Monza
Napoli
Match summary
Napoli won comfortably, 4-1 away at Monza. It was 1-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Rasmus Højlund put Napoli ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Gustavo Varela equalised with a header in the 43rd minute, set up by Jay Robinson. In the second half, Matteo Politano put Napoli back in front in the 48th minute, Rafa Marín made it 1-3 with a header in the 62nd minute, set up by Matteo Politano, and Kevin De Bruyne made it 1-4 in the 67th minute, set up by Noa Lang.
The chances backed that up: Napoli created 2.49 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Monza's 0.97 from 12.
Napoli dominated proceedings in their Serie A matchday 9 fixture against Monza, recording 65 percent possession and 16 shots to the hosts' 12. The visitors controlled the territory with 112 attacks and 32 dangerous attacks, compared to Monza's 92 attacks and 20 dangerous attacks. Napoli registered 7 shots on target and accumulated an expected goals figure of 2.49, whilst Monza managed 5 shots on target and an expected goals total of 0.97. Discipline proved costly for the hosts, who conceded 14 fouls and received 3 yellow cards, while Napoli recorded 6 fouls and 0 bookings.
The event timeline began with Monza collecting yellow cards for Saba Goglichidze in the 8th minute and manager Ivan Jurić in the 25th minute. Rasmus Højlund opened the scoring for Napoli with a left foot shot in the 10th minute before Monza equalised through a Gustavo Varela header in the 43rd minute. Following half-time, Napoli pulled away as Matteo Politano scored in the 48th minute, Rafa Marín added a header in the 62nd minute, and Kevin De Bruyne completed the scoring with a right foot shot in the 67th minute to secure the final score of Monza 1 - Napoli 4.
