Napoli vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Napoli

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Empoli

90'+1': Viktor Kovalenko

Injury 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 Commentary

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

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	12	+10	26
2	Atalanta	12	+16	25
3	Fiorentina	12	+15	25
4	Internazionale	12	+12	25

Full Standings

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

Napoli Substitutes:

Jesper Lindstrom, Piotr Zielinski, Mário Rui, Jens Cajuste, Gianluca Gaetano, Natan, Nikita Contini, Juan Jesus, Alessandro Zanoli, Alessio Zerbin, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

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

Empoli Substitutes:

Daniel Maldini, Tyronne Ebuehi, Steven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko, Simone Bastoni, Alberto Grassi, Emmanuel Gyasi, Samuele Perisan, Mattia Destro, Elia Caprile, Gabriele Guarino, Razvan Marin.

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