Napoli Vs Empoli: A Match That Can Determine Rudi Garcia's Fate In Serie A

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Rudi Garcia's hope to ensnare three points at home. (photo: twitter @sscnapoli)

Napoli will have a crucial match in Serie A when they host Empoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Sunday 2 November. Napoli hopes to bounce back after a frustrating draw in the Champions League in the middle of this week. They want to keep a seven-point gap between leaders Inter.

Napoli, who let the narrow advantages in the first half go unnoticed in their 1-1 draw against Union Berlin, will face Empoli who is in the relegation zone. Napoli must gain three points to stay in the top flight of Serie A.

It seems that the results of the match between Napoli and Empoli this weekend will determine Rudi Garcia's future at the club.

The French coach has been under pressure at Napoli for a long time. The pressure peaked after losing to Fiorentina a few days ago. Although Napoli returned to winning ways with several wins, they were recently held to a 1-1 draw by Union Berlin in the Champions League.

Sky Italia stated that the upcoming match against Empoli could determine Garcia's future, where Napoli CEO Aurelio de Badis is currently at Castel Volturno to evaluate the situation. His presence was felt at the club, where Napoli continued to assess Garcia's future.

Napoli didn't even hold a pre-match press conference because they were in a retreat period, which was basically not a good sign. De 11,is actually wants Garcia to survive the international break, but the result of the match against Empoli will determine many things, and this isn't the first time the French coach has been at a critical point like this.

This match is also an important test for Napoli to prove their performance at home and return to winning ways in Serie A.

Empoli, after winning an impressive 2-0 victory over Fiorentina, slumped with two consecutive defeats to Atalanta and Frosinone. They are ranked 19th in the Serie A standings, but are still within a safe distance from the relegation zone.

Estimated Lineup:

Napoli (4-3-3): Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Natan, Amir Rrahmani, Mario Rui; Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zielinski; Matteo Politano, Giovanni Simeone, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Empoli (4-3-1-2): Etrit Berisha; Bartosz Bereszynski, Sebastiano Luperto, Ardian Ismajli, Simone Bastoni; Jacopo Fazzini, Razvan Marin, Alberto Grassi; Tommoso Baldanzi; Francesco Caputo, Nicolo Cambiaghi.