Napoli 1–0 Sassuolo
- Lobotka 7'
17 January 2026
The match in data
Napoli got the better of Sassuolo, 1–0, on 17 January 2026, on matchday 21 of the 2025-26 Serie A.
Player of the match: Vanja Milinković-Savić (Napoli), rated 69, thanks above all to 1.16 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.19; conceded 0) and 3 crosses claimed. Milinković-Savić produced 3.4 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Sassuolo, the highest-rated player was Jay Idzes, with 68.
Vanja Milinković-Savić
Napoli · 90'
Produced 3.41× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.16 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.19; conceded 0) 4.1×
- 3 crosses claimed 2.5×
- 10 recoveries 1.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanja Milinković-Savić ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 69 |
| Stanislav Lobotka | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Matteo Politano | Forward | 34 | 61 |
| Leonardo Spinazzola | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Scott McTominay | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Alessandro Buongiorno | Defender | 23 | 51 |
| Eljif Elmas | Midfielder | 56 | 42 |
| Noa Lang | Forward | 33 | 42 |
| Sam Beukema | Defender | 57 | 40 |
| Juan Jesus | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Amir Rrahmani | Defender | 67 | 37 |
| Rasmus Højlund | Forward | 90 | 36 |
| Antonio Vergara | Midfielder | 62 | 32 |
| Pasquale Mazzocchi | Defender | 28 | 20 |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Idzes | Defender | 90 | 68 |
| Nemanja Matic | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Armand Laurienté | Forward | 90 | 59 |
| Tarik Muharemović | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Andrea Pinamonti | Forward | 89 | 50 |
| Sebastian Walukiewicz | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Josh Doig | Defender | 81 | 48 |
| Edoardo Iannoni | Midfielder | 36 | 48 |
| Luca Lipani | Midfielder | 89 | 47 |
| Arijanet Murić | Goalkeeper | 90 | 41 |
| Alieu Fadera | Forward | 81 | 38 |
| Aster Vranckx | Midfielder | 54 | 26 |
| Laurs Skjellerup | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Woyo Coulibaly | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Luca Moro | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Walid Cheddira | Forward | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Sassuolo player won the most duels?
Armand Laurienté, with 7 duels won. Next: Alieu Fadera 6, Josh Doig 4.
In Sassuolo's 1–0 loss to Napoli, Armand Laurienté won the most duels for the team with 7. Alieu Fadera followed closely with 6, while Josh Doig won 4.
Which Napoli player made the most interceptions?
Giovanni Di Lorenzo, with 3 interceptions. Next: Scott McTominay 1, Eljif Elmas 1.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo led Napoli defensively with 3 interceptions in the 1–0 win over Sassuolo. Scott McTominay and Eljif Elmas recorded just 1 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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