At 1:00 Beijing time on December 13, the 17th round of Serie A, Napoli played at home against Empoli. The game was a magical game, Jesus was blown off the top of the game, turned back and was killed by the opponent, and Napoli fell 0-1. In the last three league rounds, Napoli have all been unbeaten, slipping from the top team to 4th in the table.
In the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls, and the easy side of the battle was a sudden change. In the 63rd minute, Napoli won a set-piece in front of the field, and Jesus snatched a shot in the middle of the melee to break the deadlock 1-0. However, before Jesus could celebrate, he was judged to be offside, and the score was still 0-0, and Empoli escaped.
The so-called great difficulty of not dying will have a blessing, and this sentence has been fulfilled again. In the 72nd minute, Empoli's corner kick was crossed and Anguiza's header was cleared off the line, only to top the back of Kutrone's head, the ball bounced into the net, and Empoli magically took the lead.
In just 9 minutes, Naples fell from heaven to hell. The remaining matches, the two sides did not succeed, Napoli lost 1-0 at home.
The dramatic 0-1 allowed Napoli to end a three-game winning streak at home against Empoli, the last time they lost at home was in February 2008, when they lost 3-1 and Spalletti's 500th Serie A match ended in a bitter defeat and the milestone turned into a tragic milestone.
In addition, Napoli suffered an embarrassing 3 winless games, 2-2 Sassuolo, 2-3 Atalanta, 0-1 Empoli, 1 draw and 2 losses to only catch 1 point.
AC Milan, who originally came first, conceded points in this round, and as long as Napoli won, they could chase down the Rossoneri and temporarily reach the top with the goal difference advantage. But now, Napoli's 3 points became 0 points, failed to become the leader, the point difference expanded to 3 points, and was overtaken by Atalanta behind him, slipping to the 4th place in Serie A, and the fate of all three teams was rewritten!
Spalletti's team was very strong in the opening stages, once winning 8 consecutive games, 9 wins and 1 draw in the first 10 rounds, setting a new best start in Napoli's history and being regarded as a favorite for the title. But as the season progresses, Napoli's injuries increase, the problem of thin squads becomes more and more obvious, and in the case of a two-front battle, their fall is both unexpected and reasonable.
Now, Napoli's more realistic goal may not be to compete for the title, but to become a four-place competition.
As a promotion horse, although Empoli is in the middle and lower reaches of the rankings, he has taken away victories at home in Juve and Napoli this season, which is definitely a strong team nemesis.