Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Empoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

  • 36': M'Bala Nzola
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1 - 0

Introduction

Spezia are hosting Empoli at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Goal! Spezia 1, Empoli 0. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a through ball.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 0.
  • 54': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 60': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Spezia. Albin Ekdal replaces Daniele Verde.
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Mattia Destro.
  • 76': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 76': Substitution, Spezia. Emil Holm replaces Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 88': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Spezia. Mikael Ellertsson replaces Kevin Agudelo.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 8,360

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 5
59.3 Possession 40.7
18 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
416 Accurate Passes 275
519 Passes 355
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
28 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 57
38 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 17
16 Effective Clearances 27
16 Clearances 27

Line-Ups

SPE Spezia (3-5-2)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
14 Jakub Kiwior
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
29 Mattia Caldara
20 Simone Bastoni
33 Kevin Agudelo
6 Mehdi Bourabia
13 Arkadiusz Reca Yellow Card
11 Emmanuel Gyasi Yellow Card
18 M'Bala Nzola
10 Daniele Verde

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
34 Adrian Ismajli
65 Fabiano Parisi
30 Petar Stojanovic
23 Mattia Destro
18 Razvan Marin
10 Nedim Bajrami
25 Filippo Bandinelli
8 Liam Henderson Yellow Card
7 Sam Lammers

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