Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Sassuolo, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 16': Liam Henderson
  • Red Card 60': Mattia Viti
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1 - 5
Sassuolo
  • 13': Domenico Berardi (P)
  • 24': Giacomo Raspadori
  • 67': Gianluca Scamacca
  • 71': Giacomo Raspadori
  • 90'+2': Gianluca Scamacca

About

Empoli are hosting Sassuolo 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': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
  • 1': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Hand ball by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 3': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a through ball.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a through ball.
  • 4': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo).
  • 4': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 6': Offside, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
  • 8': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 8': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 12': Penalty Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Penalty conceded by Liam Henderson (Empoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Goal! Empoli 0, Sassuolo 1. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Offside, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski tries a through ball, but Petar Stojanovic is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
  • 16': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 1. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 19': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
  • 19': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 22': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
  • 24': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 24': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 2. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 29': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Federico Di Francesco because of an injury.
  • 30': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
  • 33': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli).
  • 33': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
  • 34': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 34': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
  • 34': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 37': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
  • 38': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 39': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori following a fast break.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rogerio.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Empoli 1, Sassuolo 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, Sassuolo 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
  • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Leo Stulac.
  • 48': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo).
  • 48': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 49': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Maxime Lopez.
  • 49': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 50': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 50': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 54': Offside, Sassuolo. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Gregoire Defrel is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 59': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
  • 59': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 59': Mattia Viti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 60': Second yellow card to Mattia Viti (Empoli) for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Davide Frattesi replaces Abdou Harroui.
  • 62': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Gregoire Defrel.
  • 62': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
  • 62': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 64': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
  • 65': Offside, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 67': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 3. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 69': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
  • 69': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
  • 69': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 71': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 4. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rogerio.
  • 75': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Rogerio (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kaan Ayhan replaces Vlad Chiriches.
  • 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mert Müldür replaces Rogerio.
  • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 79': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
  • 79': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Hand ball by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
  • 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
  • 84': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo).
  • 84': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 87': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 89': Offside, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan replaces Domenico Berardi.
  • 90': Offside, Empoli. Samuele Ricci tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Empoli 1, Sassuolo 5. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Sassuolo 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Sassuolo 5.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 8
54.7 Possession 45.3
25 SHOTS 15
14 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
472 Accurate Passes 367
535 Passes 436
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 35
40 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 12
15 Effective Clearances 20
15 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,081

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 28 +42 67
2 AC Milan 28 +24 60
3 Napoli 28 +14 56
4 Como 28 +25 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
42 Mattia Viti Yellow Card
34 Adrian Ismajli
3 Riccardo Marchizza
30 Petar Stojanovic
99 Andrea Pinamonti
5 Leo Stulac
10 Nedim Bajrami
8 Liam Henderson
27 Szymon Zurkowski
11 Federico Di Francesco
Empoli Substitutes:
Jacopo Furlan, Samuele Damiani, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Lorenzo Tonelli, Leonardo Pezzola, Patrick Cutrone, Andrea La Mantia, Kristjan Asllani, Leonardo Mancuso, Alessio Rizza, Samir Ujkani, Samuele Ricci.

SAS Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
31 Gian Marco Ferrari
21 Vlad Chiriches
6 Rogério
22 Jeremy Toljan
18 Giacomo Raspadori
8 Maxime López Yellow Card
20 Abdou Harroui
92 Grégoire Defrel
77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos Yellow Card
25 Domenico Berardi
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Gianluca Scamacca, Salim Abubakar, Davide Frattesi, Gianluca Pegolo, Giacomo Satalino, Kaan Ayhan, Mert Müldür, Cristian Aucelli, Asan Mata, Ruan.

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