Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Hellas Verona, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 26': Federico Di Francesco
FT
1 - 1
Hellas Verona
  • 71': Matteo Cancellieri

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Daniel Bessa (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a headed pass.
  • 4': Foul by Daniel Bessa (Verona).
  • 4': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Martin Hongla (Verona).
  • 7': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
  • 10': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Verona).
  • 12': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 12': Koray Günter (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
  • 15': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
  • 15': Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Daniel Bessa (Verona).
  • 20': Bosko Sutalo (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 26': Goal! Empoli 1, Verona 0. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 28': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 28': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 29': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
  • 31': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Verona).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Martin Hongla (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
  • 32': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Bessa.
  • 34': Daniel Bessa (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 35': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Verona).
  • 35': Nicolò Casale (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 35': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Daniel Bessa (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 38': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
  • 42': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
  • 42': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 1, Verona 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, Verona 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 46': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 46': VAR Decision: Card Changed.
  • 46': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 47': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Diego Coppola (Verona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Daniel Bessa (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
  • 50': Hand ball by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
  • 51': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Andrea La Mantia.
  • 53': Offside, Empoli. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 57': Koray Günter (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Antonin Barak (Verona).
  • 59': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
  • 60': Substitution, Verona. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Diego Coppola because of an injury.
  • 61': Penalty Verona. Gianluca Caprari draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 65': Penalty missed! Still Empoli 1, Verona 0. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Verona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Foul by Antonin Barak (Verona).
  • 66': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
  • 66': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Bosko Sutalo (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 69': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 70': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Koray Günter (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Goal! Empoli 1, Verona 1. Matteo Cancellieri (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Casale.
  • 73': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Verona).
  • 74': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 74': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Matteo Cancellieri (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Koray Günter.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Mattia Viti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti following a corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Substitution, Verona. Filippo Terracciano replaces Daniel Bessa.
  • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Fabiano Parisi.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
  • 89': Hand ball by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Antonin Barak (Verona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Cancellieri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 90': Martin Hongla (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 90'+2': Martin Hongla (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Verona 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Verona 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 3
63.2 Possession 36.8
14 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
388 Accurate Passes 178
486 Passes 288
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
5 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 83
37 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 24
0.3 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 13
11 Effective Clearances 16
11 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 5,445

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 21 +27 49
2 AC Milan 21 +18 46
3 Napoli 21 +14 43
4 AS Roma 21 +14 42
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
42 Mattia Viti
6 Simone Romagnoli Yellow Card
65 Fabiano Parisi Yellow Card
20 Riccardo Fiamozzi
23 Kristjan Asllani
25 Filippo Bandinelli
27 Szymon Zurkowski
99 Andrea Pinamonti
11 Federico Di Francesco
10 Nedim Bajrami
Empoli Substitutes:
Andrea La Mantia, Lorenzo Tonelli, Valerio Verre, Sebastiano Luperto, Valerio Biagini, Liberato Cacace, Patrick Cutrone, Leo Stulac, Samir Ujkani, Adrian Ismajli, Liam Henderson.

VER Hellas Verona (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
96 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
21 Koray Günter
16 Nicolo Casale Yellow Card
42 Diego Coppola
78 Martin Hongla
24 Daniel Bessa
7 Antonín Barák
61 Adrien Tamèze
31 Bosko Sutalo
10 Gianluca Caprari
99 Giovanni Simeone
Hellas Verona Substitutes:
Alessandro Berardi, Mattia Turra, Matteo Cancellieri, Mattia Chiesa, Christian Pierobon, Filippo Terracciano, David Flakus Bosilj, Mateusz Praszelik.

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