Whatever Antonio Conte told his players at halftime must have worked as Napoli managed to beat Empoli 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday after a much improved second period. A Khvicha Kvaratskhelia penalty was enough to see Napoli secure the victory and move three points clear in Serie A ahead of Inter Milan’s match at Roma later.

Empoli director Roberto Gemmi complained that the decisive penalty for the Napoli victory had ‘no contact’ between the players.The match at the Stadio Castellani was very even and the hosts had

A second-half penalty from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia earned Napoli a 1-0 win, but they could easily have been trailing at the break due to a sluggish start