Empoli vs Fiorentina 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
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
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,878
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
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EMP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 26 | Lorenzo Tonelli |
| 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 |
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 |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 8 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 7 | José Callejón |
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