Napoli vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Napoli suffer shock home defeat to Empoli to drop to fourth
Napoli slipped to a surprise 1-0 defeat at home to Empoli in Serie A on Sunday, their third loss from their last five league games.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 22': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
- 60': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Diego Demme.
- 63': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 63': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Liam Henderson.
- 64': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Leo Stulac.
- 64': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 70': Goal! Napoli 0, Empoli 1. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Szymon Zurkowski because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Eljif Elmas because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 24,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Internazionale | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +18 | AC Milan | 21 | 46 | 1 |
| +14 | Napoli | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +14 | AS Roma | 21 | 42 | 7 |
Statistics
EMP |
NAP![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 39.8 | Possession | 60.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 30 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 473 |
| 373 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 42 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 42 | Clearances | 5 |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 33 | Adam Ounas |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 9 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 5 | Leo Stulac |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
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