Napoli vs Empoli, 2020-21 Coppa Italia, Round of 16

· Coppa Italia
Napoli
  • 18': Giovanni Di Lorenzo
  • 38': Hirving Lozano
  • 76': Andrea Petagna
FT
3 - 2
Empoli
  • 33': Nedim Bajrami
  • 68': Nedim Bajrami

About

Napoli are hosting Empoli at Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Coppa Italia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 2': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jacopo Furlan.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci following a fast break.
  • 10': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
  • 10': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Olivieri.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappella with a cross.
  • 18': Goal! Napoli 1, Empoli 0. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 21': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by Samuele Damiani (Empoli).
  • 24': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 25': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Ryder Matos (Empoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Davide Zappella with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jacopo Furlan.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Diego Demme (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  • 33': Goal! Napoli 1, Empoli 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryder Matos.
  • 35': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
  • 38': Goal! Napoli 2, Empoli 1. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Marco Olivieri (Empoli).
  • 45': Marco Olivieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Empoli 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Empoli 1.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
  • 50': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 54': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Samuele Damiani.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Nicolas Haas.
  • 62': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Ryder Matos.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Demme.
  • 68': Goal! Napoli 2, Empoli 2. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic.
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Eljif Elmas.
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 72': Andrea Cambiaso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Marco Olivieri.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 74': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
  • 76': Goal! Napoli 3, Empoli 2. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 78': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Samuele Damiani (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
  • 81': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 82': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
  • 84': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Aleksa Terzic.
  • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 88': Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Diego Demme.
  • 88': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Andrea Petagna.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Moreo.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
  • 90'+2': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Empoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 3, Empoli 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 2
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 2
40.1 Possession 59.9
13 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
387 Accurate Passes 622
449 Passes 680
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 8
14 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.5
52 Long Balls 39
37 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 8
12 Effective Clearances 9
12 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Coppa Italia

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
33 Amir Rrahmani
31 Faouzi Ghoulam
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
7 Eljif Elmas
68 Stanislav Lobotka
4 Diego Demme
37 Andrea Petagna
11 Hirving Lozano
21 Matteo Politano
Napoli Substitutes:
Nikita Contini, Elseid Hysaj, Tiemoué Bakayoko, David Ospina, Lorenzo Insigne, Fernando Llorente, Nikola Maksimovic, Dries Mertens, Antonio Cioffi, Fabián Ruiz, Piotr Zielinski.

EMP Empoli (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
22 Jacopo Furlan (GK)
42 Mattia Viti
16 Nicolo Casale
30 Samuele Damiani
3 Aleksa Terzic
23 Davide Zappella
11 Nedim Bajrami
32 Nicolas Haas
28 Samuele Ricci
9 Marco Olivieri Yellow Card
8 Ryder Matos
Empoli Substitutes:
Dimitris Nikolaou, Tommaso Baldanzi, Leandro Pratelli, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Alberto Brignoli, Leo Stulac, Andrea La Mantia, Simone Romagnoli, Kristjan Asllani, Andrea Cambiaso, Stefano Moreo, Fabiano Parisi.

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