Saturday February 16, 2013 Day 25 Stadio San Paolo

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  1. Italian Serie A - Napoli frustrated as Sampdoria hold firm

    Italian Serie A - Napoli frustrated as Sampdoria hold firm

    Napoli squandered the chance to move within striking distance of the Serie A summit as they drew 0-0 with Sampdoria. More

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    • 90+6' Whistles greet the final whistle, and Napoli have missed a big chance to cut the gap at the top of Serie A to just two points!
    • 90+5' Oof! Eder nearly nicks it at the death for Samp, but he blasts his shot into the side netting!
    • 90+4' Low cross from the Napoli left - easily cut out. A second bad result in a week looms large for Mazzarri's side.
    • 90+3' Cannavaro hits it long for Cavani at the edge of the box, but he cannot control with his chest - Samp clear...
    • 90+1' Samp bring on Mustafi doe De Silvestri, and they predictably take an age over the change. FIVE MINUTES of stoppage time to be played!
    • 90' Mesto crosses from the right for Cavani, who arrives at the near post but prods the ball wide!
    • 89' Into the final few minutes here - is there a way through for Napoli?
    • 87' Risky play from De Sanctis as he races out of his goal to try to intercept a ball - Eder gets there first before going down under the slightest contact, and the ref says play on!
    • 86' Resolute defending from Samp as Zuniga's inswinging cross is headed clear. Time running out for Napoli.
    • 85' Cross comes in from the Napoli left, but Pandev cannot control it eight yards from goal! What a chance that would have been...
    • 84' Napoli break with menace but Hamsik misplaces his pass. Not his best game by a long way...
    • 83' Hamsik's corner is met by the head of Cannavaro... Napoli say it went out off a defender but the linesman signals for a goal kick.
    • 82' Samp look to be tiring, and now's the time for Napoli to turn the screw. They win a corner on the right.
    • 81' Samp striker Mauro Icardi exits the field at snail's pace and Behrami tells him to get a move on. Eventually, Maxi Lopez replaces Icardi.
    • 79' Cannavaro finds himself in a good position 10 yards from goal but he lifts his shot over the bar - defender's finish!
    • 77' Third and final change from Walter Mazzarri - Blerim Dzemaili on for Gokhan Inler.
    • 76' Inler thumps the free-kick straight into the Sampdoria wall.
    • 75' Cynical foul on Pandev - yellow card to Gastaldello and a good chance for Napoli from the free-kick.
    • 74' HAMSIK!! Smashes a low shot from the edge of the box! Romero gets just enough of a touch to divert the ball onto the post, and the ball bounces back into the keeper's grateful arms!
    • 72' Campagnaro meets a Hamsik cross with a diving header from the edge of the box. It initially wrongfoots Romero, who manages to recover and make the save.
    • 70' Interesting one there - Poli is nudged to the ground inside the box. There's not much of a penalty appeal from the away team but it looked like a foul from here.
    • 69' Hamsik, who has been quiet, hits a long ball towards Cavani, but it's too long and it bounces through to safety for Samp.
    • 68' A cross from the Samp right is met on the volley by Icardi - it's a very difficult chance and he cannot make proper contact.
    • 67' Interesting decision from Samp coach Fidele Limone - off comes the lively Sansone to be replaced by Eder.
    • 65' Gokhan Inler is booked for an overzealous foul...
    • 64' Cool work from Costa inside his own six-yard box to cut out a low cross from the Napoli left.
    • 62' Another Napoli change: Juan Zuniga on for Pablo Armero.
    • 61' Unconventional save from Romero as he fists Insigne's shot behind for a corner. Could have held that, surely?
    • 60' Napoli to make a change here - Goran Pandev replaces Britos. They will switch to a back four with attacking full-backs and an extra forward in Pandev. Agrressive move.
    • 58' Armero! That's more like it! The left wing-back side-steps his man and thrashes his shot narrowly wide from the left-hand side!
    • 57' Napoli are not attacking with a great deal of pace or intent... it's a bit ponderous.
    • 55' Insigne just about keeps the ball in on the right byline and... no, wait, the linesman has his flag up. Looked like Insigne managed to keep it in... the home fans aren't too happy.
    • 53' Estigarribia sounds a very Basque name - in fact he's from Paraguay but I'd imagine he has Basque heritage.
    • 52' Thatrical fall from Inler following Estigarribia's challenge... and a decent chance from the free-kick.
    • 51' Brilliant block by Valon Behrami! Icardi gets to a low cross ahead of Britos, turns towards goal and sees his shot charged down by Behrami - certain goal-sving intervention from the Swiss midfielder!
    • 49' There is a decent stoppage as Obiang goes down. The home fans whistle their disapproval and the Samp man is duly back on his feet.
    • 47' Napoli lost 3-0 at home to Viktoria Plzen in a massive Europa League shock on Thursday, and they are still trying to find their rhythm.
    • 46' Seond half under way!
    • 45+1' Just a few seconds of stioppage time, and that's half-time. Good game but no goals.
    • 44' Long ball towards Cavani, but Sampdoria continue to deal with him admirably well.
    • 43' SANSONE! He strikes from the left side - held by De Sanctis. Sansone has had a great first half..
    • 40' Even though he's not playing very well today, it is still abundantly clear that Cavani would be brilliant in the Premier League.
    • 38' Insigne takes aim at the edge of the box but drags his shot wide!
    • 37' The cross is headed clear - a rare piece of solid defending from Napoli.
    • 36' Hack on Rossini on the left, and another chance for the visitors to trouble Napoli - which they have done plenty of today.
    • 34' What a game this is! De Sanctis makes a hash of the corner and Behrami heads it off the line - then the ball comes back in and Icardi's glancing header is saved!
    • 33' What a save De Sanctis!! He dives full-stretch to his left to push away Sansone's low shot. Brilliant save.
    • 31' Samp wanted a penalty for what they claim was a foul by Britos on Gastaldello - but to be honest it was all just a massive ruck.
    • 30' Another moment of alarm for Napoli as a Samp fre-kick degenerates into an unseemly scramble inside the box - it's like those big games in Derbyshire when folk try to smuggle the ball to the next village by any means necessary. Eventually a Napoli defender sticks it under his top and waddles clear.
    • 28' The corner is swung in towards Cavani, who goes down in a heap as he tries to get a head on the ball... no penalty appeal.
    • 27' Armero is well forward down the left again, and his diagonal cross-shot is deflected for a corner.
    • 25' Nice move from Napoli, which culminates in a long-range shot from Inler that bends well wide.
    • 23' Samp build down the left and Sansone fires in a pacy cross... over everyone and out for a throw on the opposite side of the pitch.
    • 22' Whistles ring out around the Stadio San Paolo as Samp play it around inside the Napoli half... but Poli's eventual shot is sliced well wide!
    • 20' De Silvestri is played through on the right side of the Napoli box and he gets his shot away... held by De Sanctis!
    • 19' The pace has slowed since that frantic opening... Samp have retreated into their shell.
    • 17' No goals yet in the Italian top flight... Napoli are the only top-seven side in action.
    • 16' Insigne plays a wonderful reverse pass to the overlapping Armero down the left, but his cross is held by Romero.
    • 14' It has been a very lively encounter so far Samp lie in lower mid-table but their talent outweighs their results so far this season.
    • 13' Cavani again! Insigne plays him through with a deft pass, but the striker's left-foot shot is straight at Romero!
    • 11' Real chance for Cavani! The ball takes a lucky bounce for Napoli as it loops over the top of a defender and lands to Cavani, who pokes the ball straight at Romero! Should have done better.
    • 10' This is one of five games in Serie A live now - you can follow scores and scorers from all of them with us. Serie A: LIVE
    • 8' Napoli have got a foothold in this game now... it's a sunny day in Italy's mezzogiorno.
    • 7' Insigne launches a powerful shot from 25 yards and Romero is called into action - he beats the ball away - Cavani cannot quite get hold of the rebound.
    • 5' Cavani chests down a cross from the left inside the box, but cannot get his shot away inside the box.
    • 4' Lively start this from Samp. Sansone caught offside, but still they have been very positive early on.
    • 3' The in-form Mauro Icardi chases a lofted through ball over the top - this time Napoli are more secure in defence.
    • 2' An early alarm for Napoli as Sansone chases the ball through - De Sanctis just about manages to smother it but that was dangerous for the home side!
    • 1' And five minutes later than advertised, we are under way!
    • 14:00 There is a minute's silence to remember Carmelo Imbriani, a Benevento player who died on Friday.
    • 13:55 This is a huge match for Napoli after leaders Juventus lost to Roma last night. A win this afternoon puts Napoli within two points of the Serie A summit!
    • 13:50 NAPOLI: De Sanctis; Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Britos; Mesto, Behrami, Inler, Hamsik, Armero; Insigne, Cavani... SAMPDORIA: Romero; Gastaldello, Rossini, Costa; De Silvestri, Poli, Krsticic, Obiang, Estigarribia; Sansone, Icardi.
    • 13:45 Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Serie A match between Napoli and Sampdoria at the Stadio San Paolo!

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    Manager: Walter Mazzarri

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  1. forza ssc napoli

    From sara, on Sun 17 Feb 14:00

  2. FORZA SAMPDORIA­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!

    From GINO, on Sun 17 Feb 13:57

  3. under delio rossi samp have come a long way.a draw for­ samp would be fantastic.FORZA SAMPDORIA!!!!!!!!!

    From GINO, on Sun 17 Feb 11:34

  4. Napoli will win today and will go at minus 2 from the­ leaders ......Forza Napoli,Forza Matador !!!!

    From , on Sun 17 Feb 9:34

  5. A draw would be great for Juve but I think Napoli at­ home are too good for Sampdoria

    From Half A Brain, on Sat 9 Feb 22:17
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