Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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1'Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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1'Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
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4'Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
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6'Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
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6'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jacopo Furlan.
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7'Attempt missed. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci following a fast break.
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9'Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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9'Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
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11'Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Olivieri.
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13'Attempt saved. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappella with a cross.
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17'Goal! Napoli 1, Empoli 0. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
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18'G Giovanni Di Lorenzo Assist Hirving Lozano
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20'Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
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20'Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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21'Attempt saved. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
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22'Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
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23'Foul by Samuele Damiani (Empoli).
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23'Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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24'Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
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24'Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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27'Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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31'Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
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31'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jacopo Furlan.
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31'Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross following a corner.
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32'Attempt missed. Diego Demme (Napoli) header from the centre of the box.
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32'Goal! Napoli 1, Empoli 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryder Matos.
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33'G Nedim Bajrami Assist Ryder Matos
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34'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
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37'Goal! Napoli 2, Empoli 1. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
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38'G Hirving Lozano
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44'Foul by Marco Olivieri (Empoli).
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44'Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
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45'YC Marco Olivieri
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45'First Half ends, Napoli 2, Empoli 1.
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45'Marco Olivieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
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HALF TIME
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45'Second Half begins Napoli 2, Empoli 1.
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49'Attempt missed. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
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49'Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
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50'Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
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53'Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
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53'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
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54'Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross following a corner.
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55'Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
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57'Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
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57'Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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60'Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Matteo Politano.
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61'SI Lorenzo Insigne SO Matteo Politano
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61'SI Andrea Cambiaso SO Nicolas Haas
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61'Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Nicolas Haas.
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61'Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Ryder Matos.
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62'SI Stefano Moreo SO Ryder Matos
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63'Attempt blocked. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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66'Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Demme.
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67'Goal! Napoli 2, Empoli 2. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic.
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68'G Nedim Bajrami Assist Aleksa Terzic
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68'Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
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68'Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Eljif Elmas.
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69'Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
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69'SI Piotr Zielinski SO Stanislav Lobotka
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69'SI Fabián Ruiz SO Eljif Elmas
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70'Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
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71'Andrea Cambiaso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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71'Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
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71'Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Marco Olivieri.
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72'SI Andrea La Mantia SO Marco Olivieri
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72'Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
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73'Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
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73'Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
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74'Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
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75'Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
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75'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
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75'Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
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76'G Andrea Petagna
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76'Goal! Napoli 3, Empoli 2. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
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77'Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
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77'Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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80'Attempt blocked. Samuele Damiani (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
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80'Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
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81'Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
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81'Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
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83'Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
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84'Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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84'Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Aleksa Terzic.
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84'Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Nedim Bajrami.
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85'SI Kristjan Asllani SO Aleksa Terzic
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85'SI Tommaso Baldanzi SO Nedim Bajrami
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87'Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Diego Demme.
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87'Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Andrea Petagna.
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88'SI Tiemoué Bakayoko SO Diego Demme
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88'SI Fernando Llorente SO Andrea Petagna
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88'Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Moreo.
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90'Match ends, Napoli 3, Empoli 2.
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91'Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
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91'Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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92'Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
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92'Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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93'Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Empoli 2.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
4-2-3-1
ACTIVE
4-1-2-1-2
Goalkeeper

Alex Meret
1
Defender

Giovanni Di Lorenzo
22
Defender

Kalidou Koulibaly
26
Captain
Defender

Faouzi Ghoulam
31
Defender

Amir Rrahmani
33
Midfielder

Tiemoué Bakayoko
5
88'Substituted
Midfielder

Fabián Ruiz
8
69'Substituted
Midfielder

Piotr Zielinski
20
69'Substituted
Attacker

Hirving Lozano
11
Attacker

Fernando Llorente
18
88'Substituted
Attacker

Lorenzo Insigne
24
61'Substituted
Goalkeeper

Jacopo Furlan
22
Defender

Nicolò Casale
16
Defender

Davide Zappella
23
Defender

Mattia Viti
42
Midfielder

Kristjan Asllani
13
85'Substituted
Midfielder

Samuele Ricci
28
Midfielder

Samuele Damiani
30
Midfielder

Tommaso Baldanzi
35
85'Substituted
Midfielder

Andrea Cambiaso
47
61'Substituted
Attacker

Stefano Moreo
10
62'Substituted
Attacker

Andrea La Mantia
19
72'Substituted
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

Nikita Contini
16
Goalkeeper

David Ospina
25
Defender

Nikola Maksimovic
19
Defender

Elseid Hysaj
23
Midfielder

Diego Demme
4
88'Substituted
Midfielder

Eljif Elmas
7
69'Substituted
Midfielder

Stanislav Lobotka
68
69'Substituted
Attacker

Dries Mertens
14
Attacker

Matteo Politano
21
61'Substituted
Attacker

Andrea Petagna
37
88'Substituted
Attacker

Antonio Cioffi
58
Goalkeeper

Alberto Brignoli
1
Goalkeeper

Leandro Pratelli
12
Defender

Aleksa Terzic
3
85'Substituted
Defender

Simone Romagnoli
6
Defender

Riccardo Fiamozzi
20
Defender

Dimitris Nikolaou
43
Defender

Fabiano Parisi
65
Midfielder

Leo Stulac
5
Midfielder

Nedim Bajrami
11
85'Substituted
Midfielder

Nicolas Haas
32
61'Substituted
Attacker

Ryder Matos
8
Captain
62'Substituted
Attacker

Marco Olivieri
9
72'Substituted
MANAGERS

Gennaro Gattuso

Alessio Dionisi
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
60%
40%
Effective Chances
15
12
Shots on Target
9
4
Turnovers
11
11
POSSESSION
Passes
680
449
Passing Accuracy
91%
86%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
87%
81%
Crosses
17
14
Crossing accuracy
29%
36%
ATTACK
Shots
29
36
Shots outside the box
5
5
Shots inside the box
15
8
Shooting accuracy
45%
31%
DEFENCE
Tackles
19
12
Effective Tackles
47%
42%
Blocked Shots
4
3
Clearances
9
12
Saves
6
2
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
2
8
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
0
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