Empoli vs Udinese 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 56': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Udinese. Isaac Success replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
- 66': Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Udinese. Martín Payero replaces Roberto Pereyra.
- 71': Substitution, Udinese. João Ferreira replaces Festy Ebosele.
- 75': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz replaces Ardian Ismajli because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 81': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Razvan Marin.
- 81': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 81': Substitution, Udinese. Marley Aké replaces Hassane Kamara.
- 81': Substitution, Udinese. Jordan Zemura replaces Florian Thauvin.
- 84': Nehuén Pérez (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,128
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 UDI |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 201 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
| 296 | Passes | 434 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 18 | Clearances | 22 |
Empoli (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh  |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 20 | Matteo Cancellieri |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
Udinese (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Silvestri (GK) |
| 29 | Jaka Bijol |
| 31 | Thomas Kristensen |
| 18 | Nehuén Pérez |
| 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
| 24 | Lazar Samardzic |
| 11 | Walace |
| 12 | Hassane Kamara |
| 2 | Festy Ebosele |
| 17 | Lorenzo Lucca |
| 26 | Florian Thauvin |
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