New away shot of the Tuscan team. The blues fall to 4th place
NAPLES. Luck favors the daring, Empoli crushes Maradona with a courageous race conduct, culminating in a decisive and lucky goal scored by Cutrone with an involuntary blow to the back of the head while his back was turned to the door. The decisive moment of the match came in the 25th minute of the second half. There is a corner kicked from the left on which Anguissa jumps and hits her head. The ball hits the back of Cutrone’s neck, turned away, and the rebound becomes an unstoppable conclusion for Ospina.
But Empoli’s victory is not just luck, it would be an understatement for Andreazzoli’s team who, especially in the first half, challenge the Azzurri with clarity and great tactical acumen, putting them in great difficulty. In the first fraction the Tuscans manage to keep possession of the ball mainly in midfield, exploiting the numerical superiority with his four midfielders who cut out Demme and Zielinski to whom Lozano and Elmas on the flanks and Ounas in the center do not give the help that would be necessary to balance the situation.
In the second half, Napoli seems to start with a greater decision and in fact closes for long sections of the game, keeping Empoli at bay, but they score with Cutrone, determined by an error in midfield by Elmas. Once at a disadvantage, Napoli pours into the opponent’s penalty area. The frays are flaking but a Vicar’s arm or glove always appears at the right moment. Empoli suffers but resists, managing the fifth away win. For Napoli second consecutive defeat to Maradona and fourth place in the standings.