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49% Ball Possession EMPOLI 51% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Empoli 4 – 2 NAPOLI 
8′ Massimo Maccarone 64′ Vincent Laurini (own goal)
43′ Miguel Britos (own goal) 91′ Marek Hamsik
45′ Riccardo Saponara
81′ Raul Albiol (own goal)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 16th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Napoli, 4th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +18
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Napoli | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 57:39 | 18 | 56 |
| 16 | Empoli | 32 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 34:40 | -6 | 35 |
Mission accomplished for Empoli battling for survival in Serie A. Empoli agaisnt all odds crushing Napoli. It’s a major step back for Napoli battling to keep alive the hope to arrive to the 3rd position.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Laurini, Tonelli, Rugani, Hysaj; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Maggio, Koulibaly, Britos, Ghoulam; Inler, Gargano; Callejón, Hamšík, Mertens; Higuaín
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of EMPOLI: Forward Massimo Maccarone with 9 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 15 goals
| Empoli | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maccarone, Massimo | 9 | 15 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| Tonelli, Lorenzo | 5 | 11 | Callejon |
| Saponara, Riccardo | 4 | 6 | Hamsik, Marek |
| Rugani, Daniele | 3 | 6 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Pucciarelli, Manuel | 3 | 5 | Gabbiadini, Manolo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 26/04/15 | SA | Atalanta – Empoli | 2:2 | Round 32 | |||
| 19/04/15 | SA | Empoli – Parma | 2:2 | Round 31 | |||
| 12/04/15 | SA | Lazio – Empoli | 4:0 | Round 30 |
Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 26/04/15 | SA | Napoli – Sampdoria | 4:2 | Round 32 | |||
| 23/04/15 | UELK | Napoli – Wolfsburg | 2:2 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 19/04/15 | SA | Cagliari – Napoli | 0:3 | Round 31 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for EMPOLI: Tonelli (1)
No suspended players for NAPOLI.
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
SSC Napoli coach Rafael Benitez shouting instructions to his players
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 33
Empoli 4 – 2 Napoli
Thursday 30 April 2015
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy
20:45
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: COSTANZO – DI FIORE
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: GAVILLUCCI
Goals: 8′ Massimo Maccarone (E), 43′ Miguel Britos (own goal), 45′ Riccardo Saponara, 81′ Raul Albiol (own goal), 91′ Marek Hamsik (N)
Official formations – lineups:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Laurini, Tonelli, Rugani, Hysaj; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Subs.: Bassi, Giacomel, Barba, Mario Rui, Somma, Signorelli, Diousse, Verdi, Brillante, Zielinski, Mchedlidze, Tavano.
Coach. Sarri
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Maggio, Koulibaly, Britos, Ghoulam; Inler, Gargano; Callejón, Hamšík, Mertens; Higuaín.
Subs: Rafael, Colombo, Mesto, Albiol, Henrique, David López, Jorginho, Gabbiadini, Insigne, Zapata
Coach: Rafael Benítez
Match Stats
| Empoli | Match Stats | Napoli |
| 4 | Goals | 2 |
| 10 (4) | Shots (on goal) | 14 (5) |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 49% | Ball Possession | 51% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |