Saturday September 10, 2011 Day 2 Finished Stadio Dino Manuzzi

Cesena 1 - 3 Napoli

  • Guana 24’
  • Lavezzi 3’
  • Campagnaro 66’
  • Hamšík 87’

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  1. Napoli down 10-man Cesena

    Napoli down 10-man Cesena

    Napoli fired a warning to the rest of Serie A with a convincing 3-1 win at 10-man Cesena. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Cesena
    • Napoli
    • 90'+4 And that's the final whistle! Napoli have got their campaign off to a winning start! It's ended Cesena 1 Napoli 3. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90'+3 Cavani wriggles through to the edge of the Cesena box. Tries to play in Pandev but the ball is smuggled back to Ravaglia.
    • 90'+2 MUTU!! Goes for the goal with a rasping effort!! Flies well wide of the upright! The Romanian looks frustrated tonight.
    • 90'+1 Comotto is brought down by Campagnaro. Free-kick to Cesena on the edge of the box.
    • 90' We're in the last minute, but the ref signals four added minutes.
    • 88' COMOTTO!! Snap shot from the Cesena man! Doesn't trouble De Sanctis.
    • 87' Stlll Napoli attack. Again the ball is swung in for Pandev. Hooked out as far as HAMSIK!! Strikes it! GOAL NAPOLI!! Game over! Napoli lead 3-1 and the three points are in the bag.
    • 85' Fernandes with an instant impact! Gets behind the Cesena defence and squares the ball to PANDEV!! Must be!! NO!! Incredible! He's hit the bar from eight yards out with the goal gaping!!
    • 84' Howls from the Cesena crowd as some Napoli players take a overlong water break.
    • 83' Federico Fernandes is set to come on. Walter Mazzari knows it's a slender lead and wants to back up the defence. Lavezzi makes way.
    • 81' Last 10 minutes as Jorge Martinez comes on for Cesena.
    • 80' Napoli have time and space to play the ball around. Lavezzi delivers but Cavani is offside.
    • 79' Cesena can't get near the ball at the moment. Although there's Bogdani with a rare sight of goal. Tries to find Mutu but only passes to De Sanctis.
    • 77' Down goes Cannavaro under Mutu's challenge. Looks like he played for that one.
    • 76' Hamsik finds CAVANI!! Great stop by Ravaglia but it was straight at him. Either side of the keeper and Napoli would have had a third!
    • 75' Lavezzi almost gets on the end of a pass as Cesena are again pegged back in their half.
    • 73' Ref gives a drop ball. Some relief for Cesena.
    • 71' HAMSIK!! Gets the ball from another short corner and blasts goalwards!! Ravaglia makes the stop but the pressure is relentless from Napoli!
    • 69' Change for Cesena. Erjon Bogdani replaces Eder.
    • 68' GOAL NAPOLI!! It had to come! It's a short corner for Hamsik, he plays the ball to the far post and there's Campagnaro to beat the sleeping Rossi and beat Ravaglia from a matter of yards! Cesena 1 Napoli 2!!
    • 67' CANNAVARO!! Off the line by Candreva!
    • 66' They certainly are! Goran Pandev is on for Aronica!
    • 65' CAVANI!! Good cut back only for the Napoli man to completely miss his kick! Napoli are going for this one!
    • 64' CANNAVARO! Almost gets on the end of a cross after Cavani fails to reach it. Probably would have been offside though!
    • 62' And that's ANOTHER yellow card. Lauro storms in on Maggio and the Cesena man goes into the book.
    • 61' Meanwhile Mutu will take the free-kick. Fired in again inviting the touch. But there were only three Cesena players in the box. De Sanctis gathers.
    • 60' And Hamsik is on for Santana.
    • 59' Yellow card for Paolo Cannavaro for bringing down Candreva! It's fair to say that the Cesena man made a lot of that.
    • 58' And Napoli are lining up a change. Marek Hamsik is waiting in the wings.
    • 57' Change for Cesena. Giuseppe Colucci is sacrificed for another centre half. Marco Rossi comes on.
    • 56' Free-kick to Napoli. Charged down by Eder but you have to fancy Napoli to take the three points now!
    • 55' And that's a red card for Cesena! Benalouane handles Campagnaro's stabbed pass and that's his second yellow! Cesena are down to 10 men for most of the second half!
    • 54' The game's gone a little flat after such a frantic first half. But that's a good tackle by Aronica as Comotto looked to whip down the right.
    • 52' Cesena clear. Good possession but they look a little devoid of ideas. Lavezzi wins it and is brought down by Benalouane. Yellow card for the Cesena man! Cheap booking!
    • 50' Dossena with time on the left to pick out a cross. Too much on that one. Gets it back though. Plays this one low and Steve von Bergen clears the danger at the expense of a corner.
    • 49' Andrea Dossena dinks the ball into no man's land. Gets a lucky bounce and Napoli can build again.
    • 48' Inswinger from Lavezzi. No one there to benefit at the near post and Ravaglia gathers.
    • 47' Down goes Santana under Eder's challenge. Free-kick to Napoli out wide and level with the 18 yard box. Could be dangerous!
    • 46' Poor back pass for De Sanctis! The keeper rushes out to just prevent the corner. But he Cesena throw is wasted and Napoli can drive forward.
    • 46' And Cesena get the second half underway!
    • 45'+1 And that's the last action of the half! It's Cesena 1 Napoli 1 at the break!
    • 45'+1 We're in the one minute of added time. Mutu is onside and again De Sanctis makes the save!
    • 45' Last minute. CANDREVA!! Eder with the pass and the volley is blocked by De Sanctis!
    • 44' Yellow card for Candreva after a cynical pull on Capagnaro. Frustration perhaps?
    • 42' Eder races forward for Cesena. Finds Mutu! SHOOTS! Straight at De Sanctis with Candreva demanding the ball on the other side! Tightish angle. Worth a pop, but Candreva might have been the better option!
    • 41' Again Napoli come forward. Santana has strayed offside. Cesena can clear.
    • 40' We're in the last five minutes of the half as Napoli try to make progress down the Cesena right. That's one touch too many as poor control right on the touch line hands a throw to Cesena.
    • 39' This has been a frantic first half! How it's only 1-1 is a mystery with good chances going begging at either end!
    • 38' Throw to Napoi. Ball dragged back to CAVANI!! Hits it first time but straight at Ravaglia! Good effort!
    • 36' Quick spray for Eder and he's back on. Meanwhile Lavezzi eludes two challenges, gets the return from Santana! Stabs wide from six yards out! What a chance for Napoli!! Lavezzi just couldn't dig the ball out!
    • 34' Oooh! Bone-shuddering challenge between Mario Santana on Eder. Eder comes off worst and that's a yellow card for Santana for studs-up!
    • 33' In it comes and Benalouane is penalised for a tug. He's not happy about it and thinks he was the one being held.
    • 32' Eder and Comotto try to link up. Solid Napoli defending and that'll drift out for a goal kick. No! Ref signals a corner!
    • 31' There are 15 minutes to go as Gokhan Inler picks up the ball. Strikes it!! Dragged wide by the Swiss man!
    • 30' Bit of a hiccup at the heart of the Cesena defence. Yohan Benalouane needs Ravaglia to help out. Quick feet by the keeper clears the danger.
    • 28' Mutu will again deliver an inviting cross into the box. Here it comes! Oooh! No one gets a touch and De Sanctis is on hand to clutch the ball to his chest.
    • 27' Candreva for Cesena. They scent blood here as Candreva is clattered by Maggio.
    • 25' GOAL CESENA!! But it's 1-1 now! Eder with the cross across the box and there's Guana to cap a great run by sliding the ball beyond Morgan De Sanctis!
    • 24' A little over midway in the first period. Napoli lead 1-0 but it could've been 2-2 by now!
    • 23' COMOTTO!! Rises on the edge of the six yard box and the header drifts wide again! So close to a leveller for Cesena!
    • 22' Eder for Cesena. Great run by Guana but Campagnaro spots the danger and concedes the corner!
    • 20' Napoli have it again. That's a delightful floated cross for MAGGIO!! Side foots it wide! That should have been a second for Napoli!
    • 19' The pass is too strong for Campagnaro. Can't keep it in and Cesena will have the goal kick.
    • 18' Eder tries to find Mutu with a flick on. Beats Christian Maggio to it, but now Napoli can counter through Lavezzi.
    • 17' Once again, Lavezzi hits the deck and appeals hopefully. Not sure if his knees will stand this constant going to ground on the plastic!
    • 16' Cesena come forward again. Mutu finds Eder. No way through and the ball is cleared all the way through to Ravaglia.
    • 15' Candreva wins a free-kick. Awful delivery by Mutu! And that'll drift out for a Napoli goal kick.
    • 14' Cesena break again. Eder tumbles in the box but the ball was far too strong and flies out the other side of the area.
    • 13' Cesena give the ball away deep in their half. Lavezzi goes down looking for the foul. The ref ignores him and Mutu comes forward. Can't find Candreva.
    • 11' Cavani with a speculative effort. Worth a pop that one! No threat to Ravaglia though.
    • 10' Too much on that one for Mutu from Candreva's pass. Mutu and Maurizio Lauro are less than happy.
    • 9' Adrian Mutu delivers. That's cleared but Mutu will have another chance to get round the back. Stabbed away again by the Napoli back line.
    • 8' Salvatore Aronica looks for that one, Roberto Guana brings it away, finds Antonio Candreva who's pulled back by Lavezzi.
    • 7' They need time to settle on the ball. Not sure this artificial pitch will allow them to do that.
    • 6' Cesena are looking a bit stunned and who can blame them?
    • 5' Poor free-kick though. Just tries to chip the ball in and it barely clears the Cesena wall's midriffs.
    • 4' Frantic start to the match here in Cesena. Lavezzi tires to latch on to another zipping ball and Giuseppe Colucci brings him down. Free-kick Napoli.
    • 3' Would you believe it!! Cesena switch off from Hugo Capagnaro's long throw and Ezequiel Lavezzi drills the ball home at the near post! Napoli should be behind but they lead Cesena 1-0!
    • 2' Cesena with an early corner. GIALUCA COMOTTO!! Free header and he's headed wide of the far post!! Should've scored! Huge let off for Napoli!
    • 1' And that's straight into the arms of Nicole Ravaglia in the Cesena goal. Nice easy, early touch for the keeper!
    • 1' And it's Napoli too get their Serie A campaign away on Cesena's artificial pitch!
    • 19:39 And the teams are in! CESENA: Ravaglia, Comotto, Von Bergen, Benalouane, Lauro, Guana, Parolo, Colucci, Eder, Candreva, Mutu. Subs: Calderoni, Martinez, Rossi, Meza, Bogdani, Ceccarelli, Ricci. /// NAPOLI: De Sanctis, Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica, Dossena, Inter, Maggio, Dzemaili, Santana, Lavezzi, Cavani. Subs: Rosati, Mascara, Pandev, Fideleff, Fernandez, Hamsik, Zuniga.
    • 19:27 The Stadio San Paolo saw Napoli come out on top 2-0. Cavani was again on target on 13 minutes with Jose Sosa scoring just after the restart.
    • 19:25 And Napoli came out on top in both matches last season. The Azzurri ran out 4-1 winners at Cesena in September. Marco Parolo gave Cesena the lead, but Ezequiel Levezzi and Marek Hamsik replied in the first half and two from Edinson Cavani completed the rout.
    • 19:22 But it looks to be a difficult league baptism for new Cesena boss Marco Giampoalo, who left Catania in June.
    • 19:21 The Azzurri finished third in last season's campaign after a spirited challenge for the Serie A title and Walter Mazzari will look to get the strike-delayed season off to a flying start.
    • 19:21 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of all the action from the opening Serie A clash between Cesena and Napoli at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi.

  • Summary

    • 90'+2 MUTU!! Goes for the goal with a rasping effort!! Flies well wide of the upright! The Romanian looks frustrated tonight.
    • 88' COMOTTO!! Snap shot from the Cesena man! Doesn't trouble De Sanctis.
    • 87' Stlll Napoli attack. Again the ball is swung in for Pandev. Hooked out as far as HAMSIK!! Strikes it! GOAL NAPOLI!! Game over! Napoli lead 3-1 and the three points are in the bag.
    • 85' Fernandes with an instant impact! Gets behind the Cesena defence and squares the ball to PANDEV!! Must be!! NO!! Incredible! He's hit the bar from eight yards out with the goal gaping!!
    • 76' Hamsik finds CAVANI!! Great stop by Ravaglia but it was straight at him. Either side of the keeper and Napoli would have had a third!
    • 71' HAMSIK!! Gets the ball from another short corner and blasts goalwards!! Ravaglia makes the stop but the pressure is relentless from Napoli!
    • 68' GOAL NAPOLI!! It had to come! It's a short corner for Hamsik, he plays the ball to the far post and there's Campagnaro to beat the sleeping Rossi and beat Ravaglia from a matter of yards! Cesena 1 Napoli 2!!
    • 67' CANNAVARO!! Off the line by Candreva!
    • 64' CANNAVARO! Almost gets on the end of a cross after Cavani fails to reach it. Probably would have been offside though!
    • 55' And that's a red card for Cesena! Benalouane handles Campagnaro's stabbed pass and that's his second yellow! Cesena are down to 10 men for most of the second half!
    • 45' Last minute. CANDREVA!! Eder with the pass and the volley is blocked by De Sanctis!
    • 42' Eder races forward for Cesena. Finds Mutu! SHOOTS! Straight at De Sanctis with Candreva demanding the ball on the other side! Tightish angle. Worth a pop, but Candreva might have been the better option!
    • 38' Throw to Napoi. Ball dragged back to CAVANI!! Hits it first time but straight at Ravaglia! Good effort!
    • 36' Quick spray for Eder and he's back on. Meanwhile Lavezzi eludes two challenges, gets the return from Santana! Stabs wide from six yards out! What a chance for Napoli!! Lavezzi just couldn't dig the ball out!
    • 31' There are 15 minutes to go as Gokhan Inler picks up the ball. Strikes it!! Dragged wide by the Swiss man!
    • 28' Mutu will again deliver an inviting cross into the box. Here it comes! Oooh! No one gets a touch and De Sanctis is on hand to clutch the ball to his chest.
    • 25' GOAL CESENA!! But it's 1-1 now! Eder with the cross across the box and there's Guana to cap a great run by sliding the ball beyond Morgan De Sanctis!
    • 23' COMOTTO!! Rises on the edge of the six yard box and the header drifts wide again! So close to a leveller for Cesena!
    • 20' Napoli have it again. That's a delightful floated cross for MAGGIO!! Side foots it wide! That should have been a second for Napoli!
    • 11' Cavani with a speculative effort. Worth a pop that one! No threat to Ravaglia though.
    • 3' Would you believe it!! Cesena switch off from Hugo Capagnaro's long throw and Ezequiel Lavezzi drills the ball home at the near post! Napoli should be behind but they lead Cesena 1-0!
    • 2' Cesena with an early corner. GIALUCA COMOTTO!! Free header and he's headed wide of the far post!! Should've scored! Huge let off for Napoli!
    • 19:39 And the teams are in! CESENA: Ravaglia, Comotto, Von Bergen, Benalouane, Lauro, Guana, Parolo, Colucci, Eder, Candreva, Mutu. Subs: Calderoni, Martinez, Rossi, Meza, Bogdani, Ceccarelli, Ricci. /// NAPOLI: De Sanctis, Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica, Dossena, Inter, Maggio, Dzemaili, Santana, Lavezzi, Cavani. Subs: Rosati, Mascara, Pandev, Fideleff, Fernandez, Hamsik, Zuniga.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Cesena

    Manager: Marco Giampaolo

  • Napoli

    Manager: Walter Mazzarri

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