Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Empoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
  • 69': Hirving Lozano (P)
  • 88': Piotr Zielinski
FT
2 - 0
Empoli
  • Red Card 74': Sebastiano Luperto

Lozano helps Napoli to win over Empoli

Serie A leaders Napoli extended their Serie A winning streak to 10 games on Tuesday when they beat visitors Empoli 2-0.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 3': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 7': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 15': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Foul by Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli).
  • 19': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 22': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Martín Satriano (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 24': Hand ball by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 25': Foul by Martín Satriano (Empoli).
  • 25': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
  • 32': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
  • 32': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
  • 34': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 39': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
  • 42': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombélé.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Empoli 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 47': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Baldanzi.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 51': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 55': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
  • 57': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
  • 57': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Leo Østigård (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Substitution, Empoli. Sam Lammers replaces Martín Satriano.
  • 59': Substitution, Empoli. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Nicolas Haas.
  • 59': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
  • 59': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui.
  • 60': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 60': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Tanguy Ndombélé.
  • 64': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 64': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 65': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 65': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 67': Penalty Napoli. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': Penalty conceded by Razvan Marin (Empoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 69': Goal! Napoli 1, Empoli 0. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Offside, Empoli. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
  • 71': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 72': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
  • 73': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 73': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
  • 74': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 74': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Second yellow card to Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) for a bad foul.
  • 75': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 75': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 83': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 83': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 86': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 88': Goal! Napoli 2, Empoli 0. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 89': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 89': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 90': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Lammers.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
  • 90'+4': Sam Lammers (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Empoli 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Empoli 0.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
25.5 Possession 74.5
6 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
161 Accurate Passes 610
236 Passes 684
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
2 Crosses 36
0.5 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 55
11 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 6
29 Effective Clearances 2
29 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 36,000

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
3 Kim Min-Jae
55 Leo Ostigard Yellow Card
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
91 Tanguy Ndombele
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
81 Giacomo Raspadori
21 Matteo Politano
Napoli Substitutes:
Gianluca Gaetano, Giovanni Simeone, Juan Jesus, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Karim Zedadka, Alessandro Zanoli, Mathías Olivera, Diego Demme, Davide Marfella, Eljif Elmas, Hirving Lozano, Piotr Zielinski, Alessio Zerbin.

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto Yellow Card
34 Adrian Ismajli
65 Fabiano Parisi Yellow Card
30 Petar Stojanovic
10 Nedim Bajrami
18 Razvan Marin
35 Tommaso Baldanzi
25 Filippo Bandinelli Yellow Card
32 Nicolas Haas
9 Martín Satriano Yellow Card
Empoli Substitutes:
Nicolò Cambiaghi, Tyronne Ebuehi, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Emmanuel Ekong, Liberato Cacace, Liam Henderson, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Alberto Grassi, Samir Ujkani, Sam Lammers, Jacopo Fazzini, Samuele Perisan, Marko Pjaca, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Gabriele Guarino.

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