Milan vs Empoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Uninspired Milan held to goalless draw by Empoli
AC Milan were well below par on Friday as they were held to a goalless stalemate by Empoli in Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 38': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
- 64': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 65': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Divock Origi.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Razvan Marin.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 88': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Roberto Piccoli.
- 90'+2': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Martín Satriano (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,286
Statistics
 EMP |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.8 | Possession | 70.2 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 600 |
| 299 | Passes | 677 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 5 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 57 | Effective Clearances | 1 |
| 57 | Clearances | 1 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori  |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 32 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Perisan (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 6 | Koni De Winter |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
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