Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, October 20, 2024
Napoli WDWWW 1
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Empoli DWWDL 0
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Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 15,164 att.

Match Report

Kvaratskhelia penalty earns sluggish Napoli victory at Empoli

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's penalty was the difference between the sides as Napoli laboured to a 1-0 win at Empoli on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the Serie A standings.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
0
49.9
Possession
50.1
9
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
339
Accurate Passes
330
400
Passes
393
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
48
25
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
10
21
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
11

Head to Head

EMP leads series 3-2

Lineups

EMP · 3-1-4-2

  1. 23Devis VásquezG
  2. 34Adrian IsmajliCD
  3. 21Mattia VitiCD-L
  4. 2Saba GoglichidzeCD-R
  5. 5Alberto GrassiSW
  6. 8Faustino AnjorinCM-L
  7. 10Jacopo FazziniCM-R
  8. 3Giuseppe PezzellaLM
  9. 11Emmanuel GyasiRM
  10. 99Sebastiano EspositoCF-L
  11. 29Lorenzo ColomboCF-R

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 25Elia CaprileG
  2. 4Alessandro BuongiornoCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 6Billy GilmourCM
  7. 8Scott McTominayLM
  8. 99Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 11Romelu LukakuF
  10. 77Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

Timeline

  1. 33' Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 37' Frank Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 59' Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  4. 59' Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
  5. 63' Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 72' Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Alberto Grassi.
  7. 76' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 76' Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  9. 78' Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
  10. 78' Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tino Anjorin.
  11. 79' Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Saba Goglichidze.
  12. 86' Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
  13. 86' Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano because of an injury.
  14. 90'+6' Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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