Serie A
May 18, 2015 8.00pm
3
2
HT : 2 2
FT
  • Dries Mertens 19' goal
  • Manolo Gabbiadini 20' goal
  • Faouzi Ghoulam 42' yellowcard
  • Dries Mertens 57' goal
  • Kalidou Koulibaly 76' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Massimo Volta 6'
  • goal Gregoire Defrel 15'
  • goal Gregoire Defrel 45'
  • yellowcard Daniele Capelli 71'

Half-Time Report: Napoli, Cesena level with two goals apiece

Napoli, Cesena level with two goals apiece

Champions League-chasing Napoli are playing out a 2-2 draw with Cesena in their Serie A clash at the Stadio San Paolo.

Gregoire Defrel opened the scoring for the already-relegated visitors on the quarter-hour mark when he latched on to Andrea Tabanelli's incisive through-ball and fired into the bottom-left corner.

It didn't take long for Rafael Benitez's charges to equalise, however, as just four minutes elapsed before Dries Mertens blasted the ball home from two yards out.

Napoli were then ahead just four minutes later when the Belgian goalscorer turned provider to cut the ball back towards the goal, where Manolo Gabbiadini was on hand to slot past Federico Agliardi.

Just as it seemed like the hosts would take a one-goal lead into the break, Defrel struck again right on the stroke of half time, collecting Massimo Volta's pass and firing into the bottom-right corner.

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