Empoli vs Sassuolo 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! Empoli 0, Sassuolo 1. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 16': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 1. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 24': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 2. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 29': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Federico Di Francesco because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Leo Stulac.
- 49': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Mattia Viti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Second yellow card to Mattia Viti (Empoli) for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Davide Frattesi replaces Abdou Harroui.
- 62': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 64': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 67': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 3. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 69': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 4. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kaan Ayhan replaces Vlad Chiriches.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mert Müldür replaces Rogerio.
- 77': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 79': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 90'+2': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 5. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,081
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 |
Statistics
SAS |
EMP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 54.7 | Possession | 45.3 |
| 25 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 14 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 367 |
| 535 | Passes | 436 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 15 | Clearances | 20 |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 42 | Mattia Viti |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 5 | Leo Stulac |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 20 | Abdou Harroui |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
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