Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Sampdoria 2021-22 Italian Serie A

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  • 31': Francesco Caputo
  • 52': Francesco Caputo
  • 70': Antonio Candreva

Introduction

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

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,064

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
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto Yellow Card
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

SAM 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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