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Empoli vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Kessie strikes twice as AC Milan beat Empoli to take hold of second place
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AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie played a starring role by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Empoli on Wednesday to go second in Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 12': Goal! Empoli 0, AC Milan 1. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 18': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 39': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 2. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Petar Stojanovic.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, AC Milan 2.
- 62': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 3. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 69': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 4. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 80': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Junior Messias.
- 84': Goal! Empoli 2, AC Milan 4. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 85': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Samuele Ricci.
- 85': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Liam Henderson.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, AC Milan 4.
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,596
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,596
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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EMP![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 18 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
45.2 | Possession | 54.8 |
18 | SHOTS | 16 |
8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
314 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
391 | Passes | 478 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
19 | Crosses | 22 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
53 | Long Balls | 43 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
18 | Tackles | 17 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
23 | Clearances | 12 |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
6 | Simone Romagnoli ![]() |
65 | Fabiano Parisi |
30 | Petar Stojanovic |
9 | Patrick Cutrone |
28 | Samuele Ricci |
10 | Nedim Bajrami |
8 | Liam Henderson |
27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
19 | Theo Hernández |
25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
79 | Franck Kessié |
4 | Ismaël Bennacer ![]() |
8 | Sandro Tonali ![]() |
9 | Olivier Giroud |
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
30 | Junior Messias |
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