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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Internazionale | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +18 | AC Milan | 21 | 46 | 1 |
| +14 | Napoli | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +14 | AS Roma | 21 | 42 | 7 |
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)
| 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)
| 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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