Genoa 0-2 Napoli: De Bruyne and Vergara combine off the bench
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 0.67 v 0.77: the chances were close to even
- Subs De Bruyne and Vergara: 2 goals, 2 assists in 23 minutes
- Rrahmani won 13 of 14 duels
Level until the 82nd minute
Genoa 0-2 Napoli was goalless for 82 minutes, and the expected goals told a similar story: 0.67 for Genoa, 0.77 for Napoli. The breakthrough came from the bench. Kevin De Bruyne and Antonio Vergara, both introduced in the 67th minute, produced both goals within five minutes of each other.
Genoa found the box, Napoli found the target
Genoa took most of their shots inside the box (64%) yet only two of their 11 were on target. Napoli shot more often from outside it but put four on target, and outperformed their xG by 1.23. Shot quality was identical on average at 0.06 xG per attempt, so the gap lay in the finishing.
Rrahmani held the back line together
Amir Rrahmani was the anchor of the Napoli defence. He won 13 of his 14 duels, and led the match in both duels won and defensive actions, with five tackles among them. Genoa's efforts rarely turned into shots on target, which fits the picture of a back line that stood firm.
Two substitutes, one 82nd-minute opener
Vergara supplied the pass for De Bruyne's goal in the 82nd minute, which turned a goalless match into a lead and was worth +1.5 FN xPts. De Bruyne returned the favour in the 87th minute as Vergara added the second. Each finished with one goal, one assist, their first of the league season.
Player of the match
Antonio Vergara 8.6Dominant
He scored once and set up another in 23 minutes off the bench.
Vergara earned most of his credit in attack, setting up the 82nd-minute opener and scoring the second himself in the 87th. In the 23 minutes after his introduction he also made four tackles and won six of his eight duels. That combination mattered in a match that was goalless until his pass created the first goal.
Game state
0-10-2
Genoa ahead 0 min · level 82 min · Napoli ahead 8 min
- Kevin De Bruyne — off the bench 23 min · 1G 1A
- Antonio Vergara — off the bench 23 min · 1G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
82'
Kevin De Bruyne
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Antonio Vergara +0.5
+1.5
87'
Antonio Vergara
Goal · assist Kevin De Bruyne
+0.1
Genoa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 0
Napoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
GenoaNapoli
0.67Expected goals (xG)0.77
Timeline
- 54'
Yellow
Matteo Politano
- 66'
Sub
Leo Østigård → Sebastian Otoa
- 66'
Sub
Tommaso Baldanzi → Junior Messias
- 66'
Sub
Alisson Santos → Noa Lang
- 67'
Sub
Frank Anguissa → Kevin De Bruyne
- 67'
Sub
Matteo Politano → Antonio Vergara
- 74'
Sub
Lorenzo Colombo → Franz-Ethan Meichtry
- 75'
Sub
Alexsandro Amorim → Djibril Sow
- 78'
Sub
Rasmus Højlund → Lorenzo Lucca
- 81'
Sub
Rafa Marín → Mathías Olivera
- 82'
Goal
Kevin De Bruyne league goal #1 assist Antonio Vergara
- 87'
Sub
Johan Vásquez → Adam Zulevic
- 87'
Goal
Antonio Vergara league goal #1 assist Kevin De Bruyne
Category leaders
- Key passesScott McTominay3
- Duels wonAmir Rrahmani13/14
- DribblesMikael Ellertsson2/3
- Defensive actionsAmir Rrahmani6
- ShotsVitinha3 (on target 1)
#Serie A#Genoa#Napoli#Kevin De Bruyne#Antonio Vergara#Amir Rrahmani
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.