Empoli vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AKvaratskhelia penalty earns sluggish Napoli victory at Empoli
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's penalty was the difference between the sides as Napoli laboured to a 1-0 win at Empoli on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the Serie A standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 3': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 5': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 5': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 8': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 8': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 11': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 13': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 17': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 17': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 18': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 19': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saba Goglichidze with a headed pass.
- 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 21': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 21': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tino Anjorin.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno following a corner.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
- 28': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 28': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 29': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Tino Anjorin (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella following a set piece situation.
- 31': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 33': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 33': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tino Anjorin with a through ball following a fast break.
- 37': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 37': Tino Anjorin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 39': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 39': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 41': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 42': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 44': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Mattia Viti (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Mattia Viti (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Napoli 0.
- 46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tino Anjorin.
- 50': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 50': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 53': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 53': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 58': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 60': Penalty Napoli. Matteo Politano draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty conceded by Tino Anjorin (Empoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Goal! Empoli 0, Napoli 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 68': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 70': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 71': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 71': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
- 71': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 74': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
- 74': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 76': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tino Anjorin.
- 79': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Saba Goglichidze.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Ola Solbakken (Empoli).
- 84': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Billy Gilmour.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 86': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano because of an injury.
- 90': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone with a headed pass.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 90'+4': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 90'+6': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 339 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 400 | Passes | 393 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 21 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,164
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,164
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 |
Line-Ups
Empoli (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 21 | Mattia Viti |
| 2 | Saba Goglichidze |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi  |
| 8 | Faustino Anjorin |
| 10 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 99 | Sebastiano Esposito |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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