EMPOLI’S THREE LATE GOALS IN SEVEN MINUTES GIVES THEM A SHOCKING COME BACK VICTORY OVER NAPOLI.

Serie A, Stadio Carlo Castellani – Empoli 3 (Henderson 80′, Pinamonti 83′ & 87′) Napoli 2 (Mertens 44′, Insigne 53′).

Napoli blew a two goal lead to suffer a late heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Empoli in Serie A, who ended their 17-game run without a win in unbelievable fashion as they scored three times in the last ten minutes to all but end the Partenopei’s chances of winning the Scudetto.

Napoli were the side to take the lead, and it came just before half-time and against the run of play.

Hirving Lozano’s cross from the right flank was well finished from inside the box by Dries Mertens, despite Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario getting a hand on it.

The Partenopei then doubled their lead on 54 minutes, as Lorenzo Insigne placed an effort into the far corner from inside the box after great work by Andre-Franck Zambo Angissa with a neat through ball for the Italian.

However, Empoli turned the game on its head with just over ten minutes to go, as Liam Henderson struck from inside the box to get his side back in it.

Then, just four minutes later, Empoli were level in dramatic circumstances, as Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret gifted the equaliser to Andrea Pinamonti after a shocking error.

Then, in the 87th minute, Empoli’s comeback was complete, as Pinamonti tapped home Nedim Bajrami’s deep cross to send the Gli Azzurri into raptures and deal a damning blow to Napoli.