 
Verona vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Hellas Verona are hosting Empoli 
at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 30': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Darko Lazovic replaces Nicolò Casale.
- 49': Goal! Verona 1, Empoli 0. Antonin Barak (Verona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Liam Henderson.
- 67': Goal! Verona 1, Empoli 1. Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti following a corner.
- 69': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Leo Stulac.
- 75': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 81': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 90'+1': Goal! Verona 2, Empoli 1. Adrien Tameze (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Adrien Tameze.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Verona. Martin Hongla replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Verona 2, Empoli 1.
Game Information
 Competition: Italian Serie A
 
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 13,797
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 13,797
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | Napoli | 9 | 21 | 2 | 
| +6 | AS Roma | 9 | 21 | 2 | 
| +11 | Internazionale | 9 | 18 | 3 | 
| +7 | AC Milan | 9 | 18 | 1 | 
Statistics
|  EMP | VER  | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 | 
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 2 | Offsides | 3 | 
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 | 
| 3 | Saves | 3 | 
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 | 
| 9 | SHOTS | 22 | 
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 | 
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 356 | 
| 352 | Passes | 458 | 
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 | 
| 14 | Crosses | 29 | 
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 | 
| 71 | Long Balls | 56 | 
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 | 
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 | 
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 | 
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 | 
| 9 | Tackles | 12 | 
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 | 
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 | 
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 22 | 
| 26 | Clearances | 22 | 
 Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) | 
| 21 | Koray Günter | 
| 17 | Federico Ceccherini | 
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz | 
| 4 | Miguel Veloso | 
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze | 
| 16 | Nicolo Casale | 
| 5 | Davide Faraoni | 
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone  | 
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari | 
| 7 | Antonín Barák | 
 Empoli (4-3-1-2)
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) | 
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto  | 
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli | 
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza | 
| 20 | Riccardo Fiamozzi | 
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti | 
| 5 | Leo Stulac | 
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco  | 
| 8 | Liam Henderson | 
| 32 | Nicolas Haas | 
| 7 | Leonardo Mancuso | 
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