Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Lazio 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 4': Filippo Bandinelli
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1 - 3
  • 6': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
  • 31': Manuel Lazzari
  • 41': Ciro Immobile (P)

Introduction

Empoli are hosting Lazio at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,655

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+10 AC Milan 13 28 1
+9 Napoli 13 28 3
+15 Internazionale 13 27 4
+8 AS Roma 13 27 4
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
6 Simone Romagnoli
34 Adrian Ismajli Yellow Card
28 Samuele Ricci
3 Riccardo Marchizza
30 Petar Stojanovic Yellow Card
10 Nedim Bajrami
25 Filippo Bandinelli
32 Nicolas Haas
7 Leonardo Mancuso
9 Patrick Cutrone

LAZ 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 Yellow Card
8 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
17 Ciro Immobile
7 Felipe Anderson
9 Pedro

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