Empoli overcomes Napoli 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

EMPOLI. Empoli topped Napoli.

Empoli overcomes Napoli 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

EMPOLI. Empoli prevailed over Napoli. Napoli lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Livio Marinelli who had the assistance of Alessandro Lo Cicero and Vito Mastrodonato. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 15 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 12 Off Target 10
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 109 Attack 90
  • 57 Dangerous attack 53
  • 90 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 10
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli was in firm control of the ball 59% while Empoli was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Empoli was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Napoli shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Empoli shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Napoli received 1 yellow card (A. Zanoli). Talking about the opposition, Empoli received 4 yellow cards (F. Bandinelli, M. Viti, P. Stojanovic and A. Pinamonti).

Match Timeline

4'
22'
44'
46'
53'
61'
61'
Liberato Cacace- sub ->F. Parisi
66'
66'
Piotr Zieliński- sub ->H. Lozano
68'
70'
73'
Matteo Politano- sub ->D. Mertens
77'
80'
81'
83'
85'
88'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After this match, Napoli will stay with 67 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Empoli will have 37 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will host Sassuolo on the 30th of April with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Napoli (7 draws).

Empoli will host Torino on the 1st of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Empoli (8 draws).

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
6.2
D
Juan Jesus  5.Brazil
6.8
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
6.8
D
Amir Rrahmani  13.Kosovo
6.8
D
6.9
46' 22'
M
Fabián Ruiz 8.Spain
7.3
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
7.1
M
Dries Mertens 14.Belgium
7.8
77' Goals44'
M
Lorenzo Insigne 24.Italy
7.8
85' Goals53'
M
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
8.8
68'
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
7.4
Substitutes
G
Davide Marfella 12.Italy
G
D. Ospina 25.Colombia
D
B. Barba 80.Italy
D
Axel Tuanzebe 3.England
D
Kévin Malcuit 2.France
6.3
46'
M
Piotr Zieliński 20.Poland
6.1
68'
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
M
Adam Ounas 33.Algeria
6.2
85'
F
Andrea Petagna 37.Italy
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
6.1
77'

Napoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Napoli made 4 changes: A. Zanoli for K. Malcuit (46′), H. Lozano for P. Zielinski (68′), D. Mertens for M. Politano (77′) and L. Insigne for A. Ounas (85′).

Empoli – Formation

Empoli
G
6.3
D
Petar Stojanović 30.Slovenia
7.3
81'
D
6.4
D
Fabiano Parisi 65.Italy
6.1
61'
D
Mattia Viti 42.Italy
6.2
73'
M
Valerio Verre 7.Italy
6.3
66'
M
6.7
61' 4'
M
Szymon Zurkowski 27.Poland
6.8
M
Kristjan Asllani 23.Albania
7.6
70'
F
Patrick Cutrone 9.Italy
6.9
66'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 99.Italy
8.1
89' Goals83', 88'
Substitutes
G
Samir Ujkani 1.Kosovo
D
D
D
Ardian Ismajli  34.Albania
D
Liberato Cacace 21.New Zealand
6.8
61'
M
Liam Henderson 8.Scotland
7.2
61' Goals80'
M
Leo Štulac 5.Slovenia
6.6
70'
M
Marco Benassi 15.Italy
M
Jacopo Fazzini 16.Italy
M
Nedim Bajrami 10.Albania
7.3
66'
F
Andrea La Mantia 19.Italy
F
6.6
66'

Empoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Luciano Spalletti played with: .

Empoli could not rely on the presence of L. Stulac (injured).

Substitutions

Empoli made 5 changes: F. Bandinelli for L. Henderson (61′), F. Parisi for L. Cacace (61′), P. Cutrone for F. Di Francesco (66′), V. Verre for N. Bajrami (66′) and K. Asllani for L. Stulac (70′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​