Napoli Scored 26 Shots to AS Roma

DBasia.news – SSC Napoli played 1-1 draw against AS Roma last weekend. Despite Napoli’s domination throughout the match, Carlo Ancelotti squad got conceded first by Roma winger, Stephan El Shaarawy scored the goal at 14′.

The host equalized the situation at 90′ by the contribution of substitute striker, Dries Mertens. Interestingly, before the goal, Napoli shot 26 times, two goals disallowed due to offside, and just one goal went to Roma’s net.

26 goals in one Serie A match is a record. Interestingly, the record of highest kicks in Serie A match also belongs to Napoli.

In the match against Parma this season, Mertens and friends also created 26 kicks. Considering the productivity, Mertens felt disappointed that the team failed to achieve three points.

“It’s true we played well, but we should’ve done more. We had so many chances, Roma were very defensive and did it well,” Mertens said.