Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 19': Pierre Kalulu
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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 Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
    • 17': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 17': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 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.
    • 20': Offside, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
    • 22': Offside, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
    • 27': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 32': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
    • 34': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 35': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 41': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Empoli).
    • 41': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 44': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 44': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Empoli 0.
    • 48': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
    • 48': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
    • 49': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Junior Messias.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Romagnoli with a headed pass.
    • 54': Offside, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
    • 57': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 57': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 62': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic replaces Riccardo Fiamozzi.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Liberato Cacace.
    • 65': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
    • 65': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
    • 66': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 69': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 69': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
    • 71': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Nedim Bajrami because of an injury.
    • 71': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Benassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 72': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 72': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
    • 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Franck Kessié.
    • 73': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
    • 74': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
    • 74': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 79': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
    • 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
    • 84': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Marco Benassi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Offside, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Davide Calabria is caught offside.
    • 87': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
    • 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
    • 90': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
    • 90'+3': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
    • 90'+4': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

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

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Atalanta 0 0 0
    2 Bologna 0 0 0
    3 Cagliari 0 0 0
    4 Como 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MIL 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 Yellow Card
    9 Olivier Giroud
    17 Rafael Leão
    30 Junior Messias
    AC Milan 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.

    EMP 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
    Empoli 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.

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