Napoli 3-2 Cesena: result and report

Serie A · Monday 18 May 2015

Result

Napoli 3-2 Cesena

Serie A · Monday 18 May 2015, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-2

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Napoli 3-2 Cesena: match report

Napoli defeated Cesena 3-2 in Serie A on Monday 18 May 2015. It was 2-2 at half-time.

Grégoire Defrel opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Napoli's goals came from Dries Mertens (19'), Manolo Gabbiadini (20') and Dries Mertens (57'). Cesena scored through Grégoire Defrel (15') and Grégoire Defrel (45+2').

Discipline: Napoli received 2 yellow cards; Cesena received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Napoli were 4th on 60 points from 35 and Cesena 20th on 23 points from 35. Napoli went on to finish that season 4th with 64 points, and Cesena 20th with 23.

Napoli lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cesena in a 4-3-1-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Napoli wins, 1 draw and 0 for Cesena.

Going into the match Napoli's last five read D-W-L-W-W and Cesena's L-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Massimo VoltaCesena
  • 15'Goal · Grégoire DefrelCesena · 0-1
  • 19'Goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 1-1
  • 20'Goal · Manolo GabbiadiniNapoli · 2-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Faouzi GhoulamNapoli
  • 45+2'Goal · Grégoire DefrelCesena · 2-2
  • 57'Goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 3-2
  • 71'Yellow card · Daniele CapelliCesena
  • 76'Yellow card · Kalidou KoulibalyNapoli

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Napoli 4, draws 1, Cesena 0.

Team news

Napoli expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mariano Andújar, David López, Raúl Albiol, Miguel Britos, Christian Maggio, Faouzi Ghoulam, Marek Hamšík, Juanmi Callejón, Gonzalo Higuaín

Cesena expected line-up (4-3-1-2)

Gabriele Perico, Luka Krajnc, Daniele Capelli, Franco Brienza, Gaby Mudingayi, Carlos Carbonero, Emmanuel Cascione, Grégoire Defrel