Empoli vs AS Roma 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Empoli

55': Andrea Pinamonti
72': Nedim Bajrami

FT
2 - 4

AS Roma

24': Tammy Abraham
33': Tammy Abraham
35': Sérgio Oliveira
37': Nicolò Zaniolo

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,920

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Internazionale	15	33	4
+11	AC Milan	15	32	1
+9	Napoli	15	31	4
+7	AS Roma	14	27	5

Full Table

Statistics

ROMA		EMP
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Samir Ujkani, Kristjan Asllani, Patrick Cutrone, Simone Romagnoli, Leonardo Pezzola, Jacopo Fazzini, Marco Benassi, Alessio Rizza, Andrea La Mantia, Mattia Viti, Jacopo Furlan.

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

Substitutes:

Felix Afena-Gyan, Pietro Boer, Nicola Zalewski, Carles Pérez, Edoardo Bove, Daniel Fuzato, Jordan Veretout, Dimitrios Keramitsis, Marash Kumbulla, Matías Viña, Stephan El Shaarawy, Eldor Shomurodov.