Empoli vs Lazio 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Empoli 1, Lazio 0. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
- 6': Goal! Empoli 1, Lazio 1. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Goal! Empoli 1, Lazio 2. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a through ball.
- 38': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Empoli 1, Lazio 3. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Lazio. Luis Alberto replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 60': Substitution, Lazio. Raul Moro replaces Pedro because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 70': Substitution, Lazio. André Anderson replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 76': Substitution, Empoli. Giovanni Crociata replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 76': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 82': Substitution, Lazio. Gonzalo Escalante replaces Lucas Leiva.
- 82': Substitution, Lazio. Vedat Muriqi replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi replaces Petar Stojanovic.
- 89': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Lazio 3.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,655
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
LAZ |
EMP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 491 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
| 567 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 26 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 16 | Clearances | 14 |
Empoli (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 7 | Leonardo Mancuso |
| 9 | Patrick Cutrone |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 6 | Lucas Leiva |
| 8 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
| 9 | Pedro |
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