Paradox: Napoli last for shots from outside the box | OneFootball

Antonio Conte’s Napoli is coming off 6 points earned in their last two matches, having secured victories against Inter and Lecce. The Azzurri have shown solidity and cohesion after poor performances in Turin and Eindhoven. In yesterday’s match against the Salentini, Conte’s team managed to keep a clean sheet once again, something that hadn’t happened in 9 games.

Paradox – Napoli last in the league for percentage of shots from outside the box: the statistic

According to Kickest, Napoli ranks 20th and last in Serie A for the percentage of shots from outside the box in the first 8 matchdays of the season. The Azzurri have attempted 125 total shots, of which only 40 were from outside the box, making it just 32.0%. It seems paradoxical that the team owning players like Kevin De Bruyne and Scott McTominay doesn’t attempt shots from the edge of the area more often to unlock matches. But the Azzurri are not the only top club at the bottom of this particular ranking: in 19th place is Milan with a percentage of 33.1%; in 18th is Roma with 33.6%; and in 17th is Inter with 33.8%.

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