Fiorentina vs Napoli

Match summary

The points were shared as Fiorentina and Napoli drew 1-1. Napoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Billy Gilmour put Napoli ahead from a corner in the 23rd minute, set up by Matteo Politano and Alejandro Jiménez equalised in the 51st minute, set up by Cher Ndour.

Napoli had the better of the chances, with 2.19 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Fiorentina's 1.06 from 17.

Fiorentina and Napoli played out a 1-1 draw in their Serie A matchday 5 fixture after a competitive encounter. Napoli controlled 58 percent of possession and accumulated 2.19 expected goals compared to Fiorentina's 1.06. The hosts registered 17 shots to their opponents' 13, while corners finished 4 to 5 in favour of the visitors. Both sides created chances throughout the fixture, with Mathías Olivera testing the defence in the 21st minute and Costantino Favasuli later threatening. Discipline proved costly for the home side as they accumulated 3 yellow cards while committing 11 fouls over the course of the 90 minutes.

The scoring opened in the 23rd minute when Billy Gilmour fired a right-footed shot to give Napoli a 0-1 lead at half-time. Franco Mastantuono received a yellow card for Fiorentina in the 42nd minute. Following multiple substitutions at the interval and early in the second half, Álex Jiménez equalised for Fiorentina in the 51st minute with a right-footed shot to make it 1-1. Luca Ranieri and David de Gea received subsequent yellow cards for Fiorentina in the 62nd and 83rd minutes respectively. Substitutions continued into the closing stages before the referee blew for full-time at 1-1.