
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Internazionale | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Napoli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Como | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Juventus | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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EMP![]() |
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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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