Napoli moved 18 points clear at the top of Serie A with a routine victory at mid-table Empoli.
February 26, 2023
An own goal by Empoli defender Ardian Ismajli broke the deadlock before Victor Osimhen made it 2-0 with his 19th league strike of the season.
Portugal left-back Mario Rui was sent off in the second half for lashing out at Francesco Caputo, but Luciano Spalletti’s side held on comfortably.
Inter can reduce the gap to 15 points again at Bologna on Sunday.
Osimhen has now scored in his last eight Serie A games, becoming the first player to do so since Cristiano Ronaldo – who netted in 11 consecutive matches for Juventus.
The Nigeria forward had the ball in the net again in the second half but the goal was ruled out for offside earlier in the move.
- 13Vicario
- 24EbuehiSubstituted forStojanovicat 68’minutes
- 34Ismajli
- 33Luperto
- 65Parisi
- 32HaasSubstituted forPjacaat 76’minutes
- 8HendersonBooked at 25minsSubstituted forGrassiat 57’minutesBooked at 62mins
- 18Marin
- 35Baldanzi
- 9SatrianoSubstituted forVignatoat 77’minutes
- 91PiccoliSubstituted forCaputoat 57’minutes
Substitutes
- 1Perisan
- 3Cacace
- 4Walukiewicz
- 5Grassi
- 6de Winter
- 14Pjaca
- 19Caputo
- 20Degli Innocenti
- 21Fazzini
- 22Ujkani
- 26Tonelli
- 30Stojanovic
- 55Vignato
- 1Meret
- 22Di Lorenzo
- 13Rrahmani
- 3Kim Min-jae
- 6Mário RuiBooked at 67mins
- 99Zambo AnguissaSubstituted forGaetanoat 90+3’minutes
- 68Lobotka
- 20ZielinskiSubstituted forNdombéléat 90+3’minutes
- 11LozanoBooked at 63minsSubstituted forOliveraat 70’minutes
- 9OsimhenSubstituted forSimeoneat 84’minutes
- 77KvaratskheliaSubstituted forElmasat 71’minutes
Substitutes
- 4Demme
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 7Elmas
- 12Marfella
- 17Olivera
- 18Simeone
- 19Bereszynski
- 21Politano
- 23Zerbin
- 31Zedadka
- 55Østigård
- 70Gaetano
- 91Ndombélé
- 95Gollini
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
