This Saturday, in the 33rd round of the Italian Championship, Napoli visited Empoli at the Carlo Castellani Stadium, and lost 1-0. The goal was scored by Alberto Cerri.
Thus, with the negative result, the team led by Francesco Calzona, which was stuck in eighth place with 49 points, reached the second game without a victory. In the previous round, the team drew 2-2 against Frosinone, at home. For Empoli, the victory was extremely important in the fight against relegation. With the three points achieved, the team reached 31, rising from 17th place to 15th. However, it could still be overtaken, as there will be more games in this round.
In the next duel, Napoli hosts Roma for the 34th round of the Italian Championship. The ball rolls on Sunday (28), at 1 pm (Brasília time), at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. In the same round of the competition, Empoli visits Atalanta, also on Sunday, at 1 pm (Brasília time). This time, at Gewiss Stadium.
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Oh goal
The net was scored by the home team early on. Four minutes into the first half, striker Alberto Cerri received a great cross from Emanuel Gyasi, coming from the right of the field. Thus, the athlete sent in a header, with no chance for Alex Meret to defend.
Check out the result of the other game played this Saturday in the Italian Championship: