Fiorentina vs Empoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Empoli 1. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 40': Substitution, Fiorentina. Igor Julio replaces Nikola Milenkovic because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Riccardo Saponara.
- 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Dodô replaces Lorenzo Venuti.
- 59': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi because of an injury.
- 60': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Arthur Cabral replaces Luka Jovic.
- 70': Substitution, Fiorentina. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
- 70': Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 73': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 84': Substitution, Empoli. Roberto Piccoli replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 85': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Empoli 1. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
Game Information
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 29,663
Statistics
 EMP |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 209 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 287 | Passes | 417 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 17 |
| 8 | Crosses | 46 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 39 | Clearances | 6 |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta  |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 15 | Aleksa Terzic |
| 23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
| 34 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 38 | Rolando Mandragora |
| 72 | Antonín Barák |
| 7 | Luka Jovic |
| 8 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 22 | Nicolás González |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 3 | Liberato Cacace |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 11 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
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