Empoli-Napoli, De Laurentiis with the team in retreat: the reason

Empoli-Napoli today at 6pm, De Laurentiis ready to support his boys ahead of the final championship matches.

Today, Napoli will be away against NapoliEmpoli: kick-off is scheduled for 6pm. The team of Francesco Calzona prepares for this final rush, whose new scenarios could reserve new surprises. Although faint, the Champions League dream still remains alive in the hearts of Neapolitan footballers who will have to earn qualification on the pitch.

Score enough points in the last 6 league games, taking advantage of head-to-head matches against Rome and Bologna at home, they could guarantee a place in Europe. A result that could certify the fifteenth consecutive participation of Napoli in a European competition.

The places for qualification for the next Champions League have increased to 5 and in the event of Atalanta or Roma being placed in fifth place, when one of these two wins the Europa League, there would be also space for a sixth team. Demonstrating that there are still many opportunities to admire the Azzurri next season also in the top European competition.

De Laurentiis on retreat with the team, the reason for his presence

In light of these reasons, as reported by “The Corriere dello Sport”, Aurelio De Laurentiis he would follow the team for the next match against Empoli for play the charge after yet another disappointment last Sunday at Maradona in the 2-2 draw against Di Francesco’s Frosinone. A very difficult match promises to be at Castellani due to the home team’s need to score points.

Empoli, 17th in Serie A, +1 on Frosinone, have lost 5 in their last 6 games with the only victory over Torino at the end. The need to score points is there on both sides but the motivations of the two teams will certainly influence the entire match. The Azzurri don’t have good memories of the Tuscan team.

In the 2021/22 season, in fact, there will be a return trip no points were collected. In Fuorigrotta a daring goal by Cutrone gave the guests a 0-1 victory. On the move, however, the team coached at that moment by Luciano Spallettisuffered a sensational comeback in 7 minutes, from 0-2 to 3-2 which definitively extinguished the championship ambitions of the Neapolitan team.

Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to avoid underestimating the opponent, ready once again, as in the past, to make Napoli one of his favorite victims: in 14 matches 8 defeats, 4 draws and only 2 successes for the Neapolitans.