Italian Serie A

Verona vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 49': Antonín Barák
  • 90'+1': Adrien Tamèze
FT
2 - 1
  • 67': Simone Romagnoli

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

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Internazionale 25 61 4
+22 AC Milan 24 53 1
+13 Napoli 25 50 5
+15 AS Roma 25 47 8
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

VER 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 Yellow Card
10 Gianluca Caprari
7 Antonín Barák

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto Yellow Card
6 Simone Romagnoli
3 Riccardo Marchizza
20 Riccardo Fiamozzi
99 Andrea Pinamonti
5 Leo Stulac
11 Federico Di Francesco Yellow Card
8 Liam Henderson
32 Nicolas Haas
7 Leonardo Mancuso

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