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Italian Soccer Serie A
Napoli 0 – 1 Empoli
. 70′ Patrick Cutrone
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +22
Empoli, 11th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Napoli suffering a major upset losing the Serie A Week 17 game defeated by Empoli on Sunday 12 December 2021 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy. Empoli, not only surprising Napoli but almost everybody after grabbing the away victory stopping Napoli’s sprint race stepping down from the 3rd to the 4th position. Surely, this is a major victory for Empoli boosting their morale. Bad stats for Napoli, previously, not won any of the last five games played in December in Serie A (2D, 3L).
Empoli opening the score in the 70th minute. Patrick Cutrone defeating Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina with a headed shot to the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
👉Napoli 0 – 1 Empoli, 70th minute, ⚽️ goal by Patrick Cutrone for @EmpoliCalcio with a headed shot to the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Amir Rrahmani. https://t.co/YHv5JEXVT9
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 12, 2021
Photo via twitter.com/Empolicalcio
Photo via twitter.com/Empolicalcio
✅Stats before the game. After four consecutive successes against Empoli in Serie A, Napoli lost the most recent match against the Tuscan team (2-1 at Castellani in April 2019): the Neapolitans have never lost two games in a row in the top flight against the opponent of the day. Napoli have not drawn in Serie A against a newly promoted team since December 2014 (2-2 against Empoli): since then for the Neapolitans 18 wins and two defeats in 20 crossings with teams from Serie B. Napoli have won six of their eight home games against Empoli in Serie A (1D, 1L) and have always scored against the Tuscan team: 23 goals for the Neapolitans, an average of 2.9 per match.
Photo via twitter.com/Empolicalcio
A night to remember for Empoli conquering the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
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📺 Click the video to watch Napoli 0 – 1 Empoli highlights including all goals on Sunday 12 December 2021
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Photo via twitter.com/Empolicalcio
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Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo via twitter.com/Empolicalcio
Photo via twitter.com/Empolicalcio
Photo via twitter.com/Empolicalcio
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 17
Napoli 0 – 1 Empoli
Saturday 4 December 2021
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Napoli, Italy
20:45
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: LONGO – VONO
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: PASSERI
Goals: 70′ Patrick Cutrone (E)
Booked: Zurkowski
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Demme (63’ Anguissa), Zielinski (22’ Insigne); Lozano (63’ Politano), Ounas, Elmas; Mertens (63’ Petagna).
Subs: Meret, Marfella; Malcuit, Politano, Ghoulam, Petagna, Manolas, Anguissa.
Coach: Domenichini
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajli (81’ Viti), Luperto, Parisi; Zurkowski (78’ Bandinelli), Stulac (63’ Ricci), Henderson (63’ Haas); Bajrami (63’ Di Francesco); Pinamonti, Cutrone.
Subs: Ujkani; Marchizza, Romagnoli, Mancuso, La Mantia, Fiamozzi, Tonelli
Coach: Aurelio Andreazzoli