Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Torino, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 27': Afriyie Acquah
  • 65': Matteo Brighi
  • 70': Giovanni Di Lorenzo
  • 88': Francesco Caputo
FT
4 - 1
Torino
  • 56': Iago Falque

About

Empoli are hosting Torino at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Torino).
  • 3': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Emiliano Moretti (Torino).
  • 4': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Domenico Maietta (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Armando Izzo (Torino) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
  • 7': Afriyie Acquah (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Torino).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 11': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Salvatore Sirigu.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Diego Farias.
  • 13': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Armando Izzo.
  • 14': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Domenico Maietta (Empoli).
  • 14': Daniele Baselli (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli).
  • 16': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Afriyie Acquah.
  • 16': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino).
  • 16': Matías Silvestre (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Empoli).
  • 17': Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 20': Afriyie Acquah (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Torino).
  • 24': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Pajac.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Baselli.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Afriyie Acquah (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Farias.
  • 27': Goal! Empoli 1, Torino 0. Afriyie Acquah (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Pajac.
  • 28': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
  • 28': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, Empoli. Bartlomiej Dragowski tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino).
  • 30': Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Ola Aina (Torino).
  • 34': Matías Silvestre (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Torino) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino).
  • 36': Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Marko Pajac (Empoli).
  • 37': Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Domenico Maietta (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
  • 40': Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Torino).
  • 41': Armando Izzo (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Diego Farias (Empoli).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomás Rincón.
  • 41': Emiliano Moretti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Empoli).
  • 42': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Domenico Maietta.
  • 42': Andrea Belotti (Torino) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Daniele Baselli with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Diego Farias (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Maietta.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 1, Torino 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, Torino 0.
  • 46': Alex Berenguer (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Domenico Maietta (Empoli).
  • 50': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli).
  • 50': Ola Aina (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino).
  • 51': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Afriyie Acquah.
  • 53': Substitution, Torino. Iago Falque replaces Ola Aina.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Iago Falque (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Soualiho Meité.
  • 56': Goal! Empoli 1, Torino 1. Iago Falque (Torino) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
  • 57': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
  • 57': Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Iago Falque (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore.
  • 59': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Belotti.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Falque.
  • 62': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Torino).
  • 62': Matías Silvestre (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Afriyie Acquah (Empoli).
  • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Brighi replaces Afriyie Acquah because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Goal! Empoli 2, Torino 1. Matteo Brighi (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Daniele Baselli (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Torino. Simone Zaza replaces Soualiho Meité.
  • 70': Goal! Empoli 3, Torino 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marko Pajac.
  • 71': Emiliano Moretti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Diego Farias (Empoli).
  • 71': Diego Farias (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
  • 72': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Salvatore Sirigu.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Simone Zaza (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniele Baselli with a through ball.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Simone Zaza (Torino) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
  • 76': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Frederic Veseli replaces Domenico Maietta because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Torino. Sasa Lukic replaces Daniele Baselli.
  • 79': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
  • 79': Matteo Brighi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Torino).
  • 81': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
  • 81': Iago Falque (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Torino).
  • 84': Marko Pajac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Alex Berenguer (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Salvatore Sirigu.
  • 85': Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frederic Veseli.
  • 88': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
  • 88': Matteo Brighi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Goal! Empoli 4, Torino 1. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Farias following a fast break.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Empoli).
  • 90'+1': Tomás Rincón (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Empoli. Leonardo Capezzi replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
  • 90'+2': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Leonardo Capezzi (Empoli).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 4, Torino 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Empoli 4, Torino 1.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 4
60.8 Possession 39.2
15 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
418 Accurate Passes 235
493 Passes 322
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 51
31 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 12
11 Effective Clearances 30
11 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 10,344

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 37 +54 86
2 Napoli 37 +21 73
3 AC Milan 37 +19 70
4 AS Roma 37 +26 70
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
26 Matías Silvestre
39 Cristian Dell'Orco
22 Domenico Maietta
10 Ismaël Bennacer
8 Hamed Traoré
18 Afriyie Acquah
6 Marko Pajac
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11 Francesco Caputo
17 Diego Farias Yellow Card
Empoli Substitutes:
Jacob Rasmussen, Frederic Veseli, Salih Ucan, Leonardo Capezzi, Dimitris Nikolaou, Ivan Provedel, Manuel Pasqual, Matteo Brighi, Dimitri Oberlin, Filippo Perucchini.

TOR Torino (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
39 Salvatore Sirigu (GK)
33 Nicolas Nkoulou
24 Emiliano Moretti
5 Armando Izzo
23 Souahilo Meïté
88 Tomás Rincón
34 Ola Aina
29 Lorenzo De Silvestri
9 Andrea Belotti
21 Álex Berenguer Yellow Card
8 Daniele Baselli
Torino Substitutes:
Iago Falque, Bremer, Sasa Lukic, Vitalie Damascan, Salvador Ichazo, Simone Zaza, Antonio Rosati, Vincenzo Millico.

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