Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
    FT
    0 - 1
    Empoli
    • 70': Patrick Cutrone

    Napoli suffer shock home defeat to Empoli to drop to fourth

    Napoli slipped to a surprise 1-0 defeat at home to Empoli in Serie A on Sunday, their third loss from their last five league games.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Offside, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
    • 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 5': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
    • 9': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Empoli).
    • 15': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mário Rui.
    • 16': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
    • 17': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
    • 22': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 23': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Demme.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Ounas with a headed pass.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone with a cross.
    • 33': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
    • 36': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
    • 36': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 38': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
    • 42': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
    • 42': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
    • 42': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
    • 42': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Ounas with a through ball.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Empoli 0.
    • 46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Juan Jesus (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 48': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
    • 51': Attempt saved. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a through ball.
    • 51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by David Ospina.
    • 52': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a through ball.
    • 60': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
    • 60': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 60': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Juan Jesus is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Diego Demme.
    • 63': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
    • 63': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Leo Stulac.
    • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Nedim Bajrami.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 66': Offside, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 70': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
    • 70': Goal! Napoli 0, Empoli 1. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
    • 74': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
    • 75': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 78': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Szymon Zurkowski because of an injury.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
    • 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Ounas with a cross.
    • 81': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 82': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
    • 82': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Empoli).
    • 82': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
    • 83': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 86': Hand ball by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
    • 87': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
    • 87': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Eljif Elmas because of an injury.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
    • 89': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 90': Offside, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
    • 90'+4': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Di Francesco.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 90'+6': Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Empoli 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Empoli 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 10
    6 Saves 4
    39.8 Possession 60.2
    12 SHOTS 30
    5 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    304 Accurate Passes 473
    373 Passes 548
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 27
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 51
    19 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 11
    11 Effective Tackles 7
    17 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 3
    42 Effective Clearances 5
    42 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
    Location: Napoli, Italy
    Attendance: 24,000

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 28 +42 67
    2 AC Milan 28 +24 60
    3 Napoli 28 +14 56
    4 Como 28 +25 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 David Ospina (GK)
    5 Juan Jesus
    13 Amir Rrahmani
    6 Mário Rui
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    33 Adam Ounas
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    4 Diego Demme
    14 Dries Mertens
    7 Eljif Elmas
    11 Hirving Lozano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Frank Anguissa, Alex Meret, Faouzi Ghoulam, Lorenzo Insigne, Matteo Politano, Davide Marfella, Kévin Malcuit, Kostas Manolas, Andrea Petagna.

    EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
    33 Sebastiano Luperto
    34 Adrian Ismajli
    65 Fabiano Parisi
    30 Petar Stojanovic
    9 Patrick Cutrone
    5 Leo Stulac
    10 Nedim Bajrami
    27 Szymon Zurkowski Yellow Card
    8 Liam Henderson
    99 Andrea Pinamonti
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Samir Ujkani, Samuele Ricci, Filippo Bandinelli, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Lorenzo Tonelli, Andrea La Mantia, Mattia Viti, Riccardo Marchizza, Leonardo Mancuso, Federico Di Francesco, Nicolas Haas, Simone Romagnoli.

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