Napoli has had a season to forget very quickly. Last year's virtually unbeatable national champion lost to low-flyer Empoli (1-0) on Saturday and suffered its tenth defeat of the season in Serie A. Napoli remains stuck in eighth place and is now three points behind Lazio, which is sixth. Atalanta is two points above Napoli, but still has two matches in hand.

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Napoli got off to a dramatic start at Empoli, which took the lead in the fourth minute. Alberto Cerri was found outlawed in the box and headed convincingly: 1-0. Napoli still had almost the entire match to score at least one goal, but failed to do so. Kvicha Kvaratskhelia in particular came close several times. However, the Georgian lacked the necessary luck.

Napoli became champions of Italy with great conviction last season. After the departure of successful trainer Luciano Spalletti, this year's numbers are significantly lower. Survived in the Champions League i Partenopei the group stage, but the eighth final was the final stop when FC Barcelona proved too strong. Napoli was also eliminated early in the Coppa Italia.

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