Serie A: Raspadori helped Napoli catch up with Atalanta
Giacomo Raspadori came on as a substitute and scored his first goal of the season to give Napoli a home win over Venice.
The Neapolitans could have taken the lead in this match in the first half, but Romelu Lukaku failed to beat the visitors' goalkeeper from the spot. It should be noted that this was only the second penalty miss for the Belgian in Serie A.
The key moment in the match happened after 79 minutes. Ex-Shakhtar player David Neres shot from the left flank into the penalty area, where the ball bounced to the Raspadori - the forward immediately shot hard, leaving no chance for the goalkeeper.
1:0 - a victory for Napoli, after which Antonio Conte's team are level on points with Serie A leaders Atalanta.
2024-25 Serie A Standing Table
2024-25, Italy - Serie A
Napoli - Venezia 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Raspadori, 79 (1:0)
Napoli: Meret; Juan Jesus; Rrahmani Am.; Olivera M. (Spinazzola, 89); Di Lorenzo; McTominay; Lobotka; Kvaratskhelia (Politano, 75); Zambo Anguissa André-Frank (Raspadori, 70); Neres; Lukaku R.
Bench: Contini N.; Caprile; Marín Ra.; Mazzocchi; Gilmour B.; Gioielli; Zerbin; Simeone; Ngongé
Venezia: Stankovic F.; Zampano F. (Bjarkason, 88); Altare; Sverko; Idzes; Busio; Yeboah J. (Pohjanpalo, 71); Ellertsson (Andersen M.K., 70); Oristanio (El Haddad, 88); Nicolussi; Carboni F. (Candela, 60)
Bench: Joronen; Grandi M.; Haps; Schingtienne; Crnigoj; Gytkjaer
Yellow Cards: Altare 31; Stankovic F. 74; Idzes 96
