Sassuolo vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Sassuolo are hosting Empoli
at Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 40': Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Own Goal by Lorenzo Tonelli, Empoli. Sassuolo 1, Empoli 0.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Empoli 0.
- 61': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 62': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
- 66': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremie Boga replaces Hamed Traore.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Leo Stulac.
- 83': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 1. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 84': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mert Müldür replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Jeremy Toljan.
- 87': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 90': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 2. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 3,539
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 3,539
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Internazionale | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +17 | AC Milan | 20 | 43 | 1 |
| +14 | Napoli | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +12 | AS Roma | 20 | 39 | 7 |
Statistics
EMP |
SAS![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 297 | Accurate Passes | 442 |
| 361 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 23 | Clearances | 18 |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 91 | Gianluca Scamacca |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 42 | Mattia Viti |
| 26 | Lorenzo Tonelli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 5 | Leo Stulac |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
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