Genoa vs Empoli 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 13': Filippo Ranocchia (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Genoa 1, Empoli 0. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Empoli 0.
- 56': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Ranocchia.
- 66': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Daniel Maldini.
- 66': Substitution, Genoa. Berkan Kutlu replaces Junior Messias.
- 67': Goal! Genoa 1, Empoli 1. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Genoa. Ridgeciano Haps replaces Johan Vásquez because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Genoa. Seydou Fini replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 76': Substitution, Empoli. Razvan Marin replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 83': Substitution, Genoa. George Puscas replaces Stefano Sabelli.
- 86': Alessandro Vogliacco (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Milan Badelj (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Genoa 1, Empoli 1.
Game Information
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,747
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 EMP |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 384 | Passes | 372 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 16 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 31 | Clearances | 16 |
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 4 | Koni De Winter |
| 5 | Radu Dragusin |
| 14 | Alessandro Vogliacco  |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 17 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 19 | Mateo Retegui |
| 10 | Junior Messias |
Empoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 19 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 22 | Filippo Ranocchia |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 27 | Daniel Maldini |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
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