Italian Serie A

Torino vs Empoli, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Torino
  • 44': Nicolas Nkoulou
  • 49': Lorenzo De Silvestri
  • 75': Iago Falque
FT
3 - 0
Empoli
  • Red Card 89': Rade Krunic

About

Torino are hosting Empoli at Olimpico Grande Torino, Torino, 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.
  • 1': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Luca Antonelli.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniele Baselli with a cross following a corner.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Simone Zaza (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 7': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Empoli).
  • 7': Iago Falque (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Hand ball by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Domenico Maietta (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 15': Foul by Ola Aina (Torino).
  • 15': Rade Krunic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
  • 17': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Offside, Empoli. Luca Antonelli tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Zaza with a headed pass.
  • 19': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
  • 19': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
  • 19': Rade Krunic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Tomás Rincón (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 21': Foul by Domenico Maietta (Empoli).
  • 21': Simone Zaza (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Simone Zaza (Torino) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 26': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Matías Silvestre (Empoli).
  • 28': Andrea Belotti (Torino) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Iago Falque.
  • 29': Delay in match Salvador Ichazo (Torino) because of an injury.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 34': Simone Zaza (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, Torino. Daniele Baselli tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
  • 37': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Armando Izzo (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Dangerous play by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
  • 39': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
  • 39': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Simone Zaza (Torino) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Iago Falque with a cross.
  • 42': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 42': Frederic Veseli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Luca Antonelli.
  • 44': Goal! Torino 1, Empoli 0. Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniele Baselli with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Torino 1, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Torino 1, Empoli 0.
  • 46': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino).
  • 46': Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
  • 47': Luca Antonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Goal! Torino 2, Empoli 0. Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 50': Substitution, Empoli. Antonino La Gumina replaces Samuel Mráz.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Torino) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simone Zaza.
  • 54': Delay in match Domenico Maietta (Empoli) because of an injury.
  • 54': Substitution, Empoli. Jacob Rasmussen replaces Domenico Maietta because of an injury.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Foul by Matías Silvestre (Empoli).
  • 56': Simone Zaza (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Matías Silvestre (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Simone Zaza (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Offside, Torino. Andrea Belotti tries a through ball, but Iago Falque is caught offside.
  • 60': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Empoli).
  • 61': Offside, Torino. Lorenzo De Silvestri tries a through ball, but Simone Zaza is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
  • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
  • 64': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.
  • 66': Foul by Emiliano Moretti (Torino).
  • 66': Rade Krunic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Offside, Torino. Andrea Belotti tries a through ball, but Lorenzo De Silvestri is caught offside.
  • 70': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Torino. Soualiho Meité replaces Daniele Baselli.
  • 71': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Ismael Bennacer.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Simone Zaza (Torino) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Rincón with a cross.
  • 75': Goal! Torino 3, Empoli 0. Iago Falque (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
  • 79': Substitution, Torino. Sasa Lukic replaces Tomás Rincón.
  • 80': Substitution, Torino. Alex Berenguer replaces Iago Falque.
  • 82': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
  • 82': Miha Zajc (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
  • 84': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Alex Berenguer (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ola Aina.
  • 89': Rade Krunic (Empoli) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ola Aina (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Simone Zaza (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Torino. Simone Zaza tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Torino 3, Empoli 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Torino 3, Empoli 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 1
35.4 Possession 64.6
6 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
234 Accurate Passes 499
321 Passes 588
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
4 Crosses 21
0.5 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 41
21 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 8
15 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 20,047

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 38 +54 87
2 Napoli 38 +22 76
3 AS Roma 38 +28 73
4 Como 38 +36 71
Full Table

Line-Ups

TOR Torino (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Salvador Ichazo (GK)
33 Nicolas Nkoulou
24 Emiliano Moretti
5 Armando Izzo
8 Daniele Baselli
88 Tomás Rincón Yellow Card
14 Iago Falque
34 Ola Aina
29 Lorenzo De Silvestri
9 Andrea Belotti
11 Simone Zaza
Torino Substitutes:
Bremer, Vitalie Damascan, Álex Berenguer, Vittorio Parigini, Souahilo Meïté, Antonio Rosati, Simone Edera, Lyanco, Luca Gemello, Roberto Soriano, Cristian Ansaldi, Sasa Lukic.

EMP Empoli (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Ivan Provedel (GK)
26 Matías Silvestre Yellow Card
22 Domenico Maietta
5 Frederic Veseli Yellow Card
8 Hamed Traoré
33 Rade Krunic Red Card
10 Ismaël Bennacer
13 Luca Antonelli
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Yellow Card
11 Francesco Caputo
66 Samuel Mráz
Empoli Substitutes:
Matteo Brighi, Jacob Rasmussen, Alejandro Rodriguez, Manuel Pasqual, Leonardo Capezzi, Miha Zajc, Joel Untersee, Salih Ucan, Levan Mchedlidze, Pietro Terracciano, Afriyie Acquah, Antonio La Gumina.

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