Juventus vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus' post-Cristiano Ronaldo era begins with shock loss to Empoli
Lacklustre Juventus began life without Cristiano Ronaldo by suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at home to promoted Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 21': Goal! Juventus 0, Empoli 1. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 32': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Álvaro Morata replaces Weston McKennie.
- 55': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 56': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 66': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 81': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 89': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 17,584
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
EMP |
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|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.8 | Possession | 55.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 346 |
| 342 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 26 | Clearances | 25 |
Juventus (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 9 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 7 | Leonardo Mancuso |
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