Lazio vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Lazio 0, Empoli 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Goal! Lazio 0, Empoli 2. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Goal! Lazio 1, Empoli 2. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Substitution, Lazio. Patric replaces Francesco Acerbi because of an injury.
- 33': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Fabiano Parisi because of an injury.
- 33': Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 52': Pedro (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Lazio. Lucas Leiva replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 59': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Pedro.
- 62': Adam Marusic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 66': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 2. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross.
- 71': Luis Alberto (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Andrea La Mantia.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Samuele Ricci.
- 75': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 3. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza.
- 86': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Penalty saved! Ciro Immobile (Lazio) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 89': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 90'+3': Goal! Lazio 3, Empoli 3. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni with a cross.
- 90'+5': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 23,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +14 | Internazionale | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +7 | AS Roma | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +8 | AC Milan | 11 | 22 | 1 |
| +6 | Napoli | 11 | 22 | 3 |
Statistics
EMP |
LAZ![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 250 | Accurate Passes | 476 |
| 328 | Passes | 541 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 35 | Clearances | 14 |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 32 | Danilo Cataldi |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 9 | Pedro |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 19 | Andrea La Mantia |
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