Torino vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Goal! Torino 1, Empoli 0. Tommaso Pobega (Torino) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 15': Goal! Torino 2, Empoli 0. Marko Pjaca (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 32': Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) is shown the red card.
- 34': Goal! Torino 2, Empoli 1. Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Substitution, Torino. Mërgim Vojvoda replaces Marko Pjaca.
- 45'+2': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Ola Aina (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 57': Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 62': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 72': Goal! Torino 2, Empoli 2. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Torino. Tomás Rincón replaces Dennis Praet.
- 75': Substitution, Torino. Simone Zaza replaces Antonio Sanabria.
- 88': Substitution, Empoli. Leonardo Mancuso replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Torino. Armando Izzo replaces Ola Aina.
- 90'+4': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 7,002
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 28 | 67 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| +14 | Napoli | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| +25 | Como | 28 | 51 | 5 |
Statistics
EMP |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 342 | Accurate Passes | 236 |
| 422 | Passes | 308 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 35 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 11 | Clearances | 32 |
Torino (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 99 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 6 | David Zima |
| 4 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 10 | Sasa Lukic |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 17 | Wilfried Singo |
| 19 | Antonio Sanabria |
| 11 | Marko Pjaca |
| 22 | Dennis Praet |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
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