Italian Serie A

Empoli vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 18': Nedim Bajrami
  • 84': Andrea Pinamonti (P)
FT
2 - 4
AC Milan
  • 12': Franck Kessié
  • 42': Franck Kessié
  • 63': Alessandro Florenzi
  • 69': Theo Hernández

Kessie strikes twice as AC Milan beat Empoli to take hold of second place

AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie played a starring role by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Empoli on Wednesday to go second in Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 1': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 5': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 8': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 12': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 12': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Goal! Empoli 0, AC Milan 1. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 15': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 17': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 18': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 28': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 28': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 30': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
  • 35': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 37': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 39': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 39': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 42': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 2. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 45': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 45': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 45'+1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 1, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Petar Stojanovic.
  • 47': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
  • 49': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 49': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 52': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli).
  • 52': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 56': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 56': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 60': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Luperto tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
  • 62': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 62': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 3. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  • 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Offside, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Patrick Cutrone.
  • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 68': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
  • 68': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 68': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 4. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 71': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan).
  • 71': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 74': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
  • 75': Hand ball by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
  • 76': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 80': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 80': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Junior Messias.
  • 81': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 82': Penalty conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 83': VAR Decision: Penalty Empoli.
  • 84': Goal! Empoli 2, AC Milan 4. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Samuele Ricci.
  • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 90': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 90': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
  • 90'+4': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 90'+5': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, AC Milan 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 2, AC Milan 4.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 4
45.2 Possession 54.8
18 SHOTS 16
8 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
314 Accurate Passes 388
391 Passes 478
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
19 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 43
25 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 9
23 Effective Clearances 12
23 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,596

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 38 +32 82
2 Internazionale 38 +44 81
3 Atalanta 38 +41 74
4 Juventus 38 +23 70
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
6 Simone Romagnoli Yellow Card
65 Fabiano Parisi
30 Petar Stojanovic
9 Patrick Cutrone
28 Samuele Ricci
10 Nedim Bajrami
8 Liam Henderson
27 Szymon Zurkowski
99 Andrea Pinamonti
Empoli Substitutes:
Lorenzo Tonelli, Riccardo Marchizza, Federico Di Francesco, Leo Stulac, Samir Ujkani, Leonardo Mancuso, Jacopo Furlan, Filippo Bandinelli, Kristjan Asllani, Mattia Viti, Andrea La Mantia.

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
13 Alessio Romagnoli
23 Fikayo Tomori
19 Theo Hernández
25 Alessandro Florenzi
79 Franck Kessié
4 Ismaël Bennacer Yellow Card
8 Sandro Tonali Yellow Card
9 Olivier Giroud
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
30 Junior Messias
AC Milan Substitutes:
Matteo Gabbia, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Samu Castillejo, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Pierre Kalulu, Brahim Díaz, Rade Krunic, Antonio Mirante, Daniel Maldini.

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