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February 5, 2023 8:25 AM ET

UPCOMING GAMES:

Saturday (Feb 11)
Empoli-Spezia - 11am - Stadio Carlo Castellani

Sunday (12/02)
Napoli-Cremonese - 16h45 - Diego Armando Maradona Stadium

February 5, 2023 8:23 AM ET

END GAME!

Napoli takes advantage of Spezia's individual errors and wins another Serie A match. More leader than ever, the Azzurri won 3-0 at the Stadio Alberto Picco, in La Spezia, Italy.

February 5, 2023 8:23 AM ET

+3

The referee has signaled another 3 minutes of overtime. We will play until 93.

February 5, 2023 8:20 AM ET

86'

Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) has tried the patience of referee Marco Di Bello and receives a card after committing a foul.

February 5, 2023 8:17 AM ET

83'

Spezia is unable to take advantage of the corner kick, as the defense pushed the ball away.

February 5, 2023 8:12 AM ET

80'

Luciano Spalletti will make a change. Victor Osimhen is replaced by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).

February 5, 2023 8:11 AM ET

73' - GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL!

FROM NAPOLI! Osimhen again: 3-0 to the Serie A leader. The score gets bigger after another failure of the Spezia defense.

February 5, 2023 8:02 AM ET

69' - GOOOOOAAAAAAAL!

FROM NAPOLI! Osimhen adds to Napoli's score against Spezia: 2-0.

February 5, 2023 7:58 AM ET

63'

The coach decides to put rested legs on, with Eljif Elmas (Napoli) replacing Piotr Zielinski.

February 5, 2023 7:52 AM ET

61' -GOAL, BUT IT WASN'T WORTH IT!

Osimhen starts a counterattack, comes face to face with the goalkeeper and pushes the ball into the back of the goal, but the goal was invalidated. The referee gave a foul on the play.

February 5, 2023 7:52 AM ET

59'

Daniele Verde (Spezia) cuts inside after a good run and tries his luck from the edge of the box. The shot, however, flies over the crossbar and into the back row of the stands.

February 5, 2023 7:48 AM ET

55'

Nothing dangerous for the goalkeeper. Andre Zambo Anguissa (Napoli)'s shot is blocked by the defender.

February 5, 2023 7:44 AM ET

YELLOW CARD!

Mattia Caldara receives a yellow card and is out of Spezia's next match. He was pending. In the next move, Zielinski is punished for a hard tackle on his opponent.

February 5, 2023 7:44 AM ET

50'

The ball rebounds to Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) and he shoots from long distance, but the goalkeeper just calmly watches the ball go well over the crossbar.

February 5, 2023 7:43 AM ET

47' - GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL!

FROM NAPOLI! Kvaratskhelia opens the scoring against Spezia early in the second half: 1-0,

February 5, 2023 7:36 AM ET

PENALTY!

Spezia managed to get away with it in ALL of the first half... IN THE FIRST PLAY of the second half he commits the penalty.

February 5, 2023 7:36 AM ET

RESTARTS!

The second half begins for Spezia vs. Napoli at the Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia, Italy

February 5, 2023 7:35 AM ET

HALF TIME!

End of the first half without a goal for Spezia-Napoli.

February 5, 2023 7:18 AM ET

+1

Judge gives one minute of extra time. We go to 46.

February 5, 2023 7:17 AM ET

44'

Bad shot by Hirving Lozano (Napoli). He fires a long range volley that goes into the stands.

February 5, 2023 7:15 AM ET

43'

Napoli takes a corner kick, but the chances of scoring a goal are killed by good defending.

February 5, 2023 7:15 AM ET

42'

Zielinski crosses the ball into the penalty area, but one of the defenders clear the threat. Napoli wins a corner kick.

February 5, 2023 7:14 AM ET

40'

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) makes a millimeter pass to Victor Osimhen, but Bartlomiej Dragowski shows alertness and thwarts a good chance.

February 5, 2023 7:12 AM ET

33'

An attacking foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) was seen by Marco Di Bello, who did not hesitate to blow the whistle.

February 5, 2023 7:04 AM ET

30'

We are about to witness a great opportunity in which Khvicha Kvaratskhelia could have appeared. He could have gone toe-to-toe with the goalkeeper after Victor Osimhen's (Napoli) pass, but one of the defenders cleared the shot and cleared the danger.

February 5, 2023 7:04 AM ET

26'

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) comes forward to take the free-kick, but the opposing defense is well placed to clear the ball safely.

February 5, 2023 6:57 AM ET

25'

Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) is penalized for the unfortunate cart. Marco Di Bello blows his whistle and signals the foul, making it clear that he will not accept such behavior. Napoli goes for the foul.

February 5, 2023 6:57 AM ET

20'

Daniele Verde shoots from long distance, but the shot goes off the crossbar.

February 5, 2023 6:51 AM ET

17'

Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) has a great chance to score. He creates space and tries his luck from long range with a low shot to the center of the goal. Bartlomiej Dragowski makes an excellent save!

February 5, 2023 6:51 AM ET

12'

In the next move, Osimhen invades the area and stops Dragowski. The shot was stopped for offside.

February 5, 2023 6:44 AM ET

11'

At the corner, Di Lorenzo's header bounces off the post.

February 5, 2023 6:43 AM ET

10'

Mario Rui's cross over was unsuccessful as he saw the opposing defense quickly clear the ball from the penalty area and almost score an own goal. Now Napoli have a corner to take.

February 5, 2023 6:42 AM ET

06'

Spezia has a chance to score from the corner kick, but a defender gets the ball away.

February 5, 2023 6:38 AM ET

05'

Kevin Agudelo gets away from two defenders and gets to the edge of the box. He unleashes a shot from right there, but it goes wide of the crossbar! The ball goes over the line and Napoli have a goal kick.

February 5, 2023 6:37 AM ET

START THE GAME!

The ball is rolling for Spezia vs Napoli at the Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia, Italy.

February 5, 2023 6:32 AM ET

REFEREE:

Today's referee will be Marco Di Bello.

February 5, 2023 6:25 AM ET

10 MINUTES!

There are just under 10 minutes left in the Serie A match between Spezia and Napoli.

February 5, 2023 6:23 AM ET

Sensation of the season:

Napoli are writing a great story for the 2022/23 season. The Italian team has qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, where it will face Frankfurt, and has the chance to win the league title for the first time since 1990.

February 5, 2023 6:17 AM ET

Luciano Spaletti:

"We have to concentrate for a complicated match on a difficult field. For us, the opponent does not change substance, the available points are always threes. One must be aware that only facts and results can write history. We have to keep getting results until the end." - stated the Napoli coach

February 5, 2023 6:11 AM ET

Spezia reserves:

Holm, Beck, Krollis, Ferrer, Marchetti, Maldini, Candelari, Zovko, Wisniewski, Giorgeschi, Pedicillo e Cipot.

February 5, 2023 6:06 AM ET

Spezia XI:

Dragowski, Ampadu, Bourabia, Verde, Reca, Shoumurodov, Esposito, Amian, Caldara, Agudelo e Nikolaou.

February 5, 2023 5:57 AM ET

13 POINTS:

The Neapolitan team leads the competition with 53 points, 13 ahead of second-place Inter Milan, and wants to extend the advantage over their rivals.

February 5, 2023 5:50 AM ET

ON ROUND:

Another highlight of the day will be the derby between Internazionale and Milan. The Milan clash could be worth the second place of the championship.

Internazionale, who are in second place with 40 points, are on the rise this season, while the Rossoneros have lost performance in recent games and are in fifth place with 38.

February 5, 2023 5:45 AM ET

Napoli reserves:

GOLLINI, MARFELLA, BERESZYNSKI, OLIVERA, OSTICARD, JESUS, ZEDADKA, DEMME, ELMAS, GAETANO.

NDOMBELE, ZERBIN, POLITANO, RASPADORI, SIMEONE.

February 5, 2023 5:42 AM ET

Napoli XI:

Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Minjae, Marco Rui, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.

February 5, 2023 5:37 AM ET

1 HOUR

Spezia vs Napoli is just a few minutes away

February 5, 2023 5:32 AM ET

Channels for Spezia vs Napoli on TV and in real time?

Spezia vs Napoli
21st round of the Portuguese League

Date: 05 February 2023

Time: 08:30 (local time)

Venue: Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy
Broadcast: Star+.

February 5, 2023 5:27 AM ET

When is the Spezia vs Napoli match and how to watch it LIVE and in real time?

The Spezia-Napoli match will kick off at 7:15 pm (ET), at the Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia, Italy, in the 21st round of the Italian Serie A. The match will be broadcast by STAR+ streaming service. You can check everything here on VAVEL Brazil.

February 5, 2023 5:22 AM ET

PROBABLE SPEZIA:

Dragowski; Amian, Caldara e Nikolaou; Holm, Arkadiusz Reca, Bourabia, Ampadu e Agudelo; Daniele Verde e Shomurodov.

February 5, 2023 5:17 AM ET

PROBABLE NAPOLI:

Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim Min-jae e Mário Rui. Lobotka, Anguissa e Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen e Kvaratskhelia.

February 5, 2023 5:12 AM ET

Kvaratskhelia

Finally, Napoli has Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is having a spectacular season. The player is the team's second-leading scorer in the league with seven goals, and has accumulated gala performances. Thus, alongside Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia is the team's hope for goals, and also a good guess for a player to score at any time in the match.

February 5, 2023 5:07 AM ET

RETROSPECT:

According to data from the OGol website, the teams have only met 10 times, between the Italian Championship, Serie B and the Italian Cup. In this sense, Napoli has the numbers in their favor, since they have won eight times against Spezia twice. Moreover, the Azzurri have scored far more goals, 23 for and nine against.

February 5, 2023 5:02 AM ET

SPEZIA:

As well as occupying only the 17th position, Spezia has 18 points, and is five points ahead of the first team inside the relegation zone. In this sense, they have three losses in a row, to Bologna and Roma (2-0), and to Atalanta (5-2) in the Italian Cup.

Spezia is in 17th place with 18 points. Five points ahead of Hellas Verona, the first team in the relegation zone. The situation within the squad is not very good, because the team has been suffering with absences during the season, and some important names, such as the Portuguese João Moutinho.

February 5, 2023 4:57 AM ET

NAPOLI:

Napoli is the sole leader with 53 points, 13 ahead of the second-placed team, and saw the gap get even bigger in the last few rounds. That's because they beat Roma by 2-1, after having beaten Salernitana away from home by 2-0. Before that, they were eliminated by Cremonese on penalties in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup.

In short, the match pits teams from the opposite sides of the table against each other. This is because Napoli is the sole leader and fighting to be champions, while Spezia is trying not to fall. Therefore, we can say that the Azzurri are the favorites to win.

Photo: Divulgation / Napoli

 

February 5, 2023 4:52 AM ET

TIME AND PLACE!

The match between Spezia and Napoli is in the 21st round of the Serie A.

Napoli are the current league leaders with 53 points (17 wins, two draws and only one defeat), while Spezia have a terrible campaign and are only in 17th place with 18 points, ten defeats, six draws and only four wins.

Napoli are overwhelming favorites, even though they are playing away from home. However, the team is in a better phase in the championship, being the current sole leader. The match between Spezia and Napoli will take place at 7:30 am (ET), at the Stadio Alberto Picco, in La Spezia, Italy.

February 5, 2023 4:47 AM ET

Welcome and welcome to Spezia vs Napoli minute by minute

Hello, soccer lover! Now it's time for a decisive match between two teams from Italy: on one side the mighty Napoli. On the other, Spezia. Both teams face each other in the 21st round of the Serie A. The match between the leader and the 15th place of the Serie A takes place at the Stadio Alberto Picco, in La Spezia, Italy, at 7:30 am ET. Follow everything about the duel here, in real time on VAVEL Brazil.

February 5, 2023 4:42 AM ET