Empoli vs AS Roma 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Abraham double inspires Roma to victory at Empoli
AS Roma secured a 4-2 victory at Empoli in Serie A on Sunday thanks to four goals in 13 first-half minutes, including a double from English striker
Match Commentary
- 24': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 1. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira.
 - 33': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 2. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
 - 35': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 3. Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
 - 37': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 4. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
 - 42': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Riccardo Marchizza because of an injury.
 - 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Roma 4.
 - 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Roma 4.
 - 52': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 55': Goal! Empoli 1, Roma 4. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
 - 60': Substitution, Roma. Matias Viña replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
 - 63': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 72': Goal! Empoli 2, Roma 4. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
 - 75': Substitution, Roma. Jordan Veretout replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
 - 79': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
 - 81': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Liam Henderson.
 - 81': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Benassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
 - 83': Marco Benassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 85': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
 - 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, Roma 4.
 
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,920
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | Napoli | 10 | 22 | 2 | 
| +12 | Internazionale | 10 | 21 | 3 | 
| +8 | AC Milan | 10 | 21 | 1 | 
| +5 | AS Roma | 10 | 21 | 3 | 
Statistics
 ROMA | 
								EMP![]()  | 
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 | 
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 1 | Offsides | 0 | 
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 | 
| 5 | Saves | 4 | 
| 41.6 | Possession | 58.4 | 
| 16 | SHOTS | 16 | 
| 8 | ON GOAL | 7 | 
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 414 | 
| 352 | Passes | 499 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 | 
| 13 | Crosses | 16 | 
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 | 
| 61 | Long Balls | 47 | 
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 | 
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 | 
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 | 
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 | 
| 15 | Tackles | 10 | 
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 | 
| 13 | Interceptions | 16 | 
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 6 | 
| 17 | Clearances | 6 | 
Empoli (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) | 
| 26 | Lorenzo Tonelli  | 
							
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli | 
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza | 
| 20 | Riccardo Fiamozzi | 
| 28 | Samuele Ricci | 
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli | 
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski | 
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti | 
| 8 | Liam Henderson | 
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami | 
AS Roma (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) | 
| 6 | Chris Smalling | 
| 3 | Ibañez | 
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini  | 
							
| 27 | Sérgio Oliveira | 
| 4 | Bryan Cristante  | 
							
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp | 
| 9 | Tammy Abraham | 
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo | 
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