Empoli vs Atalanta 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 1. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 26': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 2. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 30': Goal! Empoli 1, Atalanta 2. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
- 37': Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Substitution, Atalanta. Remo Freuler replaces Rafael Tolói because of an injury.
- 42': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Simone Romagnoli because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Luis Muriel.
- 46': Leo Stulac (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Own Goal by Mattia Viti, Empoli. Empoli 1, Atalanta 3.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 67': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot is too high. Josip Ilicic should be disappointed.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Josip Ilicic.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Lovato replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
- 69': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 89': Goal! Empoli 1, Atalanta 4. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic following a fast break.
- 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Davide Zappacosta.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 6,214
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 30 | 69 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 30 | 63 | 3 |
| +16 | Napoli | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +31 | Como | 30 | 57 | 5 |
Statistics
ATA |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.3 | Possession | 47.7 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 465 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 16 | Clearances | 18 |
Empoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 42 | Mattia Viti |
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 5 | Leo Stulac |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 28 | Merih Demiral |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
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