Cagliari vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! Cagliari 0, Empoli 1. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
- 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Diego Godín replaces Andrea Carboni.
- 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Kevin Strootman replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 64': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Petar Stojanovic.
- 64': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Samuele Ricci.
- 69': Goal! Cagliari 0, Empoli 2. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Cagliari. Martín Cáceres replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 74': Diego Godín (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 83': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 83': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Luca Ceppitelli.
- 87': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 90'+4': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Empoli 2.
Game Information
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 7,227
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +43 | Internazionale | 27 | 67 | 4 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 27 | 57 | 2 |
| +13 | Napoli | 27 | 53 | 6 |
| +18 | AS Roma | 27 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
EMP |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.6 | Possession | 50.4 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 353 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
| 438 | Passes | 434 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 24 | Clearances | 16 |
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 23 | Luca Ceppitelli |
| 44 | Andrea Carboni |
| 40 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 9 | Keita Baldé |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 42 | Mattia Viti |
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
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