Coppa Italia: Kalahkan Empoli, Napoli Susul Inter ke Perempatfinal

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Napoli menyusul Inter Milan ke babak perempatfinal Coppa Italia 2020/21. Berjumpa Empoli di babak 16 besar, skuad asuhan Gennaro Gattuso menang tipis 3-2.

Bermain di Stadion Diego Armando Maradona, Rabu (13/1/2021), Napoli unggul lebih dulu di menit ke-18. Hirving Lozano melakukan tusukan ke kotak penalti Empoli dari sisi kiri. Ia lalu melakukan crossing kepada Giovanni Di Lorenzo, yang dengan sundulannya berhasil membobol gawang Empoli yang dijaga Jacopo Furlan.

NAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 13: Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli scores their team's first goal as Nicolas Haas of Empoli attempts to block during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and Empoli FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 13, 2021 in Naples, Italy. Sporting stadiums around Italy remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Sundulan Di Lorenzo membawa Napoli unggul. Foto: Getty Images/Francesco Pecoraro

Eljif Elmas hampir menggandakan keunggulan di menit ke-32, namun sepakan mendatarnya masih mampu ditepis oleh Furlan.

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GOL! Empoli secara mengejutkan menyamakan kedudukan di menit ke-33. Menerima umpan Ryder Matos di sisi kiri kotak penalti Napoli, Nedim Bajrami kemudian melakukan cut-inside yang diakhiri dengan tembakan melengkung yang masuk ke sudut kanan gawang Napoli.

NAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 13: Nedim Bajrami of Empoli celebrates with teammate Aleksa Terzic after scoring their team's first goal during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and Empoli FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 13, 2021 in Naples, Italy. Sporting stadiums around Italy remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Bajrami (11) berhasil menyamakan kedudukan. Foto: Getty Images/Francesco Pecoraro

Dibobol tim Serie B, Napoli tersengat. Menit ke-38, mereka kembali unggul. Memanfaatkan kesalahan Davide Zappella yang gagal mengontrol bola dengan baik di depan kotak penalti Empoli, Lozano lalu merebutnya dan melepaskan tendangan voli yang bersarang telak di gawang tim tamu.

Skor 2-1 bertahan hingga jeda.

NAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 13: Hirving Lozano of Napoli celebrates with (L-R) Eljif Elmas and Diego Demme after scoring their team's second goal during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and Empoli FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 13, 2021 in Naples, Italy. Sporting stadiums around Italy remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Lozano (tengah) merayakan gol ke gawang Empoli. Foto: Getty Images/Francesco Pecoraro

Di babak kedua, Empoli punya peluang untuk kembali menyamakan skor di menit ke-50, tetapi sepakan Aleksa Terzic masih melebar ke sisi kanan gawang Napoli yang dijaga Alex Meret.

Napoli membalas enam menit kemudian. Andrea Petagna yang mendapat peluang, namun tembakannya lemah dan mudah ditangkap oleh Furlan.

GOL! Empoli menyamakan kedudukan. Pada menit ke-68, Bajrami kembali mencatatkan namanya di papan skor. Melepaskan tendangan jarak jauh, bola sempat membentur tiang, namun akhirnya tetap masuk ke gawang Napoli. Skor menjadi 2-2.

NAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 13: Nedim Bajrami of Empoli celebrates with teammate Samuele Ricci after scoring their team's second goal during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and Empoli FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 13, 2021 in Naples, Italy. Sporting stadiums around Italy remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Bajrami kembali menyamakan kedudukan, membuat Napoli kembali lesu. Foto: Getty Images/Francesco Pecoraro

Kebobolan lagi, Napoli pun semakin bernafsu menyerang. Di menit ke-70, Lorenzo Insigne sudah berdiri bebas di depan gawang Empoli, namun tembakannya malah melambung jauh. Dua menit kemudian, sepakan Lozano masih melenceng tipis di sisi kanan gawang lawan.

GOL! Napoli unggul lagi di menit ke-77. Berawal dari sepak pojok, Petagna berhasil memanfaatkan kemelut di depan gawang Empoli. Mendapat bola liar, ia langsung menyontek bola masuk ke dalam gawang Furlan.

Napoli memimpin 3-2, dan bertahan hingga peluit panjang. Hasil ini mengantarkan Napoli ke babak perempatfinal dan akan berjumpa pemenang antara AS Roma vs Spezia, yang baru akan dihelat pekan depan.

NAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 13: Andrea Petagna of S.S.C. Napoli celebrates with teammates Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Diego Demme and Piotr Zielinski after scoring their team's third goal during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and Empoli FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 13, 2021 in Naples, Italy. Sporting stadiums around Italy remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Petagna (dua dari kiri) menjadi penentu kemenangan Napoli. Foto: Getty Images/Francesco Pecoraro

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Demme (Bakayoko 88'), Lobotka (Zielinski 70'); Politano (Insigne 61'), Elmas (Fabian 70'), Lozano; Petagna (Llorente 88')

Empoli: Furlan, Viti, Casale, Terzic (Asllani 85'), Zappella; Ricci, Damiani, Haas (Cambiaso 61'); Bajrami (Baldanzi 85'); Matos (Moreo 61'), Olivieri (La Mantia 72')

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