Empoli vs Verona 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 44': Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Verona. Riccardo Saponara replaces Michael Folorunsho.
- 69': Substitution, Verona. Milan Djuric replaces Jordi Mboula.
- 69': Substitution, Verona. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Cyril Ngonge.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Steven Shpendi replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Roberto Piccoli replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 75': Goal! Empoli 0, Verona 1. Federico Bonazzoli (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Liberato Cacace.
- 85': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 86': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 88': Substitution, Verona. Juan Cabal replaces Josh Doig.
- 88': Substitution, Verona. Bruno Amione replaces Ondrej Duda.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,940
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
 VER |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.9 | Possession | 47.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 249 | Accurate Passes | 200 |
| 351 | Passes | 314 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 14 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 20 | Clearances | 11 |
Empoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace  |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 20 | Matteo Cancellieri |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 42 | Diego Coppola |
| 33 | Ondrej Duda |
| 18 | Martin Hongla |
| 3 | Josh Doig |
| 24 | Filippo Terracciano |
| 90 | Michael Folorunsho |
| 77 | Jordi Mboula |
| 26 | Cyril Ngonge |
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