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Napoli vs Venezia is a Serie A matchup shaped by a clear status gap, with Napoli’s attacking authority setting the standard for the contest. Napoli won 2–0 at the Diego Armando Maradona in August 2021 and repeated that score away at the Pier Luigi Penzo in February 2022. The margins show a favorite able to manage both venues. A future meeting will ask whether Venezia can disrupt that pattern through its defensive resistance.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Venezia
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11F
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9F
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97M
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5D
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6M
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79D
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17M
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21D
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7D
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80M
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16D
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1G
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23G
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19M
Napoli Substitutes
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F
9
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D
5
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D
17
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M
99
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F
18
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M
15
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G
14
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D
16
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M
29
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D
30
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F
26
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G
96
Match events
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38'G. Oristanio M. Marić
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43'Fali Candé Yellow Card
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47'Hans Nicolussi Caviglia Yellow Card
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70'C. Gytkjær D. Fila
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70'I. Doumbia A. Duncan
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76'N. Okafor G. Raspadori
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76'Juan Jesus Amir Rrahmani
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76'M. Olivera L. Spinazzola
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77'F. Anguissa B. Gilmour
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87'R. Haps M. Ellertsson
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87'G. Busio Kike Pérez
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87'G. Simeone R. Lukaku
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88'Mathías Olivera Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Napoli VS Venezia
Napoli set the level
Napoli opened the 2021–22 Serie A campaign with a 2–0 win over Venezia at the Diego Armando Maradona on 22 August 2021. The home side’s control of possession and ability to limit Venezia’s forward options were prominent features of the match report. On 6 February 2022, Napoli won 2–0 again, this time at the Pier Luigi Penzo. Both results show Napoli finding separation without needing a chaotic scoreline, and they establish the scale of the challenger’s task.
Venezia’s route is disruption
Venezia can make this matchup meaningful by keeping Napoli’s first wave from becoming a settled rhythm. Compact defending, careful transitions and the value of a first goal matter more when the favorite has already shown it can win without conceding. Napoli, meanwhile, must turn territorial authority into clear chances while avoiding the lapses that let an underdog stay alive. A new meeting will test whether Venezia can force a more fractured game or whether Napoli’s technical platform again turns control into a disciplined margin.