Italian Serie A

FT Thursday, April 30, 2015
Napoli WWWDW 2
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Empoli WLLDD 4
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Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 9,201 att.

Match Report

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Empoli score four to hamper Napoli's Champions League hopes

Empoli rocked Napoli's bid for Champions League football with an emphatic 4-2 win at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
4
51.3
Possession
48.7
14
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
375
511
Passes
495
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.1
69
Long Balls
63
29
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
9
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
23
26
Clearances
23

Head to Head

EMP leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

EMP · 4-3-1-2

  1. 33Luigi SepeG
  2. 24Daniele RuganiCD-L
  3. 26Lorenzo TonelliCD-R
  4. 23Elseid HysajLB
  5. 2Vincent LauriniRB
  6. 7Massimo MaccaroneM
  7. 6Mirko ValdifioriCM
  8. 5Riccardo SaponaraAM
  9. 11Daniele CroceLM
  10. 88Matías VecinoRM
  11. 20Manuel PucciarelliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Franco Signorelli
  2. 25Josh Brillante
  3. 27Piotr Zielinski
  4. 18Simone Verdi
  5. 9Levan Mchedlidze
  6. 21Mário Rui
  7. 28Davide Bassi
  8. 10Francesco Tavano
  9. 14Assane Dioussé
  10. 50Michele Somma
  11. 19Federico Barba
  12. 32Alessandro Giacomel

NAP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 45Mariano AndújarG
  2. 5Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 31Faouzi GhoulamLB
  5. 11Christian MaggioRB
  6. 17Marek HamsikAM
  7. 77Walter GarganoLM
  8. 88Gökhan InlerRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 14Dries MertensAM-L
  11. 7José CallejónAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Manolo GabbiadiniSUB
  2. 8JorginhoSUB
  3. 19David LópezSUB
  4. 16Giandomenico MestoSUB
  5. 4HenriqueSUB
  6. 24Lorenzo InsigneSUB
  7. 33Raúl AlbiolSUB
  8. 96Sebastiano LupertoSUB
  9. 91Duván ZapataSUB
  10. 1RafaelSUB
  11. 15Roberto ColomboSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Empoli 1, Napoli 0. Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Pucciarelli.
  2. 15' Vincent Laurini (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 43' Own Goal by Miguel Britos, Napoli. Empoli 2, Napoli 0.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Empoli 3, Napoli 0. Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  6. 52' Substitution, Napoli. Raúl Albiol replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.
  7. 60' Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Dries Mertens.
  8. 63' Substitution, Empoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Riccardo Saponara because of an injury.
  9. 64' Own Goal by Vincent Laurini, Empoli. Empoli 3, Napoli 1.
  10. 71' Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 72' Substitution, Napoli. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Gökhan Inler.
  12. 79' Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 79' Substitution, Empoli. Mário Rui replaces Vincent Laurini because of an injury.
  14. 81' Substitution, Empoli. Simone Verdi replaces Manuel Pucciarelli because of an injury.
  15. 81' Own Goal by Raúl Albiol, Napoli. Empoli 4, Napoli 1.
  16. 90'+1' Goal! Empoli 4, Napoli 2. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  17. 90'+1' Simone Verdi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.

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