
Lazio vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Lazio 0, Empoli 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Goal! Lazio 0, Empoli 2. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Goal! Lazio 1, Empoli 2. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Substitution, Lazio. Patric replaces Francesco Acerbi because of an injury.
- 33': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Fabiano Parisi because of an injury.
- 33': Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 52': Pedro (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Lazio. Lucas Leiva replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 59': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Pedro.
- 62': Adam Marusic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 66': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 2. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross.
- 71': Luis Alberto (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Andrea La Mantia.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Samuele Ricci.
- 75': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 3. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza.
- 86': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Penalty saved! Ciro Immobile (Lazio) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 89': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 90'+3': Goal! Lazio 3, Empoli 3. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni with a cross.
- 90'+5': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 23,000
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+2 | Napoli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Como | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Juventus | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+1 | Cremonese | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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LAZ![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 13 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
11 | SHOTS | 23 |
4 | ON GOAL | 10 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
250 | Accurate Passes | 476 |
328 | Passes | 541 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
9 | Crosses | 29 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
50 | Long Balls | 41 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
3 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
10 | Tackles | 13 |
0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
10 | Interceptions | 5 |
35 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
35 | Clearances | 14 |
Lazio (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
33 | Francesco Acerbi |
3 | Luiz Felipe ![]() |
77 | Adam Marusic ![]() |
23 | Elseid Hysaj |
32 | Danilo Cataldi |
10 | Luis Alberto ![]() |
21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
17 | Ciro Immobile |
9 | Pedro ![]() |
7 | Felipe Anderson |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
33 | Sebastiano Luperto ![]() |
34 | Adrian Ismajli |
65 | Fabiano Parisi ![]() |
30 | Petar Stojanovic |
11 | Federico Di Francesco |
28 | Samuele Ricci |
10 | Nedim Bajrami |
27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
8 | Liam Henderson |
19 | Andrea La Mantia |
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