Napoli vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMcTominay, Lukaku power title-chasing Napoli to win over Empoli
Napoli cruised to a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Empoli on Monday with Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku leading the charge as the hosts kept pace with Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 1': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 1': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross following a fast break.
- 6': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 7': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 7': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 11': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 11': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 13': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 14': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 16': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
- 18': Goal! Napoli 1, Empoli 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 20': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 22': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Grassi.
- 24': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 24': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
- 30': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 30': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt missed. Luca Marianucci (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31': Attempt missed. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
- 32': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
- 34': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 34': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 38': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 40': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a headed pass.
- 40': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 42': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 42': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 45': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Empoli 0.
- 46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 47': Attempt missed. Juan Jesus (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 52': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 52': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 54': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 56': Goal! Napoli 2, Empoli 0. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 59': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 61': Goal! Napoli 3, Empoli 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 64': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 66': Hand ball by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 67': Scott McTominay (Napoli) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 67': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
- 68': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Mattia Viti.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Rafa Marín replaces Juan Jesus because of an injury.
- 74': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 74': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Pasquale Mazzocchi.
- 75': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 75': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Neres.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 81': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
- 81': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Liberato Cacace.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Liam Henderson.
- 84': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Napoli).
- 84': Junior Sambia (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
- 87': David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 87': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 88': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 90'+3': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Empoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 3, Empoli 0.
Statistics
 EMP |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.7 | Possession | 63.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 481 |
| 307 | Passes | 543 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 12 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,898
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,898
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +40 | 71 |
| 2 | Napoli | 33 | +27 | 71 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 33 | +36 | 64 |
| 4 | Bologna | 33 | +15 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 30 | Pasquale Mazzocchi |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 7 | David Neres |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
| 35 | Luca Marianucci |
| 21 | Mattia Viti |
| 2 | Saba Goglichidze  |
| 6 | Liam Henderson |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 99 | Sebastiano Esposito |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 10 | Jacopo Fazzini |
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