Empoli vs Sampdoria 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 31': Goal! Empoli 0, Sampdoria 1. Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a through ball.
- 45': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Sampdoria 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Sampdoria 1.
- 52': Goal! Empoli 0, Sampdoria 2. Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 56': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Liam Henderson.
- 59': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Sampdoria. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Morten Thorsby because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 69': Substitution, Sampdoria. Albin Ekdal replaces Adrien Silva.
- 69': Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 70': Goal! Empoli 0, Sampdoria 3. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella.
- 73': Kristoffer Askildsen (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 83': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ernesto Torregrossa replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 83': Substitution, Sampdoria. Julian Chabot replaces Omar Colley.
- 87': Ernesto Torregrossa (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,064
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
SAM |
EMP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 7 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 360 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 28 | Clearances | 11 |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 9 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 7 | Leonardo Mancuso |
Sampdoria (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 5 | Adrien Silva |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 38 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 10 | Francesco Caputo |
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