Spezia vs Napoli LIVE: Serie A result, final score and reaction
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Italian football’s top tier is a league steeped in history, with some of the greatest players of all-time having graced it over the years.
Although having a reputation for being a low-scoring competition based around defensive football, it is one of the most consistently intriguing leagues in Europe.
Internazionale’s triumph in 2020-21 finally ended Juventus’ dominance after nine titles in a row but the Old Lady of Turin will be desperate to regain the trophy that they see as rightfully theirs.
Inter will put up a strong defence however and with city rivals AC Milan resurgent, as well as Napoli believing they can win Serie A for the first time since 1990, it promises to be a season for the ages.
It isn’t all about the title either, with the bottom three teams relegated to Serie B, so Empoli, Salernitana and Venezia will being doing everything they can to avoid an immediate return to the second tier having been promoted last term.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
ASD Spezia Calcio 2008 0 - 3 SSC Napoli
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🔚 FULL TIME #SpeziaNapoli 0-3
POWERED BY ➡️ @Recrowdita pic.twitter.com/yslD9ExacZ— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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⏱ 90 | It's all over!✅ #SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/WdvkN04FZB— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Match ends, Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
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Second Half ends, Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
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Attempt missed. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
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Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
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Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Attempt blocked. Eddie Salcedo (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
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Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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⏱ |82’
Salcedo di testa!!! Grande parata di Marfella! 👏🏻#SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
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⏱ 81 | Double substitution for us
↩️ Meret and Demme
↪️ Marfella and Anguissa#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/gMSf9gsxz7— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Attempt saved. Eddie Salcedo (Spezia) header from very close range is saved.
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⏱ |80’
🔄 Cambia anche il @sscnapoli
↪️ Marfella e Anguissa
↩️ Meret e Demme #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
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⏱ 80 | Spezia make a change
↩️ Erlic
↪️ Bertola#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Substitution, Napoli. Davide Marfella replaces Alex Meret.
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Substitution, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Diego Demme.
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Substitution, Spezia. Nicolò Bertola replaces Martin Erlic.
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⏱ |76’
Manaj calcia da posizione defilata. Pallone alto sopra la traversa! #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko following a fast break.
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Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
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Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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⏱ |72’
🔄 Doppio cambio per lo #Spezia
↪️ Salcedo e Nguiamba
↩️ Maggiore e Agudelo #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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⏱ 73 | Double substitution for Spezia
↩️ Maggiore and Agudelo
↪️ Nguimba and Salcedo#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Substitution, Spezia. Eddie Salcedo replaces Kevin Agudelo.
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Substitution, Spezia. Aurélien Nguiamba replaces Giulio Maggiore.
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⏱ |71’
Cross di @salvajr21 per Maggiore. Pallone alto! #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
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⏱ 68 | Triple substitution for us
↩️ Petagna, Zielinski and @MPolitano16
↪️ @victorosimhen9, @dries_mertens14 and @Lor_Insigne#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/OFirp9rdjC— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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⏱ |67’
🔄 Triplo cambio per il @sscnapoli
↪️Insigne, Osimhen e Mertens
↩️ Politano, Zielinski e Petagna #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Andrea Petagna.
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Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Piotr Zielinski.
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Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Matteo Politano.
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⏱ |65’
🟨 Ammonito Ghoulam#SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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⏱ 66 | Booking for @GhoulamFaouzi#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
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Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia).
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⏱ 62 | Double substitution for Spezia
↩️ Provedel and Antiste
↪️ Zovko and Kovalenko#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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⏱ |61’
🔄 Cambia lo #Spezia
↪️ Zovko e Kovalenko
↩️ Provedel e Antiste #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
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Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Janis Antiste.
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Substitution, Spezia. Petar Zovko replaces Ivan Provedel.
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Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
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Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
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Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Janis Antiste (Spezia).
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⏱ 51 | Booking for @MPolitano16#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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⏱ |53’ @danieleverde53 serve al limite dell’area Kiwior. Blocca Meret! #SpeziaNapoli 0-3
— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Hand ball by Diego Demme (Napoli).
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Attempt saved. Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross.
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⏱ |51’
🟨 Ammonito Politano #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
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Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
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Offside, Spezia. Ivan Provedel tries a through ball, but Janis Antiste is caught offside.
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⏱ 46 | The second half is under way ▶️#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Attempt missed. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) header from very close range following a corner.
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▶️ Inizia il secondo tempo #SpeziaNapoli 0-3
— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
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Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
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Second Half begins Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
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⏸ HALF TIME #SpeziaNapoli 0-3
POWERED BY ➡️ @Recrowdita pic.twitter.com/Z3XpqoKyxp— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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⏱ 45+10 | The first half comes to a close ⏸#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/wI9XSQmHQg— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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⏱ |45’+10’
🟨 Ammonito Manaj #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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First Half ends, Spezia 0, Napoli 3.
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Rey Manaj (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
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Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
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Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
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⏱ 45 | There will be 10 minutes of added time#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
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Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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⏱ |45’
Ci saranno 10’ di recupero #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
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Offside, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo tries a through ball, but Rey Manaj is caught offside.
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⏱ |39’
Kiwior spizza in area per Erlic. Pallone alto di un soffio! #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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⏱ 36 | GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL
Diegoooooo makes it 0-3 🌪#SpeziaNapoli 0-3
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/B49KpengrP— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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⏱ |36’
⚽️ Gol del @sscnapoli con Demme #SpeziaNapoli 0-3— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior following a corner.
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Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Alex Meret.
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Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
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Goal! Spezia 0, Napoli 3. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
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Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
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Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
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Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt missed. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards.
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⏱ 25 | GOOOOAAAALLLLLL 🤹♂️
Zielooooo doubles the advantage with a great shot from the edge of the area!#SpeziaNapoli 0-2
💙 #ForzaNapoliSemprepic.twitter.com/JASCBFkxC0— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 22, 2022
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Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
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⏱ |25’
⚽️ Raddoppia il @sscnapoli con Zielinski#SpeziaNapoli 0-2— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) May 22, 2022
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Attempt saved. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
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