Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
    FT
    0 - 1
    Napoli
    • 63': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (P)

    Kvaratskhelia 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

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    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

    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

    EMP Empoli (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Devis Vásquez (GK)
    34 Adrian Ismajli
    21 Mattia Viti
    2 Saba Goglichidze
    5 Alberto Grassi Yellow Card
    8 Faustino Anjorin
    10 Jacopo Fazzini
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    99 Sebastiano Esposito
    29 Lorenzo Colombo
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Mattia De Sciglio, Lorenzo Tosto, Jacopo Seghetti, Emmanuel Ekong, Pietro Pellegri, Nicolas Haas, Liam Henderson, Ismael Konaté, Liberato Cacace, Federico Brancolini, Ola Solbakken, Junior Sambia, Luca Marianucci.

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Elia Caprile (GK)
    4 Alessandro Buongiorno
    13 Amir Rrahmani
    37 Leonardo Spinazzola
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Yellow Card
    6 Billy Gilmour
    8 Scott McTominay
    99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Yellow Card
    11 Romelu Lukaku
    77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Alessio Zerbin, David Neres, Nikita Contini, Juan Jesus, Rafa Marín, Claudio Turi, Cyril Ngonge, Mathías Olivera, Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Simeone, Michael Folorunsho, Pasquale Mazzocchi.

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