Empoli vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Dec 22, 2021, 7:45 PM

Empoli

18': Nedim Bajrami
84': Andrea Pinamonti (P)

FT
2 - 4

AC Milan

12': Franck Kessié
42': Franck Kessié
63': Alessandro Florenzi
69': Theo Hernández

Kessie strikes twice as AC Milan beat Empoli to take hold of second place

Franck Yannick Kessie of AC Milan [1296x729]

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
7:45 PM, Wed, Dec 22, 2021
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,596

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Napoli	38	82	4
+44	Internazionale	38	81	5
+41	Atalanta	38	74	8
+23	Juventus	38	70	4

Full Table

Statistics

MIL		EMP
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Lorenzo Tonelli, Riccardo Marchizza, Federico Di Francesco, Leo Stulac, Samir Ujkani, Leonardo Mancuso, Jacopo Furlan, Filippo Bandinelli, Kristjan Asllani, Mattia Viti, Andrea La Mantia.

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

Substitutes:

Matteo Gabbia, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Samu Castillejo, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Pierre Kalulu, Brahim Díaz, Rade Krunic, Antonio Mirante, Daniel Maldini.