
Verona vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 30': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Darko Lazovic replaces Nicolò Casale.
- 49': Goal! Verona 1, Empoli 0. Antonin Barak (Verona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Liam Henderson.
- 67': Goal! Verona 1, Empoli 1. Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti following a corner.
- 69': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Leo Stulac.
- 75': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 81': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 90'+1': Goal! Verona 2, Empoli 1. Adrien Tameze (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Adrien Tameze.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Verona. Martin Hongla replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Verona 2, Empoli 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 13,797
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Internazionale | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Napoli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Como | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Juventus | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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VER![]() |
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---|---|---|
13 | Fouls | 7 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
9 | SHOTS | 22 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
242 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
352 | Passes | 458 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
14 | Crosses | 29 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
71 | Long Balls | 56 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
9 | Tackles | 12 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
10 | Interceptions | 7 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
26 | Clearances | 22 |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
21 | Koray Günter |
17 | Federico Ceccherini |
27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
4 | Miguel Veloso |
61 | Adrien Tamèze |
16 | Nicolo Casale |
5 | Davide Faraoni |
99 | Giovanni Simeone ![]() |
10 | Gianluca Caprari |
7 | Antonín Barák |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
33 | Sebastiano Luperto ![]() |
6 | Simone Romagnoli |
3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
20 | Riccardo Fiamozzi |
99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
5 | Leo Stulac |
11 | Federico Di Francesco ![]() |
8 | Liam Henderson |
32 | Nicolas Haas |
7 | Leonardo Mancuso |
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