Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Fiorentina 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 87': Filippo Bandinelli
  • 89': Andrea Pinamonti
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2 - 1
  • 57': Dusan Vlahovic

Introduction

Empoli are hosting Fiorentina 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.
  • 44': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Szymon Zurkowski because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
  • 51': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Goal! Empoli 0, Fiorentina 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
  • 58': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces Riccardo Saponara.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Patrick Cutrone.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 65': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Fabiano Parisi.
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 78': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 85': Substitution, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Lucas Torreira.
  • 87': Goal! Empoli 1, Fiorentina 1. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Goal! Empoli 2, Fiorentina 1. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, Fiorentina 1.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,878

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Internazionale 29 68 5
+23 AC Milan 29 60 3
+15 Napoli 29 59 6
+26 Como 29 54 5
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 6
49 Possession 51
16 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
340 Accurate Passes 338
412 Passes 430
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 60
32 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 16
18 Effective Clearances 14
18 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
26 Lorenzo Tonelli Yellow Card
65 Fabiano Parisi
30 Petar Stojanovic
99 Andrea Pinamonti
28 Samuele Ricci
11 Federico Di Francesco
8 Liam Henderson
27 Szymon Zurkowski
9 Patrick Cutrone

FIO Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
2 Lucas Martínez Quarta
4 Nikola Milenkovic
3 Cristiano Biraghi
29 Álvaro Odriozola
18 Lucas Torreira Yellow Card
32 Alfred Duncan
5 Giacomo Bonaventura
9 Dusan Vlahovic
8 Riccardo Saponara
7 José Callejón

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