Empoli vs Napoli 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Napoli's European hopes dimmed by 1-0 loss to Empoli
Napoli's hopes of playing in European football next season suffered a setback as they endured a frustrating 1-0 defeat at lowly Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 4': Goal! Empoli 1, Napoli 0. Alberto Cerri (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
- 20': Substitution, Empoli. M'Baye Niang replaces Alberto Cerri because of an injury.
- 37': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Natan.
- 54': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Simone Bastoni replaces Alberto Grassi because of an injury.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Frank Anguissa.
- 90'+3': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Napoli 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 12,916
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +67 | Internazionale | 36 | 92 | 2 |
| +29 | AC Milan | 36 | 74 | 6 |
| +24 | Bologna | 36 | 67 | 5 |
| +21 | Juventus | 36 | 67 | 5 |
Statistics
 NAP |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 73.1 | Possession | 26.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 563 | Accurate Passes | 168 |
| 656 | Passes | 237 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 27 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 15 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 12 | Clearances | 34 |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 19 | Bartosz Bereszynski  |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 17 | Alberto Cerri |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 3 | Natan |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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