Italian Serie A

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Match Report

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McTominay, Lukaku power title-chasing Napoli to win over Empoli

Napoli cruised to a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Empoli on Monday with Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku leading the charge as the hosts kept pace with Serie A leaders Inter Milan.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
36.7
Possession
63.3
12
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
241
Accurate Passes
481
307
Passes
543
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
7
20
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.4
59
Long Balls
66
26
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
9
10
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
5
12
Effective Clearances
26
12
Clearances
26

Head to Head

NAP leads series 3-2

Lineups

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 17Mathías OliveraLB
  5. 30Pasquale MazzocchiRB
  6. 68Stanislav LobotkaCM
  7. 8Scott McTominayLM
  8. 6Billy GilmourRM
  9. 11Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7David NeresLF
  11. 21Matteo PolitanoRF

EMP · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Devis VásquezG
  2. 35Luca MarianucciCD
  3. 21Mattia VitiCD-L
  4. 2Saba GoglichidzeCD-R
  5. 6Liam HendersonCM-L
  6. 5Alberto GrassiCM-R
  7. 3Giuseppe PezzellaLM
  8. 11Emmanuel GyasiRM
  9. 99Sebastiano EspositoF
  10. 13Liberato CacaceCF-L
  11. 10Jacopo FazziniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Napoli 1, Empoli 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  2. 42' Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Goal! Napoli 2, Empoli 0. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  4. 60' Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
  5. 61' Goal! Napoli 3, Empoli 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a cross.
  6. 72' Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Mattia Viti.
  7. 72' Substitution, Napoli. Rafa Marín replaces Juan Jesus because of an injury.
  8. 75' Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Pasquale Mazzocchi.
  9. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Billy Gilmour.
  10. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  11. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
  12. 82' Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Liberato Cacace.
  13. 82' Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Liam Henderson.
  14. 87' Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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