In this week 17 match on the 12th of December, Napoli plays host to Empoli in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Napoli sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi struck first for Atalanta in the 7th minute, but Piotr Zieliński got the equalizer for Napoli in the 40th minute , but luckily for Atalanta it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Napoli should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 11th placed Empoli, recorded a 3-1 win against Udinese. Gerard Deulofeu struck first for Udinese in the 22nd minute on a feed from Isaac Success, then Petar Stojanović tied it up for Empoli in the 50th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Nedim Bajrami. Empoli is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Napoli won by a score of 3 to 2. Giovanni Di Lorenzo struck first for Napoli in the 18th minute on a feed from Hirving Lozano, then in the 33rd minute, Ryder Matos sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bajrami , but fortunately for Napoli it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
For Empoli, their top scorers are Romagnoli and Andrea Pinamonti, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Dries Mertens has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for Napoli.