Napoli’s Giacomo Raspadori, proper, is challenged by Empoli’s Filippo Ranocchia in the course of the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Empoli at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse through AP)
Viktor Kovalenko’s excellent final-minute strike helped Empoli declare all factors on supply at the Stadio Maradona in Naples as Serie A holders Napoli slumped to one more residence defeat.
Napoli continued their struggles on residence turf with Sunday’s shock 1-0 defeat to Empoli which left the Serie A champions already effectively off the tempo on this season’s title race.
Rudi Garcia’s group haven’t gained in Naples because the finish of September and had been loudly booed off by followers at the Stadio Maradona after Viktor Kovalenko’s excellent final-minute strike snatched the factors for Empoli.
Napoli keep fourth, eight factors behind provisional league leaders Juventus and are trying over their shoulders at pretenders to the Champions League positions.
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They can be 10 factors from the summit after simply 12 matches if in-type Inter Milan beat Frosinone at the San Siro in Sunday’s late match.
It has been a troubling opening few months to the present marketing campaign by which the keenness of final season’s thrilling first Scudetto in over three many years has dissipated.
Garcia took over from title-profitable coach Luciano Spalletti in the summertime, however his place is already being questioned, and proprietor Aurelio De Laurentiis was visibly irritated within the stands by a poor efficiency in opposition to Empoli who’ve now escaped the relegation zone.
Napoli would have moved above AC Milan with a win however, Empoli goalkeeper Etrit Berisha was in good type, pulling off two excellent early stops from Matteo Politano and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and denying Khvicha Kvaratskhelia late on, earlier than Kovalenko’s shock winner.
Napoli’s residence file is the 14th finest within the league and is in stark distinction to their performances on the street the place they’re unbeaten in all competitions and have gained six from eight fixtures.
Atalanta can take fourth spot from Napoli with a win at Udinese on Sunday whereas Lazio and Roma face off within the season’s first Rome derby and Fiorentina host excessive-flying Bologna with each groups already trying first rate bets for European soccer subsequent season.
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