Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Lazio 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

  • Red Card 89': Nicolò Cambiaghi
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0 - 2
  • 48': Alessio Romagnoli
  • 90'+2': Luis Alberto

Lazio finish 2nd in Serie A after 2-0 win at Empoli

Alessio Romagnoli and Luis Alberto emerged as the saviours for Lazio when they scored in a 2-0 win at Empoli on Saturday, giving the visitors a second-place finish in Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 14': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Lazio 0.
  • 48': Goal! Empoli 0, Lazio 1. Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Alberto Grassi.
  • 62': Matías Vecino (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Pedro.
  • 71': Substitution, Lazio. Nicolò Casale replaces Alessio Romagnoli.
  • 71': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Matías Vecino.
  • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Roberto Piccoli.
  • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
  • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Samir Ujkani replaces Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Empoli 0, Lazio 2. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Lazio. Marco Bertini replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 2.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 11,545

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 9
53.2 Possession 46.8
21 SHOTS 7
11 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
497 Accurate Passes 422
559 Passes 489
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.1
31 Long Balls 64
19 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 4
16 Effective Tackles 10
24 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 4
13 Effective Clearances 17
13 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
4 Sebastian Walukiewicz
3 Liberato Cacace
30 Petar Stojanovic
21 Jacopo Fazzini
25 Filippo Bandinelli
5 Alberto Grassi
91 Roberto Piccoli
28 Nicolò Cambiaghi Yellow Card
11 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro Yellow Card

LAZ Lazio (4-3-3)

No. Name
94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
13 Alessio Romagnoli
4 Patric
3 Luca Pellegrini
23 Elseid Hysaj
5 Matías Vecino Yellow Card
10 Luis Alberto
21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Yellow Card
17 Ciro Immobile
9 Pedro
7 Felipe Anderson

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