Empoli 3-2 Napoli: Hosts score three late goals in seven minutes to come back and stun Napoli

Napoli blew a two goal lead to suffer a late heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Empoli in Serie A, who ended their 17-game run without a win in unbelievable fashion as they scored three times in the last ten minutes to all but end the Partenopei’s chances of winning the Scudetto. Napoli were the side to take the lead, and it came just before half-time and against the run of play.

Ad/> Hirving Lozano’s cross from the right flank was well finished from inside the box by Dries Mertens, despite Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario getting a hand on it. Serie AEl Shaarawy derails Napoli Serie A hopes as Roma cling to Champions League pursuit18/04/2022 AT 16:17 The Partenopei then doubled their lead on 54 minutes, as Lorenzo Insigne placed an effort into the far corner from inside the box after great work by Andre-Franck Zambo Angissa with a neat through ball for the Italian.

However, Empoli turned the game on its head with just over ten minutes to go, as Liam Henderson struck from inside the box to get his side back in it. Then, just four minutes later, Empoli were level in dramatic circumstances, as Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret gifted the equaliser to Andrea Pinamonti after a shocking error.

Then, in the 87th minute, Empoli’s comeback was complete, as Pinamonti tapped home Nedim Bajrami’s deep cross to send the Gli Azzurri into raptures and deal a damning blow to Napoli. Serie A table Serie A fixtures / results Serie A top scorers TALKING POINT Serie ANapoli’s title hopes dealt huge blow after home loss to Fiorentina10/04/2022 AT 12:45 Serie ANapoli win on the road at Atalanta to keep up Serie A title pressure on Milan03/04/2022 AT 12:29