Milan vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

AC Milan

19': Pierre Kalulu

FT
1 - 0

Empoli

AC Milan go five points clear in Serie A with win over Empoli

AC Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A to five points after Pierre Kalulu's first-half strike earned a 1-0 home win over Empoli.

Match Commentary

19': Goal! AC Milan 1, Empoli 0. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Empoli 0.
45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Empoli 0.
63': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Liam Henderson.
63': Substitution, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic replaces Riccardo Fiamozzi.
63': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Liberato Cacace.
71': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Nedim Bajrami because of an injury.
71': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Benassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
72': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
72': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Franck Kessié.
83': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
83': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
88': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
90'+4': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 48,801

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Internazionale	33	86	1
+25	AC Milan	33	69	6
+21	Juventus	33	64	5
+22	Bologna	33	62	5

Full Table

Statistics

EMP		MIL
12	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
47	Possession	53
5	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
381	Accurate Passes	440
461	Passes	523
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.4
48	Long Balls	63
26	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	6
6	Effective Tackles	16
18	Tackles	23
0.3	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	10
14	Effective Clearances	14
14	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
23	Fikayo Tomori
20	Pierre Kalulu
25	Alessandro Florenzi
2	Davide Calabria
79	Franck Kessié
4	Ismaël Bennacer
8	Sandro Tonali
9	Olivier Giroud
17	Rafael Leão
30	Junior Messias

Substitutes:

Ciprian Tatarusanu, Alexis Saelemaekers, Daniel Maldini, Alessio Romagnoli, Samu Castillejo, Antonio Mirante, Rade Krunic, Ante Rebic, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Matteo Gabbia, Brahim Díaz.

Empoli (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33	Sebastiano Luperto
6	Simone Romagnoli
21	Liberato Cacace
20	Riccardo Fiamozzi
23	Kristjan Asllani
25	Filippo Bandinelli
27	Szymon Zurkowski
99	Andrea Pinamonti
8	Liam Henderson
10	Nedim Bajrami

Substitutes:

Petar Stojanovic, Andrea La Mantia, Lorenzo Tonelli, Samir Ujkani, Fabiano Parisi, Adrian Ismajli, Leo Stulac, Marco Benassi, Mattia Viti, Patrick Cutrone, Federico Di Francesco, Valerio Verre.