Empoli vs Monza, 2020-21 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

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Empoli are hosting Monza 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.
3': Offside, Monza. José Machín tries a through ball, but Dany Mota is caught offside.
6': Foul by Andrea Colpani (Monza).
6': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
9': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giulio Donati.
9': Attempt saved. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
10': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Empoli).
10': Marco Armellino (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giulio Donati.
14': Attempt missed. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
24': Attempt blocked. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
28': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Monza).
28': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
31': Offside, Monza. Mario Sampirisi tries a through ball, but Dany Mota is caught offside.
32': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Monza).
32': Andrea Colpani (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
33': Attempt missed. Christian Gytkjær (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
34': Attempt saved. Mario Sampirisi (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Machín.
36': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
36': Attempt saved. Marco Armellino (Monza) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Barberis with a cross.
36': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Monza).
41': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Paletta.
42': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Monza).
44': Attempt saved. Dany Mota (Monza) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Machín.
45': Attempt saved. Christian Gytkjær (Monza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Armellino.
45': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
45': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Monza 0.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Monza 0.
46': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Gytkjær.
47': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Sampirisi with a cross.
48': Foul by José Machín (Monza).
48': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Marco Armellino (Monza).
48': Stefano Moreo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Andrea Barberis (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Foul by Mario Sampirisi (Monza).
50': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt missed. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Barberis.
53': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
55': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
55': Attempt missed. José Machín (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Barberis following a corner.
59': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Samuele Ricci.
60': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Monza).
60': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Barberis.
64': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
66': Substitution, Monza. Davide Frattesi replaces Marco Armellino.
66': Substitution, Monza. Antonino Barillà replaces Andrea Colpani.
66': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giulio Donati.
66': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
67': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Paletta (Monza) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Barberis with a cross.
67': Attempt saved. Antonino Barillà (Monza) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
67': Alberto Brignoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Gabriel Paletta (Monza).
70': Attempt missed. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
71': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Damiani replaces Filippo Bandinelli because of an injury.
73': Alberto Brignoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
74': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
74': Foul by Mario Sampirisi (Monza).
74': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Monza. Mirko Maric replaces Christian Gytkjær.
79': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Monza).
79': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Monza. Kevin-Prince Boateng replaces José Machín.
79': Substitution, Monza. Mattia Finotto replaces Dany Mota.
80': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
82': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia with a headed pass.
82': Offside, Monza. Antonino Barillà tries a through ball, but Mattia Finotto is caught offside.
83': Attempt missed. Kevin-Prince Boateng (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
84': Davide Frattesi (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
84': Leo Stulac (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Davide Frattesi (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
86': Attempt missed. Mirko Maric (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin-Prince Boateng.
87': Antonino Barillà (Monza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
87': Foul by Giulio Donati (Monza).
87': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Stefano Moreo.
89': Offside, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami tries a through ball, but Riccardo Fiamozzi is caught offside.
90'+1': Davide Frattesi (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
90'+2': Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Monza).
90'+3': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Monza 0.
0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Monza 0.

Statistics

MON		EMP
15	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	6
54.2	Possession	45.8
16	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
444	Accurate Passes	353
516	Passes	435
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.1
66	Long Balls	85
42	Accurate Long Balls	49
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	4
17	Tackles	7
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	4
21	Effective Clearances	17
21	Clearances	17

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	36	+44	78
2	Monza	36	+30	75
3	Frosinone	36	+36	75
4	Palermo	36	+29	69

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
43	Dimitris Nikolaou
6	Simone Romagnoli
5	Leo Stulac
3	Aleksa Terzic
20	Riccardo Fiamozzi
10	Stefano Moreo
25	Filippo Bandinelli
28	Samuele Ricci
19	Andrea La Mantia
7	Leonardo Mancuso

Empoli Substitutes:

Samuele Damiani, Davide Zappella, Tommaso Fantacci, Roberto Pirrello, Davide Merola, Fabiano Parisi, Leandro Pratelli, Mattia Viti, Nicolas Haas, Marco Olivieri, Nedim Bajrami, Ivan Provedel.

Monza (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Eugenio Lamanna (GK)
29	Gabriel Paletta
6	Giuseppe Bellusci
31	Mario Sampirisi
2	Giulio Donati
9	Christian Gytkjaer
8	Andrea Barberis
99	José Machín
28	Andrea Colpani
21	Marco Armellino
47	Dany Mota

Monza Substitutes:

Andrea D'Errico, Mirko Maric, Franco Lepore, Antonino Barilla, Michele Di Gregorio, Filippo Scaglia, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Mattia Finotto, Armando Anastasio, Davide Frattesi, Marco Fossati, Carlos Augusto.

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