Atalanta vs Empoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Late Hojlund goal earns Atalanta 2-1 win over Empoli
A late goal by striker Rasmus Hojlund earned Atalanta a 2-1 win over Empoli in Serie A on Friday, ending their four-match winless streak.
Match Commentary
- 44': Goal! Atalanta 0, Empoli 1. Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 58': Goal! Atalanta 1, Empoli 1. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 59': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 76': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Rasmus Højlund replaces Duván Zapata.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Luis Muriel.
- 79': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz replaces Ardian Ismajli because of an injury.
- 82': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Goal! Atalanta 2, Empoli 1. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 88': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Merih Demiral replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 90'+1': Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 17,864
Statistics
 EMP |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.4 | Possession | 69.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 200 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 296 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 16 |
| 9 | Crosses | 56 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 46 | Clearances | 13 |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino  |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Perisan (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 6 | Koni De Winter |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 11 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro |
| 9 | Martín Satriano |
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