Napoli
Frosinone
Match summary
Napoli won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Frosinone. Napoli led 2-0 at half-time.
Kevin De Bruyne put Napoli ahead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute, Noa Lang made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute, and De Bruyne made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Giovane.
The chances backed that up: Napoli created 3.91 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Frosinone's 0.79 from 17.
Napoli secured a 3-0 victory against Frosinone on matchday 6 of Serie A after controlling the match with clinical finishing and superior accuracy in front of goal. The home side registered 19 shots with 8 on target, compared to 17 total shots and only 1 on target for the visitors. Possession was closely contested at 51 percent for Napoli and 49 percent for Frosinone, while the away team generated 109 attacks and 65 dangerous attacks against 88 and 60 respectively. Napoli earned 6 corners to 4, completed 453 passes with an 80 percent accuracy, and received 2 yellow cards alongside 8 fouls, while Frosinone committed 12 fouls without receiving any cards.
The first half action saw the home side take firm control following a dramatic sequence of events. In the 27th minute, Rasmus Højlund missed a penalty for Napoli before a VAR review preceded a penalty goal scored by Kevin De Bruyne in the 29th minute to make the score 1-0. Noa Lang added a second goal for Napoli in the 32nd minute with a right foot shot to establish a 2-0 half-time lead. Multiple substitutions were made by both sides during the second half, and yellow cards were shown to Napoli players Amir Rrahmani in the 80th minute and Benoît Badiashile in the 85th minute. Kevin De Bruyne scored his second goal of the match in the 90+4th minute with a right foot shot, sealing the final score at 3-0.
