Empoli vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli title hopes suffer huge blow after Empoli earn stunning comeback win
Napoli's hopes of winning the Serie A title this season suffered a huge blow as they surrendered a two-goal lead to lose at Empoli.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Hirving Lozano.
- 3': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 4': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 6': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
- 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
- 11': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 12': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
- 12': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 15': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 19': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Szymon Zurkowski.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 22': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
- 22': Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 26': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 28': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Hirving Lozano.
- 29': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
- 29': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Valerio Verre (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a headed pass.
- 32': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 32': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 36': Foul by Valerio Verre (Empoli).
- 36': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a fast break.
- 39': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 40': Attempt saved. Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valerio Verre.
- 40': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 41': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 41': Offside, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi tries a through ball, but Mattia Viti is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Valerio Verre (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
- 42': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 44': Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Alessandro Zanoli.
- 52': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 53': Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 55': Offside, Napoli. Alex Meret tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
- 57': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Empoli).
- 59': Attempt saved. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 59': Offside, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
- 59': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Fabiano Parisi.
- 62': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano following a corner.
- 62': Hand ball by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 63': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Valerio Verre (Empoli).
- 63': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
- 65': Attempt saved. Valerio Verre (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
- 65': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 65': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
- 66': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Valerio Verre.
- 66': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 67': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 68': Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Kristjan Asllani because of an injury.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 72': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
- 72': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Mattia Viti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 74': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
- 74': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a fast break.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Dries Mertens.
- 78': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 78': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! Empoli 1, Napoli 2. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 81': (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
- 81': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
- 83': Goal! Empoli 2, Napoli 2. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 87': Goal! Empoli 3, Napoli 2. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a fast break.
- 89': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 90'+5': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
- 90'+6': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 3, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Empoli 3, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 59.7 | Possession | 40.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 424 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 518 | Passes | 342 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 48 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 13 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,245
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,245
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 42 | Mattia Viti  |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 23 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 7 | Valerio Verre |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 9 | Patrick Cutrone |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 59 | Alessandro Zanoli |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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