Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Fiorentina, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 87': Filippo Bandinelli
  • 89': Andrea Pinamonti
FT
2 - 1
Fiorentina
  • 57': Dusan Vlahovic

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Empoli are hosting Fiorentina 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 Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 1': Álvaro Odriozola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 5': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 5': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
  • 6': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
  • 6': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina).
  • 11': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Offside, Fiorentina. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Álvaro Odriozola is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 16': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 17': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
  • 19': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta with a headed pass.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 24': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 24': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Álvaro Odriozola (Fiorentina).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 27': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Joseph Alfred Duncan.
  • 29': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 29': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan.
  • 31': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Callejón following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 41': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 41': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 43': José Callejón (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Szymon Zurkowski because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
  • 51': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 57': Goal! Empoli 0, Fiorentina 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
  • 58': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces Riccardo Saponara.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Patrick Cutrone.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 60': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gaetano Castrovilli.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Tonelli.
  • 60': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 60': José Callejón (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Hand ball by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
  • 62': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gaetano Castrovilli.
  • 62': Offside, Fiorentina. Giacomo Bonaventura tries a through ball, but Lucas Torreira is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
  • 65': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 67': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Fabiano Parisi.
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 72': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Álvaro Odriozola.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 73': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
  • 76': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by José Callejón.
  • 76': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 76': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 77': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 81': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 81': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
  • 83': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Álvaro Odriozola.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) with an attempt from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Lucas Torreira.
  • 86': Offside, Fiorentina. Nicolás González tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
  • 87': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Goal! Empoli 1, Fiorentina 1. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli).
  • 89': José Callejón (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Goal! Empoli 2, Fiorentina 1. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 90'+1': Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, Fiorentina 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 2, Fiorentina 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 6
49 Possession 51
16 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
340 Accurate Passes 338
412 Passes 430
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 60
32 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 16
18 Effective Clearances 14
18 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,878

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)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
26 Lorenzo Tonelli Yellow Card
65 Fabiano Parisi
30 Petar Stojanovic
99 Andrea Pinamonti
28 Samuele Ricci
11 Federico Di Francesco
8 Liam Henderson
27 Szymon Zurkowski
9 Patrick Cutrone
Empoli Substitutes:
Adrian Ismajli, Samir Ujkani, Riccardo Marchizza, Filippo Bandinelli, Leonardo Mancuso, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Simone Romagnoli, Nedim Bajrami, Leo Stulac, Andrea La Mantia, Mattia Viti, Nicolas Haas.

FIO Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
2 Lucas Martínez Quarta
4 Nikola Milenkovic
3 Cristiano Biraghi
29 Álvaro Odriozola
18 Lucas Torreira Yellow Card
32 Alfred Duncan
5 Giacomo Bonaventura
9 Dusan Vlahovic
8 Riccardo Saponara
7 José Callejón
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Lorenzo Venuti, Antonio Rosati, Riccardo Sottil, Sofyan Amrabat, Louis Munteanu, Filippo Frison, Igor Julio, Aleksa Terzic, Michele Cerofolini, Nicolás González, Gaetano Castrovilli, Youssef Maleh.

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