Empoli vs Napoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A

Empoli

FT
0 - 2

Napoli

17': Adrian Ismajli (OG)
28': Victor Osimhen
67': Mário Rui

Osimhen helps Napoli avoid another letdown at Empoli

— For Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti, a 2-0 win at Empoli on Saturday meant just as much as recent wins over Juventus, Roma and other big Serie A clubs.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Liam Henderson.
2': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
3': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
4': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
5': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
6': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
7': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a headed pass following a corner.
11': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martín Satriano.
16': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
17': Own Goal by Ardian Ismajli, Empoli. Empoli 0, Napoli 1.
19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mário Rui.
20': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
20': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
21': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alex Meret.
22': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
22': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
25': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
26': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
26': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Baldanzi.
28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
28': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
28': Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
34': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
34': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
34': Kim Min-Jae (Napoli) hits the bar with a with an attempt from very close range. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
35': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
39': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
41': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyronne Ebuehi.
42': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
42': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Satriano with a headed pass.
44': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
44': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
44': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 2.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Napoli 2.
46': Attempt blocked. Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Satriano.
46': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
47': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
49': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
50': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
50': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
52': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
55': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
56': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
57': Substitution, Empoli. Francesco Caputo replaces Roberto Piccoli.
57': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Liam Henderson.
57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
59': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
60': Offside, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
62': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
62': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
63': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
63': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
65': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
66': Delay in match (Napoli). VAR checking.
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Mário Rui (Napoli).
67': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
68': Substitution, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic replaces Tyronne Ebuehi.
69': Foul by Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli).
69': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Hirving Lozano.
71': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
76': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
76': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Empoli. Marko Pjaca replaces Nicolas Haas.
77': Substitution, Empoli. Emanuel Vignato replaces Martín Satriano.
77': Hand ball by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
78': Foul by Emanuel Vignato (Empoli).
78': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a set piece situation.
80': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
81': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
82': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a through ball.
84': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
85': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
86': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
86': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
86': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
88': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
88': Marko Pjaca (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Piotr Zielinski.
90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
90'+4': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
90'+5': Attempt saved. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emanuel Vignato.
90'+6': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
90'+6': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
90'+6': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 2.
0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 2.
0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 2.

Statistics

NAP		EMP
9	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
13	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	5
54.1	Possession	45.9
19	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
418	Accurate Passes	339
474	Passes	408
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
25	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.1
54	Long Balls	34
38	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	13
15	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	3
12	Effective Clearances	24
12	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 12,624

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	19	+25	43
2	AC Milan	19	+15	40
3	Napoli	19	+13	39
4	AS Roma	20	+12	39

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33	Sebastiano Luperto
34	Adrian Ismajli
65	Fabiano Parisi
24	Tyronne Ebuehi
91	Roberto Piccoli
8	Liam Henderson
35	Tommaso Baldanzi
18	Razvan Marin
32	Nicolas Haas
9	Martín Satriano

Empoli Substitutes:

Lorenzo Tonelli, Emanuel Vignato, Marko Pjaca, Petar Stojanovic, Jacopo Fazzini, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Samuele Perisan, Alberto Grassi, Francesco Caputo, Liberato Cacace, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Koni De Winter, Samir Ujkani.

Napoli (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
3	Kim Min-Jae
13	Amir Rrahmani
6	Mário Rui
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68	Stanislav Lobotka
20	Piotr Zielinski
99	Frank Anguissa
9	Victor Osimhen
77	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
11	Hirving Lozano

Napoli Substitutes:

Bartosz Bereszynski, Tanguy Ndombele, Giovanni Simeone, Juan Jesus, Karim Zedadka, Leo Østigard, Gianluca Gaetano, Alessio Zerbin, Diego Demme, Mathías Olivera, Eljif Elmas, Pierluigi Gollini, Davide Marfella, Matteo Politano.

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