Napoli
Roma
Match summary
Napoli and Roma shared the points in a 3-3 draw. Napoli led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Franck Zambo put Napoli ahead in the 28th minute. In the second half, Scott McTominay made it 2-0 with a header in the 48th minute, set up by Matteo Politano, Matìas Soulè Malvano pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 69th minute, set up by Donyell Malen, Leonardo Balerdi equalised from a corner in the 74th minute, set up by Santiago Castro, McTominay put Napoli back in front in the 83rd minute, set up by Mathías Olivera, and Balerdi equalised with a header in the 89th minute, set up by Wesley.
Napoli had the better of the chances, with 2.98 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Roma's 1.98 from 24.
Napoli and Roma played out a 3-3 draw in Serie A matchday 8 after a high-action encounter that heavily favoured the visitors in territorial dominance. Roma controlled 61 percent of possession and registered 24 shots compared to 15 from Napoli, alongside 105 attacks and 21 dangerous attacks. Despite facing superior pressure, Napoli made the most of their clinical opportunities by landing 9 shots on target against 4 from Roma. Discipline was a factor throughout the fixture, with Napoli accumulating 1 yellow card and Roma receiving 4 yellow cards, while Napoli also recorded 6 fouls to Roma's 11.
The scoring opened in the 28th minute when Frank Anguissa found the net with a right foot shot for Napoli, following an early yellow card shown to Rafa Marín in the 4th minute and bookings for Bryan Cristante and Devyne Rensch. Scott McTominay extended Napoli's lead with a header in the 48th minute. Matías Soulé started Roma's comeback with a left foot shot in the 69th minute, before Leonardo Balerdi equalised with a left foot shot in the 74th minute. McTominay scored his second in the 83rd minute, but Balerdi levelled again with a header in the 89th minute, sealing the 3-3 draw.
