
MatchDay 20
Napoli
Napoli
Summary
Timeline
Formations

Roma were just minutes away from securing an impressive result this evening in Campania until striker Gio Simeone scored in the 86th minute to grab a late win for the hosts.

The defeat snaps the Giallorossi's seven-match unbeaten run and widens the Partenopei's gap at the top of the Serie A table to thirteen.

It was a game of incredibly thin margins after the hosts came out firing in the early onset, forcing Rui Patricio into saves in the opening minutes.

Attacker Khvicha Kvaraskhelia’s low shot nearly found the back of the net before the Giallorossi nearly found an opener through a miscommunication between Kim Min-Jae and Alex Meret. The defender's flicked header came centimeters away from ending up into the back of his own net.
 
Not long thereafter, Napoli would open the scoring after Victor Osimhen lost Roger Ibanez and Leonardo Spinazzola before brilliantly controlling the cross and firing past Rui Patricio.
 
Goalscoring opportunities came at a premium in the final 60 minutes but the Giallorossi managed to find an equaliser through substitute Stephan El Shaarawy.
 
The attacker prodded home a perfectly placed delivery from Nicola Zalewski and it appeared the capital club were headed were for a well-deserved draw.
 
However, with just four minutes to go, Gio Simeone lost Chris Smalling inside Roma's penalty area and curled the ball past Rui Patricio, dealing a crushing late blow to Jose Mourinho's side—who deserved at least a draw from the game.
 

Player statistic

1st half
Victor Osimhen
(Assist: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia)
Goal 17'    
    33' Yellow card Paulo Dybala
2nd half
Victor Osimhen Yellow card 68'    
    70' Yellow card Stephan El Shaarawy
    75' Goal Stephan El Shaarawy
(Assist: Nicola Zalewski)
Giovanni Simeone
(Assist: Piotr Zielinski)
Goal 86'    

Match statistic

57
Possession
43
11
Total shots
11
6
Shots on target
3
4
Shots off target
4
1
Blocked shots
4
8
Fouls
14
3
Corners
8
0
Offsides
0
Napoli
Roma

Starting lineups

1
bl16196057372116
Alex Meret
Goalkeeper
13
bl15656178902424
Amir Rrahmani
Defender
22
bl16196097601409
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Defender
6
bl1564478936836
Mário Rui
Defender
out new69'
3
bl16688806002088
Min-jae Kim
Defender
99
bl1555065443920
Frank Anguissa
Midfielder
20
bl16193494091274
Piotr Zielinski
Midfielder
out new90'
68
bl162291447454
Stanislav Lobotka
Midfielder
11
bl1668845382945
Hirving Lozano
Attacker
out new76'
77
bl15731157641308
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Attacker
out new69'
9
bl15661609552800
Victor Osimhen
Attacker
out new76'
1
bl1622654480410 1
Goalkeeper
6
bl15548214041031 1
Defender
23
bl1619609209872
Defender
37
bl16196106831832
out new46'
3
bl15615612841081
Defender
4
bl1622476603576 1
Midfielder
out new89'
7
bl16196135019
Midfielder
out new83'
8
bl155488476687
Midfielder
out new83'
59
bl1668938262676
Midfielder
21
bl1564149148490
Attacker
9
bl1565801930348
Attacker
out new73'

Substitutes

55
bl155861440714
Leo Östigard
Defender
19
bl1619350110458
Bartosz Bereszynski
Defender
4
bl15596581801705
Diego Demme
Midfielder
5
bl15620782492804
Juan Jesus
Defender
70
bl15644762201690
Gianluca Gaetano
Midfielder
21
bl16222382891212
Matteo Politano
Attacker
12
bl1564475151262
Davide Marfella
Goalkeeper
23
player st
Alessio Zerbin
Attacker
95
bl15615612572556
Pierluigi Gollini
Goalkeeper
31
player st
Karim Zedadka
Defender
7
bl16188564672374
Eljif Elmas
Midfielder
in new69'
17
bl1557830473828
Mathías Olivera
Defender
in new69'
81
bl1622238621504
Giacomo Raspadori
Attacker
in new76'
18
bl15620808921381
Giovanni Simeone
Attacker
in new76'
91
bl16197707541058
Tanguy Ndombélé
Midfielder
in new90'
24
bl15656207802631
Defender
17
bl1624111785102
Defender
63
player st
Goalkeeper
99
bl1567416356440
Goalkeeper
20
bl1567602655401
Midfielder
18
player st
Attacker
92
bl16196253351930
in new46'
11
bl1619618560842
Attacker
in new73'
52
player st
Midfielder
in new83'
68
player st
Midfielder
in new83'
62
player st
Midfielder
in new89'
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