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
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
Standings
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 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 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.
- Bologna – Udinese – 2-2
- Empoli – Napoli – 3-2
- Genoa – Cagliari – 1-0
- Lazio – Milan – 1-2
- Salernitana – Fiorentina – 2-1