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Serie A Matchday 9 Wed 28 Oct

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Varela 43′

Full-time 1:4
Away Napoli

Højlund 10′Politano 48′Marín 62′De Bruyne 67′

Six of the Round · Serie A Golden minute

Player of the match Noa Lang 8.3

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 3.0/10 more watchable than 30% of Serie A matches 5 goals. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 48' Politano, 1:2
  1. 4 of 7

    Napoli turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 1.8.

  2. 10 → 6

    Napoli climb 4 places in the table. Monza: 15 → 16.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:2, from 51% to 77% (Napoli).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+2' · 1:4Monza 2%draw 6%Napoli 93%

Key stats

35% Possession 65%
0.95 xG (expected goals) 1.78
12 Shots 16
5 On target 7
1 Big chances 4
2 Corners 2
All stats (23)

Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 64 1–3

    Marín scores, Monza 1–3 Napoli

    Rafa Marín scored for Napoli in the 62nd minute, set up by Matteo Politano. Politano had scored himself in the 48th minute. Napoli lead in Matchday 9 of Serie A, although Monza scored in the 43rd minute.

    Number of the match: 62nd minute — That was when Marín made it 1–3 after an assist from Politano.

  2. Minute 45 1–1

    Varela equalises, Monza 1–1 Napoli

    Gustavo Varela scored in the 43rd minute and Monza levelled at 1–1. Jay Robinson provided the assist. Napoli had led since the 10th minute, when Rasmus Højlund scored, assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

    Number of the match: 8 goals — That is how many Serie A goals Gustavo Varela now has this season.

  3. Minute 12 0–1

    Højlund scores, Monza 0–1 Napoli

    Rasmus Højlund opened the scoring in the 10th minute and put Napoli ahead. Giovanni Di Lorenzo provided the assist. It is Højlund's third goal of this Serie A season.

    Number of the match: 3 goals — That is how many league goals Højlund now has this season.

Live · half-time · 1–1

Monza and Napoli level at 1–1 at half-time in Serie A

After the first half of Serie A's 9th round, Monza are level with Napoli at 1–1. Napoli led through a Rasmus Højlund goal in the 10th minute, and Gustavo Varela equalised in the 43rd minute.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 43rd minute That was when Varela equalised and set the half-time score.

Equaliser just before the break. Napoli took the lead in the 10th minute. Rasmus Højlund scored after an assist from Giovanni Di Lorenzo. Monza responded in the 43rd minute: Gustavo Varela equalised after a pass from Jay Robinson. It was Varela's eighth goal of this Serie A season, while Højlund has three league goals to his name.

Napoli saw more of the ball, Monza had more shots. Napoli had 59% possession in the first half, Monza 41%. The hosts, though, had more shots: 9 to 6, including 4 on target against the visitors' 2. There were 2 corners for Monza and 1 for Napoli.

Before the match

Monza have scored in 10 matches in a row and host Napoli in Serie A matchday 9

Monza have scored in 10 matches in a row, but lost 2–3 to Torino in their last game. On matchday 9 of Serie A they host Napoli, who are four points ahead.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data and the sources listed below the article

Number of the match 10 That is how many consecutive matches with a goal Monza have.

Monza low in the table, Napoli mid-table

Monza are 15th with 7 points after 8 matches. They lost their last game, against Torino, 2–3. Napoli are 10th with 11 points after the same number of matches.

Napoli won the last league meeting with Monza

In the two sides' last league meeting, Napoli won 1–0. The match was played on 19 April 2025.

Top scorers and injured players

Monza's top league scorer is Gustavo Varela, who has scored 7 goals and provided an assist in 7 matches. For Napoli, Kevin De Bruyne leads the way with 3 goals and an assist in 8 matches. Matteo Pessina, Jan Ziolkowski and Yvan Maye are injured for Monza. Napoli have injuries to Leonardo Spinazzola, David Neres, Alisson Santos, Benoît Badiashile, Costantino Favasuli and Alessandro Buongiorno.

What is at stake in the season simulation

According to the season simulation, Monza's chance of relegation is currently 47%. After a win it would drop to 36%, and after a defeat it would rise to 51%. Napoli have a 45% chance of a place in European competition. After a victory it would be 51%, after a defeat 35%.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

5 goals.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 62′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 3.4 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Politano scored the winner.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 3.1 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.0 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% 5 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.0 out of 10

Match ECG

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Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 3.0more watchable than 30% of Serie A matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

Highlights

Serie A 1 d ago Open at source

MAXI SINTESI MONZA-NAPOLI 1-4 | EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | SERIE A ENILIVE 2026/27

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How the match went

5 goals4 cards

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Timeline

  1. 8' Saba Goglichidzeyellow card · foul
  2. 10' Goal: Rasmus Højlundleft foot · assist: Di Lorenzo0:1
  3. 17' SubstitutionGilmour for Lobotka
  4. 25' Ivan Jurićyellow card · dissent
  5. 43' Goal: Gustavo Varelaheader · assist: Robinson1:1
  6. Half-time · 1:1
  7. 46' SubstitutionCarboni for Goglichidze
  8. 46' SubstitutionMarianucci for Rrahmani
  9. 48' Goal: Matteo Politanoleft foot1:2
  10. 52' Foe Ondoayellow card · foul
  11. 60' 2 substitutionsAkinsanmiro for OndoaColpani for Ngonge
  12. 62' Goal: Rafa Marínheader · assist: Politano1:3
  13. 63' 2 substitutionsDe Bruyne for AnguissaVergara for Politano
  14. 67' Goal: Kevin De Bruyneright foot · assist: Lang1:4
  15. 69' SubstitutionZeballos for Robinson
  16. 74' SubstitutionAntov for Lucchesi
  17. 81' SubstitutionLucca for Højlund
  18. 88' Leonardo Colomboyellow card · foul
  19. Full-time · 1:4

Match stats

Shooting

0.95 xG (expected goals) 1.78
12 Shots 16
5 On target 7
1 Big chances 4
4 Off target 5
3 Blocked 4
3 Inside the box 12
9 Outside the box 4
0 Big chances missed 2

Play

35% Possession 65%
2 Corners 2
333 Passes 628
82% Pass accuracy 88%
7 Key passes 11
92 Attacks 112
20 Dangerous attacks 32

Defence

17 Tackles 17
4 Interceptions 4
3 Saves 4

Discipline

14 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 4
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

3-4-2-1 –4-3-3
Bench

Monza

Napoli

Match sheet

Coaches
Ivan Juric Monza Marco Landucci Napoli
Stadium
U-Power Stadium, Monza

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Napoli Noa Lang 8.28
  2. 2. place · Napoli Matteo Politano 8.11
  3. 3. place · Napoli Rafa Marín 8.00
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Absences

Monza · 3 out

  • Matteo Pessina Injured

    since 13 Aug · until 1 Nov · 12 matches missed · Knee Injury

  • Jan Ziolkowski Injured

    since 5 Sep · return date unknown · 8 matches missed · Foot Injury

  • Yvan Maye Injured

    since 18 Oct · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Doubtful

Napoli · 6 out

  • Leonardo Spinazzola Injured

    since 25 Oct · until 3 Nov · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • David Neres Injured

    since 14 Oct · until 10 Nov · 3 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Alisson Santos Injured

    since 18 Oct · until 23 Nov · 2 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Benoît Badiashile Injured

    since 25 Oct · until 25 Nov · Muscle Injury

  • Costantino Favasuli Injured

    since 2 Oct · until 30 Nov · 5 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Alessandro Buongiorno Injured

    since 17 Jul · until 1 Jan 2027 · 16 matches missed · Meniscus Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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