Empoli vs Napoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Own Goal by Ardian Ismajli, Empoli. Empoli 0, Napoli 1.
- 25': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Napoli 2.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Francesco Caputo replaces Roberto Piccoli.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Liam Henderson.
- 62': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic replaces Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 76': Substitution, Empoli. Marko Pjaca replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 77': Substitution, Empoli. Emanuel Vignato replaces Martín Satriano.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 12,624
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 |
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 |
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 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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