Napoli vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInjury time goal sees Napoli lose 1-0 at home to Empoli
A last-gasp goal by Empoli midfielder Viktor Kovalenko condemned champions Napoli to a 1-0 home loss in Serie A on Sunday as they squandered the chance to move up to third in the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Filippo Ranocchia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 5': Offside, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 10': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 10': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
- 11': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 11': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 13': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 13': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Empoli. Youssef Maleh tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
- 24': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 24': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 26': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Offside, Napoli. Leo Østigård tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Filippo Ranocchia (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 35': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 35': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
- 36': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
- 36': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 41': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 44': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 44': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Empoli 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 47': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 47': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 48': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
- 49': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 53': Filippo Ranocchia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 54': Substitution, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 54': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 54': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
- 54': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
- 56': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 57': Attempt saved. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 60': Offside, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 61': Offside, Empoli. Etrit Berisha tries a through ball, but Matteo Cancellieri is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 64': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass.
- 64': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 64': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 69': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 69': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
- 71': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 72': Offside, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi tries a through ball, but Viktor Kovalenko is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Matteo Politano.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 75': Attempt saved. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matteo Cancellieri.
- 77': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 77': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Ranocchia.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Daniel Maldini replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 84': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli).
- 84': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Hand ball by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
- 87': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 87': Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 87': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 87': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 88': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 89': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 90'+1': Goal! Napoli 0, Empoli 1. Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 90'+2': Mário Rui went off injured after Napoli had used all subs.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Pierluigi Gollini (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Empoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Empoli 1.
Statistics
 EMP |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 34.5 | Possession | 65.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 226 | Accurate Passes | 498 |
| 301 | Passes | 573 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 26 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,500
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,500
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +63 | 89 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 34 | +25 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 34 | +21 | 65 |
| 4 | Bologna | 34 | +22 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Empoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 19 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 22 | Filippo Ranocchia |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 20 | Matteo Cancellieri  |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
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