Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
  • 43': Lorenzo Tonelli (OG)
FT
1 - 2
Empoli
  • 83': Andrea Pinamonti (P)
  • 90'+2': Szymon Zurkowski

About

Sassuolo are hosting Empoli at Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia, 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 Hamed Traore (Sassuolo).
  • 1': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 4': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 4': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamed Traore.
  • 10': Foul by Hamed Traore (Sassuolo).
  • 10': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 11': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 11': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
  • 12': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo).
  • 14': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
  • 17': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 20': Offside, Empoli. Liam Henderson tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 21': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 24': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 24': Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Offside, Empoli. Nicolas Haas tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo).
  • 28': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo).
  • 35': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 37': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
  • 38': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
  • 40': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 43': Own Goal by Lorenzo Tonelli, Empoli. Sassuolo 1, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
  • 45': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Empoli 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Traore.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 50': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Liam Henderson is caught offside.
  • 52': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 52': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 54': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
  • 54': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Maxime Lopez.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 59': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
  • 60': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 61': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 62': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 63': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
  • 63': Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Hamed Traore (Sassuolo).
  • 63': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
  • 66': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 70': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 70': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremie Boga replaces Hamed Traore.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 75': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Empoli).
  • 75': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 80': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 80': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Nicolas Haas.
  • 80': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
  • 80': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Leo Stulac.
  • 82': Penalty Empoli. Patrick Cutrone draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Penalty conceded by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 1. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mert Müldür replaces Davide Frattesi.
  • 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Jeremy Toljan.
  • 86': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 87': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
  • 87': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 88': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Empoli).
  • 88': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
  • 90': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+1': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 2. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+3': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Empoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Empoli 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 3
42.1 Possession 57.9
14 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
297 Accurate Passes 442
361 Passes 507
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
19 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.3
36 Long Balls 65
15 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 13
23 Effective Clearances 18
23 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 3,539

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 34 +49 79
2 Napoli 34 +19 69
3 AC Milan 34 +21 67
4 Juventus 34 +28 64
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
31 Gian Marco Ferrari
21 Vlad Chiriches
77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos
22 Jeremy Toljan
8 Maxime López Yellow Card
23 Hamed Traoré
16 Davide Frattesi
91 Gianluca Scamacca Yellow Card
18 Giacomo Raspadori Yellow Card
25 Domenico Berardi
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Mert Müldür, Edoardo Goldaniga, Gianluca Pegolo, Rogério, Jérémie Boga, Giacomo Satalino, Grégoire Defrel, Abdou Harroui, Francesco Magnanelli, Federico Peluso, Matheus Henrique.

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
42 Mattia Viti
26 Lorenzo Tonelli
3 Riccardo Marchizza
30 Petar Stojanovic Yellow Card
99 Andrea Pinamonti
5 Leo Stulac
8 Liam Henderson
25 Filippo Bandinelli
32 Nicolas Haas
11 Federico Di Francesco
Empoli Substitutes:
Riccardo Fiamozzi, Sebastiano Luperto, Fabiano Parisi, Leonardo Mancuso, Samir Ujkani, Nedim Bajrami, Patrick Cutrone, Simone Romagnoli, Szymon Zurkowski, Adrian Ismajli, Andrea La Mantia, Kristjan Asllani.

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