Monza vs Empoli 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Armando Izzo (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Monza 1, Empoli 0. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Samuele Birindelli.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Monza 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
- 53': Goal! Monza 2, Empoli 0. Andrea Colpani (Monza) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria with a cross.
- 54': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 55': Substitution, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Liberato Cacace.
- 71': Substitution, Monza. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Armando Izzo because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Monza. Mirko Maric replaces Dany Mota.
- 74': Substitution, Empoli. Steven Shpendi replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 74': Substitution, Empoli. Roberto Piccoli replaces Razvan Marin.
- 82': Substitution, Monza. Pedro Pereira replaces Samuele Birindelli.
- 82': Substitution, Monza. Samuele Vignato replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 88': Substitution, Monza. Valentín Carboni replaces Andrea Colpani.
- 90'+5': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Monza 2, Empoli 0.
Game Information
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 8,155
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
 EMP |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 343 | Accurate Passes | 413 |
| 417 | Passes | 486 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 15 | Clearances | 16 |
Monza (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK) |
| 22 | Pablo Marí |
| 5 | Luca Caldirola |
| 4 | Armando Izzo  |
| 6 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 84 | Patrick Ciurria |
| 19 | Samuele Birindelli |
| 47 | Dany Mota |
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 28 | Andrea Colpani |
Empoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Perisan (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 20 | Matteo Cancellieri |
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