Pescara 2-2 Napoli: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 21 August 2016

Result

Pescara 2-2 Napoli

Serie A · Sunday 21 August 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

Pescara · Napoli · Serie A predictions

Pescara 2-2 Napoli: match report

Pescara drew with Napoli 2-2 in Serie A on Sunday 21 August 2016. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Ahmad Benali opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Pescara's goals came from Ahmad Benali (8') and Gianluca Caprari (35'). Napoli scored through Dries Mertens (60') and Dries Mertens (63').

Discipline: Pescara received 3 yellow cards; Napoli received 2 yellow cards.

Pescara went on to finish that season 20th with 15 points, and Napoli 3rd with 86.

Pescara lined up in a 4-3-2-1 and Napoli in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Dries Mertens of Napoli (8.1), ahead of Nova Arianto (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Pescara wins, 0 draws and 2 for Napoli.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Ahmad BenaliPescara · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Raúl AlbiolNapoli
  • 35'Goal · Gianluca CaprariPescara · 2-0
  • 47'Yellow card · Gastón BrugmanPescara
  • 52'Yellow card · Albano BizzarriPescara
  • 60'Goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 2-1
  • 63'Goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 2-2
  • 74'Yellow card · Norbert GyomberPescara
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Dries MertensNapoli

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Pescara 0, draws 0, Napoli 2.

Team news

Pescara line-up (4-3-2-1)

Albano Bizzarri, Cristiano Biraghi, Francesco Zampano, Andrea Coda, Norbert Gyömbér, Bryan Cristante, Valerio Verre, Ledian Memushaj, Ahmad Benali, Gastón Brugman, Gianluca Caprari

Napoli line-up (4-3-3)

Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj, Kalidou Koulibaly, Faouzi Ghoulam, Raúl Albiol, Allan, Nova Arianto, Marek Hamšík, Juanmi Callejón, Manolo Gabbiadini, Lorenzo Insigne