Empoli vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Empoli

80': Liam Henderson
83': Andrea Pinamonti
87': Andrea Pinamonti

FT
3 - 2

Napoli

44': Dries Mertens
53': Lorenzo Insigne

Napoli title hopes suffer huge blow after Empoli earn stunning comeback win

Andrea Pinamonti Empoli celeb vs. Napoli Serie A April 2022 [1296x729]

Napoli's hopes of winning the Serie A title this season suffered a huge blow as they surrendered a two-goal lead to lose at Empoli.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 1.
45': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Alessandro Zanoli.
53': Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
61': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
61': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Fabiano Parisi.
66': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Valerio Verre.
66': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Patrick Cutrone.
68': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Hirving Lozano.
70': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Kristjan Asllani because of an injury.
72': Mattia Viti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Dries Mertens.
80': Goal! Empoli 1, Napoli 2. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
81': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
83': Goal! Empoli 2, Napoli 2. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
85': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
87': Goal! Empoli 3, Napoli 2. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a fast break.
89': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,245

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Internazionale	33	86	1
+25	AC Milan	33	69	6
+21	Juventus	33	64	5
+22	Bologna	33	62	5

Full Table

Statistics

NAP		EMP
9	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	0
59.7	Possession	40.3
16	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
424	Accurate Passes	263
518	Passes	342
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
73	Long Balls	42
48	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	9
21	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
21	Interceptions	15
13	Effective Clearances	23
13	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33	Sebastiano Luperto
42	Mattia Viti
65	Fabiano Parisi
30	Petar Stojanovic
99	Andrea Pinamonti
23	Kristjan Asllani
7	Valerio Verre
25	Filippo Bandinelli
27	Szymon Zurkowski
9	Patrick Cutrone

Substitutes:

Samir Ujkani, Simone Romagnoli, Nedim Bajrami, Adrian Ismajli, Federico Di Francesco, Leo Stulac, Liam Henderson, Marco Benassi, Jacopo Fazzini, Liberato Cacace, Andrea La Mantia, Riccardo Fiamozzi.

Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
13	Amir Rrahmani
6	Mário Rui
59	Alessandro Zanoli
14	Dries Mertens
8	Fabián Ruiz
99	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
9	Victor Osimhen
24	Lorenzo Insigne
11	Hirving Lozano

Substitutes:

Axel Tuanzebe, Matteo Politano, Diego Demme, David Ospina, Kévin Malcuit, Adam Ounas, Andrea Petagna, Benedetto Barba, Davide Marfella, Piotr Zielinski.