“Scott McTominay broke the deadlock with a composed right-footed strike from outside the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne. The move had already produced a saved attempt and a missed chance in the preceding minute, with McTominay and Højlund combining before De Bruyne found the decisive pass.”
Pivotal“Rasmus Højlund doubled Napoli's lead with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Matteo Politano, just as the first half entered added time and any hope Cremonese had of regrouping at the break evaporated.”
Pivotal“Alisson Santos completed the rout just seven minutes into the second half, making it 4-0 and rendering the remaining half-hour a purely academic exercise as Cremonese's resistance crumbled entirely.”
Napoli
Cremonese
Outstanding performance
Napoli•AttackerNapoli were utterly dominant from the opening whistle, settling this contest long before the interval with three goals in a devastating first-half spell. McTominay struck in the third minute to set the tone, and by the time the fourth official signalled three minutes of added time at the end of the first half, Højlund and De Bruyne had extended the lead to three with strikes from outside the box in quick succession. Alisson Santos added a fourth shortly after the restart to kill any lingering hope Cremonese harboured. The statistics tell the story plainly: Napoli registered 25 shots to Cremonese's seven, created four big chances, and controlled 56 percent of possession while generating 58 dangerous attacks to the visitors' 31. Cremonese's Emil Audero was forced into six saves and ultimately overwhelmed. For Napoli, this emphatic win underlines their title credentials and keeps the pressure firmly on their rivals at the top of Serie A; for a Cremonese side sitting deep in the relegation battle, a four-goal defeat away to one of the division's heavyweights offers little comfort with the season entering its critical final stretch.
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Martín Payero's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Substitution for Cremonese: Alessio Zerbin comes on for Romano Floriani Mussolini.
The second half begins with the score at Napoli 3, Cremonese 0.
Substitution for Cremonese: Alberto Grassi comes on for Warren Bondo.
Substitution for Cremonese: Jari Vandeputte comes on for David Okereke.
First half ends with Napoli leading 3-0 against Cremonese.
Foul committed by Alessandro Buongiorno of Napoli.
Martín Payero of Cremonese wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Napoli leads 3-0 after Kevin De Bruyne scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
Cremonese wins a corner after Stanislav Lobotka concedes.
Goal! Napoli lead 2-0 against Cremonese. Rasmus Højlund scores for Napoli with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Matteo Politano.
Rasmus Højlund from Napoli misses a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, sending it close but to the left. Amir Rrahmani provided the assist.
Stanislav Lobotka wins a free kick for Napoli in the defensive half.
Stanislav Lobotka wins a free kick for Napoli in the defensive half.
Corner awarded to Napoli after a concession by Sebastiano Luperto.
Foul committed by Scott McTominay for Napoli.
Warren Bondo from Cremonese wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Scott McTominay from Napoli misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Foul by Scott McTominay for Napoli.
Martín Payero of Cremonese wins a free kick on the right wing.
Miguel Gutiérrez from Napoli misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box.
Scott McTominay's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Napoli wins a corner after Sebastiano Luperto concedes.
Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno of Napoli.
Martín Payero from Cremonese wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Alisson Santos from Napoli has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked. Mathías Olivera provided the assist.
Miguel Gutiérrez from Napoli misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box.
There is a delay in the match due to an injury to Scott McTominay of Napoli.
Federico Bonazzoli wins a free kick for Cremonese on the right wing.
Federico Bonazzoli from Cremonese wins a free kick on the right wing.
Cremonese wins a corner after Miguel Gutiérrez concedes.
Rasmus Højlund wins a free kick for Napoli in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Federico Baschirotto of Cremonese.
Scott McTominay of Napoli wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Federico Bonazzoli of Cremonese.
Miguel Gutiérrez from Napoli wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Martín Payero of Cremonese.
Foul by Stanislav Lobotka of Napoli.
Offside called against Napoli. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
Rasmus Højlund's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Kevin De Bruyne provided the assist.
Amir Rrahmani of Napoli misses an attempt with a header from the left side of the six-yard box, sending it too high. He was assisted by Kevin De Bruyne, who provided a cross after a corner.
Napoli win a corner after Youssef Maleh concedes.
Napoli wins a corner after Martín Payero concedes.
Scott McTominay from Napoli misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box after a fast break.
assist: Kevin De Bruyne
Goal! Napoli leads 1-0 against Cremonese. Scott McTominay scores for Napoli with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
Rasmus Højlund from Napoli misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, sending it just over the bar. Scott McTominay provided the assist.
Attempt saved. Scott McTominay's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emil Audero. The assist comes from Rasmus Højlund.
