Serie A · Sat, 28 Feb 2026 ·
Hellas Verona vs Napoli — 1 - 2
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi · Referee: A. Colombo
Match report
R. Lukaku’s 90' winner gives Napoli 2-1 victory over Hellas Verona
Napoli beat Hellas Verona 2-1 in Serie A matchday 27 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi. J. Akpa Akpro (65') scored for Hellas Verona, while R. Hojlund (2') and R. Lukaku (90') found the net for Napoli. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Hellas Verona had 35% of the ball and 8 shots (2 on target) against Napoli’s 8 (5 on target). Andrias Edmundsson (Hellas Verona) was the top-rated player with 7.6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 2'goalR. HojlundAssist: A. Vergara
- 45+2'yellow cardJean-Daniel Akpa AkproYellow Card
- 52'substitutionL. SpinazzolaOff: M. Gutierrez
- 55'substitutionA. Bella-KotchapOff: M. Frese
- 55'substitutionA. SarrOff: D. Mosquera
- 56'yellow cardAntonio VergaraYellow Card
- 65'goalJ. Akpa AkproNormal Goal
- 70'substitutionD. OyegokeOff: T. Suslov
- 71'yellow cardEljif ElmasYellow Card
- 73'substitutionS. LobotkaOff: B. Gilmour
- 73'substitutionAlisson SantosOff: R. Lukaku
- 74'yellow cardTomáš SuslovYellow Card
- 78'substitutionA. VergaraOff: Giovane
- 78'substitutionM. PolitanoOff: P. Mazzocchi
- 81'yellow cardAbdou HarrouiYellow Card
- 82'substitutionA. HarrouiOff: T. Slotsager
- 82'substitutionJ. Akpa AkproOff: C. Niasse
- 90'yellow cardJuan JesusYellow Card
- 90'goalR. LukakuNormal Goal
- 90+7'yellow cardRomelu LukakuYellow Card
Lineups
Hellas Verona
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Paolo Sammarco
Starting XI
- 1L. MontipoG
- 15V. NelssonD
- 37A. Bella-KotchapD
- 5A. EdmundssonD
- 2D. OyegokeM
- 21A. HarrouiM
- 63R. GagliardiniM
- 11J. Akpa AkproM
- 12D. BradaricM
- 18K. BowieF
- 9A. SarrF
Substitutes
- 3M. FreseD
- 6N. ValentiniD
- 10T. SuslovM
- 19T. SlotsagerD
- 25D. MosqueraF
- 34S. PerilliG
- 36C. NiasseM
- 41IsaacF
- 70F. ChamD
- 90I. VermesanF
- 94G. TonioloG
Napoli
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Antonio Conte
Starting XI
- 1A. MeretG
- 31S. BeukemaD
- 5Juan JesusD
- 4A. BuongiornoD
- 21M. PolitanoM
- 20E. ElmasM
- 68S. LobotkaM
- 37L. SpinazzolaM
- 26A. VergaraF
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 19R. HojlundF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 35%Possession65%
- 0.31Expected goals (xG)0.68
- 8Total shots8
- 2Shots on target5
- 3Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots1
- 4Shots inside the box5
- 4Shots outside the box3
- 2Corners5
- 1Offsides2
- 11Fouls11
- 3Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 322Passes596
- 247Accurate passes518
- 77%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.74Goals prevented-0.74
Player statistics
Hellas Verona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lorenzo MontipòG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Andrias EdmundssonDTop rated | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 15Victor NelssonD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 37Armel Bella-KotchapD | 55 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Daniel OyegokeM | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproM | 82 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 12Domagoj BradarićM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Abdou HarrouiM | 82 | 6.0 | ||
| 63Roberto GagliardiniM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Amin SarrF | 55 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Kieron BowieF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Simone PerilliG | – | – | ||
| 94Giacomo TonioloG | – | – | ||
| 3Martin FreseD | 35 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Nicolás ValentiniD | – | – | ||
| 19Tobias SlotsagerD | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 70Fallou ChamD | – | – | ||
| 10Tomáš SuslovM | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 36Cheikh NiasseM | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Daniel MosqueraF | 35 | 6.3 | ||
| 41IsaacF | – | – | ||
| 90Ioan VermesanF | – | – |
Napoli
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex MeretG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Alessandro BuongiornoD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Juan JesusD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Sam BeukemaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Eljif ElmasM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Matteo PolitanoM | 78 | 6.5 | ||
| 37Leonardo SpinazzolaM | 52 | 6.9 | ||
| 68Stanislav LobotkaM | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Rasmus HøjlundF | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 26Antonio VergaraF | 78 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 27Alisson SantosF | 73 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Nikita ContiniG | – | – | ||
| 32Vanja Milinković-SavićG | – | – | ||
| 3Miguel GutiérrezD | 38 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Mathías OliveraD | – | – | ||
| 30Pasquale MazzocchiD | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Billy GilmourM | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 95Vincenzo PriscoM | – | – | ||
| 9Romelu LukakuF | 17 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 23GiovaneF | 12 | 6.3 |