
Juventus vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus' post-Cristiano Ronaldo era begins with shock loss to Empoli
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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JUV![]() |
|
---|---|---|
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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