Stats show Hojlund struggling at Napoli under Allegri
NAPLES, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 09: Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli competes for the ball with Ezri Konsa of Arsenal FC during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between SSC Napoli and Arsenal FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on September 09, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
Rasmus Hojlund has averaged just one touch inside the opposition box every 26 minutes across his first five Serie A appearances this season, with only Cagliari’s Paul Mendy recording fewer touches per minute.
Napoli have had a struggling start to the new Serie A season, collecting just seven points in the opening five games, the fewest since 2015-16.
The Partenopei have netted only seven times so far this season, and only Cagliari in the top ten have scored fewer goals, with five.
It is probably no coincidence that Napoli and Cagliari’s starting centre-forwards have the fewest touches inside the opponents’ box in the opening five games of the campaign.
As reported by Opta (via TMW), Napoli’s Hojlund has collected 14, one every 26 minutes. Among the centre-forwards who have played at least 350 minutes so far, only Cagliari’s Mendy has recorded fewer, with one touch inside the opposition’s box every 33 minutes.
Hojlund has scored two goals in five Serie A games so far, while Mendy, 19, has scored once.
Reports in Italy indicate that Napoli boss Allegri is frustrated with his Napoli players, especially the most experienced ones, as he feels they’ve shown a poor attitude in the season’s opening games.
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