Napoli, with Portugal international left-back Mario Rui starting in the squad, continues to drop in the Serie A, and this time, losing at home to Empoli, 0-1, the team that holds an exciting championship.
The only goal that gave the visitors the victory was scored by striker Patrick Cutrone in the 70th minute, shortly after the VAR overturned Napoli’s Brazilian midfielder, Juan Jesus, in the 62nd minute.
With this result, Napoli, led by Luciano Spalletti, who was even the captain of the championship, fell to fourth place, bypassing Atalanta (third), after winning in Verona, this afternoon, 2-1.
As for the surprising Empoli, it occupied seventh place and scored 26 points, only two points behind the sixth-placed, Juventus, after it jumped in the standings table by surpassing Lazio, who also defeated this afternoon in a visit to the stronghold of Sassuolo.
You are Lazio They even scored an early goal, after 6′, via midfielder Mattia Zacani, however, in the second half, Italian international striker Domenico Berardi (63) would sign 1-1, and six minutes later, it would be a 2. -1 origin, with a signature Giacomo Raspadori.
Lazio is in a bad ninth place (25 points), now with the closest Sassuolo in 12th (23 points).
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