Empoli vs Atalanta 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Empoli

30': Federico Di Francesco

FT
1 - 4

Atalanta

11': Josip Ilicic
26': Josip Ilicic
49': Mattia Viti (OG)
89': Duván Zapata

Introduction

Empoli are hosting Atalanta at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 6,214

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+21	Internazionale	16	36	4
+14	AC Milan	16	35	1
+11	Napoli	16	34	4
+9	AS Roma	17	33	6

Full Table

Statistics

ATA		EMP
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Nedim Bajrami, Patrick Cutrone, Samir Ujkani, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Fabiano Parisi, Filippo Bandinelli, Leonardo Mancuso, Lorenzo Tonelli, Andrea La Mantia, Adrian Ismajli, Sebastiano Luperto, Kristjan Asllani.

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

Substitutes:

Andrea Oliveri, Alexey Miranchuk, Marco Sportiello, Giorgio Scalvini, Roberto Piccoli, Giuseppe Pezzella, Duván Zapata, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Lovato, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Remo Freuler, Federico Zuccon.