SSC Napoli 2-0 Cagliari · Serie A

SSC Napoli beat Cagliari 2-0 in the Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

SSC Napoli and Cagliari met in the Serie A at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples on Friday, 23 May 2025.

Goalscorers

SSC Napoli: S. McTominay 42'; R. Lukaku 51'. Cagliari did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for SSC Napoli, 1 for Cagliari).

Line-ups

SSC Napoli started in a 4-3-3: Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Mathías Olivera, Leonardo Spinazzola, Frank Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Scott McTominay, Matteo Politano, Romelu Lukaku, Giacomo Raspadori.

Cagliari started in a 3-5-2: Alen Sherri, Gabriele Zappa, Yerry Mina, Sebastiano Luperto, Nadir Zortea, Michel Adopo, Antoine Makoumbou, Alessandro Deiola, Tommaso Augello, Roberto Piccoli, Nicolas Viola.

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Minute by minute

42'Goal! SSC Napoli 1-0 Cagliari. S. McTominay (SSC Napoli) scores, assisted by M. Politano.
45'Half-time. SSC Napoli 1-0 Cagliari.
51'Goal! SSC Napoli 2-0 Cagliari. R. Lukaku (SSC Napoli) scores, assisted by A. Rrahmani.
90'Full-time. SSC Napoli 2-0 Cagliari.

Full commentary (41 lines)

1'Kick-off: SSC Napoli vs Cagliari.
3'Attempt blocked. R. Lukaku (SSC Napoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
5'Attempt missed. G. Raspadori (SSC Napoli), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
10'Attempt missed. M. Politano (SSC Napoli), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
10'Attempt saved. B. Gilmour (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.19.
15'Attempt blocked. S. McTominay (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
15'Attempt saved. A. Rrahmani (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
23'Attempt blocked. G. Raspadori (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
25'Attempt blocked. R. Lukaku (SSC Napoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
27'Attempt blocked. L. Spinazzola (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
31'Yellow card for M. Politano (SSC Napoli) for argument.
31'Yellow card for A. Makoumbou (Cagliari) for argument.
35'Attempt blocked. G. Raspadori (SSC Napoli), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
38'Attempt missed. M. Olivera (SSC Napoli), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
39'Attempt blocked. L. Spinazzola (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
39'Attempt saved. L. Spinazzola (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
40'Attempt missed. F. Anguissa (SSC Napoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
42'Goal! SSC Napoli 1-0 Cagliari. S. McTominay (SSC Napoli) scores, assisted by M. Politano.
45'4 minutes of added time.
45'Half-time. SSC Napoli 1-0 Cagliari.
46'The second half is under way.
49'Attempt blocked. N. Zortea (Cagliari), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
51'Goal! SSC Napoli 2-0 Cagliari. R. Lukaku (SSC Napoli) scores, assisted by A. Rrahmani.
52'Yellow card for R. Lukaku (SSC Napoli).
57'Substitution, Cagliari: R. Marin comes on for A. Makoumbou.
57'Substitution, Cagliari: J. L. Palomino comes on for N. Zortea.
57'Substitution, Cagliari: K. Mutandwa comes on for N. Viola.
61'Substitution, SSC Napoli: D. Neres comes on for M. Politano.
63'Attempt saved. D. Neres (SSC Napoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.52.
74'Substitution, Cagliari: A. Obert comes on for T. Augello.
76'Substitution, SSC Napoli: G. Simeone comes on for R. Lukaku.
79'Attempt blocked. D. Neres (SSC Napoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
82'Substitution, Cagliari: G. Ciocci comes on for A. Sherri.
85'Substitution, SSC Napoli: P. Billing comes on for G. Raspadori.
85'Substitution, SSC Napoli: P. Mazzocchi comes on for L. Spinazzola.
85'Substitution, SSC Napoli: C. Ngonge comes on for F. Anguissa.
87'Attempt blocked. R. Marin (Cagliari), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
90'5 minutes of added time.
90+1'Attempt saved. A. Deiola (Cagliari), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
90+1'Attempt blocked. Y. Mina (Cagliari), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
90'Full-time. SSC Napoli 2-0 Cagliari.

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