Empoli vs Benevento, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
3': Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
4': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
4': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
5': Attempt blocked. Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Antonelli.
6': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
6': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
9': Marco Sau (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
13': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
16': Hand ball by Luca Antonelli (Empoli).
17': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
17': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Benevento).
19': Foul by Christian Maggio (Benevento).
19': Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gabriele Moncini.
20': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
20': Lorenzo Montipò (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
23': Foul by Luca Antonelli (Empoli).
23': Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Perparim Hetemaj.
26': Attempt missed. Christian Maggio (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Perparim Hetemaj.
27': Attempt missed. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Tello.
29': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Samuele Ricci because of an injury.
31': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
31': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Tuia.
31': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amato Ciciretti.
33': Attempt missed. Marco Sau (Benevento) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
34': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
34': Roberto Insigne (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Dangerous play by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
37': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt saved. Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Barba with a cross.
40': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amato Ciciretti.
41': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
41': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Barba with a cross.
44': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
45': Attempt blocked. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perparim Hetemaj.
45'+1': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
45'+2': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Luca Antonelli.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Sau.
45'+2': Foul by Amato Ciciretti (Empoli).
45'+2': Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Benevento 0.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Benevento 0.
45': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Amato Ciciretti.
46': Offside, Empoli. Gennaro Tutino tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
47': Foul by Christian Maggio (Benevento).
47': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
50': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Attempt missed. Christian Maggio (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
51': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
51': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Perparim Hetemaj with a cross.
57': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
57': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
57': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Foul by Christian Maggio (Benevento).
58': Luca Antonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
59': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gennaro Tutino.
62': Attempt saved. Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Antonelli.
63': Hand ball by Marco Sau (Benevento).
68': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
68': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
69': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
69': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
69': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Davide Frattesi.
70': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gennaro Tutino.
71': Foul by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
71': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Andrés Tello (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrés Tello.
75': Substitution, Benevento. Lorenzo Del Pinto replaces Andrés Tello.
75': Substitution, Benevento. Riccardo Improta replaces Marco Sau.
77': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Benevento).
77': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Substitution, Empoli. Jure Balkovec replaces Luca Antonelli because of an injury.
82': Foul by Christian Maggio (Benevento).
82': Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Substitution, Benevento. Massimo Coda replaces Gabriele Moncini.
85': Substitution, Benevento. Gaetano Letizia replaces Christian Maggio.
87': Attempt saved. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Massimo Coda.
88': Foul by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
88': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Benevento. Oliver Kragl replaces Roberto Insigne.
90'+1': Offside, Empoli. Jure Balkovec tries a through ball, but Liam Henderson is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
90'+2': Oliver Kragl (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Kragl with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Foul by Federico Barba (Benevento).
90'+4': Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Barba.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetano Letizia.
90'+6': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Benevento 0.
0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Benevento 0.
0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Benevento 0.

Statistics

BEN		EMP
15	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	4
44.4	Possession	55.6
13	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
323	Accurate Passes	411
382	Passes	484
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	0
18	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.0
40	Long Balls	72
25	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	5
17	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
18	Interceptions	8
21	Effective Clearances	6
21	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

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

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Venezia	37	+44	79
2	Frosinone	37	+37	78
3	Monza	37	+29	75
4	Palermo	37	+30	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
3	Domenico Maietta
6	Simone Romagnoli
13	Luca Antonelli
36	Riccardo Fiamozzi
28	Samuele Ricci
38	Liam Henderson
16	Davide Frattesi
7	Leonardo Mancuso
37	Gennaro Tutino
17	Amato Ciciretti

Empoli Substitutes:

Leo Stulac, Dimitris Nikolaou, Filippo Perucchini, Filippo Bandinelli, Francisco Sierralta, Simone Pinna, Stefano Moreo, Paolo Branduani, Marcello Gazzola, Szymon Zurkowski, Jure Balkovec, Nedim Bajrami.

Benevento (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
5	Luca Caldirola
13	Alessandro Tuia
28	Pasquale Schiattarella
35	Federico Barba
11	Christian Maggio
8	Andrés Tello
21	Perparim Hetemaj
25	Marco Sau
19	Roberto Insigne
32	Gabriele Moncini

Benevento Substitutes:

Christian Pastina, Gaetano Letizia, Francesco Rillo, Giuseppe Di Serio, Riccardo Improta, Oliver Kragl, Lorenzo Del Pinto, Pier Graziano Gori, Abdallah Basit, Bright Gyamfi, Niccolò Manfredini, Massimo Coda.

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