Empoli vs AS Roma, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Empoli

55': Andrea Pinamonti
72': Nedim Bajrami

FT
2 - 4

AS Roma

24': Tammy Abraham
33': Tammy Abraham
35': Sérgio Oliveira
37': Nicolò Zaniolo

Abraham double inspires Roma to victory at Empoli

AS Roma secured a 4-2 victory at Empoli in Serie A on Sunday thanks to four goals in 13 first-half minutes, including a double from English striker

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
6': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a cross.
6': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli).
6': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
8': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
8': Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
10': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
11': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
13': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
13': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
17': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
18': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
18': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ibañez.
20': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson following a corner.
22': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
22': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross.
24': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
24': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt blocked. Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
24': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 1. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira.
28': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
28': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
30': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
31': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
32': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
33': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross.
33': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 2. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
34': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
34': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 3. Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
37': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Roma).
37': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 4. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
42': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Riccardo Marchizza because of an injury.
45'+3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Pinamonti.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Ibañez (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Roma 4.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Roma 4.
46': Offside, Roma. Ainsley Maitland-Niles tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
49': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
52': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
52': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Tonelli.
54': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
54': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
55': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
55': Goal! Empoli 1, Roma 4. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
56': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
57': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
58': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
58': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Substitution, Roma. Matias Viña replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
61': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Tonelli.
63': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
63': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
67': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
69': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Viti.
69': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
69': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
70': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Goal! Empoli 2, Roma 4. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Szymon Zurkowski.
73': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross following a corner.
75': Substitution, Roma. Jordan Veretout replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
79': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
79': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
79': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
81': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Liam Henderson.
81': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Benassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
83': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Marco Benassi (Empoli).
83': Marco Benassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
84': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
86': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
86': Attempt missed. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
87': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi with a cross.
90': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
90': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma).
90': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
90'+2': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Marco Benassi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
90'+4': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, Roma 4.
0': Match ends, Empoli 2, Roma 4.
0': Match ends, Empoli 2, Roma 4.

Statistics

ROMA		EMP
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	4
41.6	Possession	58.4
16	SHOTS	16
8	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	414
352	Passes	499
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	16
0.4	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	47
29	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	16
17	Effective Clearances	6
17	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,920

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	27	+43	67
2	AC Milan	27	+23	57
3	Napoli	28	+14	56
4	AS Roma	27	+18	51

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
26	Lorenzo Tonelli
34	Adrian Ismajli
3	Riccardo Marchizza
20	Riccardo Fiamozzi
28	Samuele Ricci
25	Filippo Bandinelli
27	Szymon Zurkowski
99	Andrea Pinamonti
8	Liam Henderson
10	Nedim Bajrami

Empoli Substitutes:

Samir Ujkani, Kristjan Asllani, Patrick Cutrone, Simone Romagnoli, Leonardo Pezzola, Jacopo Fazzini, Marco Benassi, Alessio Rizza, Andrea La Mantia, Mattia Viti, Jacopo Furlan.

AS Roma (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
3	Ibañez
23	Gianluca Mancini
27	Sérgio Oliveira
4	Bryan Cristante
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
15	Ainsley Maitland-Niles
2	Rick Karsdorp
9	Tammy Abraham
22	Nicolò Zaniolo

AS Roma Substitutes:

Felix Afena-Gyan, Pietro Boer, Nicola Zalewski, Carles Pérez, Edoardo Bove, Daniel Fuzato, Jordan Veretout, Dimitrios Keramitsis, Marash Kumbulla, Matías Viña, Stephan El Shaarawy, Eldor Shomurodov.

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