Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Atalanta, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 30': Federico Di Francesco
FT
1 - 4
Atalanta
  • 11': Josip Ilicic
  • 26': Josip Ilicic
  • 49': Mattia Viti (OG)
  • 89': Duván Zapata

About

Empoli are hosting Atalanta 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 Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli).
  • 1': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
  • 3': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 4': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
  • 9': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 11': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 1. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 13': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 14': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 14': Offside, Empoli. Nicolas Haas tries a through ball, but Riccardo Marchizza is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 16': Offside, Empoli. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 17': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
  • 18': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a through ball.
  • 19': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joakim Maehle following a corner.
  • 22': Offside, Empoli. Nicolas Haas tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 24': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 2. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 28': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 29': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 29': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
  • 30': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Goal! Empoli 1, Atalanta 2. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 33': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 33': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
  • 37': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli).
  • 37': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Substitution, Atalanta. Remo Freuler replaces Rafael Tolói because of an injury.
  • 42': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Simone Romagnoli because of an injury.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Luis Palomino.
  • 42': Offside, Atalanta. Luis Muriel tries a through ball, but Josip Ilicic is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 45'+1': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 1, Atalanta 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, Atalanta 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Luis Muriel.
  • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Nicolas Haas.
  • 46': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 46': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Leo Stulac (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Own Goal by Mattia Viti, Empoli. Empoli 1, Atalanta 3.
  • 53': Offside, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 54': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 56': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 57': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 57': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 57': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 61': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 62': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 65': Penalty Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': VAR Decision: Penalty Atalanta.
  • 67': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot is too high. Josip Ilicic should be disappointed.
  • 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Josip Ilicic.
  • 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Lovato replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 69': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 69': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 70': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 75': Dangerous play by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 75': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Hand ball by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 78': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 80': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
  • 85': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Joakim Maehle.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Goal! Empoli 1, Atalanta 4. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic following a fast break.
  • 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Davide Zappacosta.
  • 90': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 90': Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Juan Musso.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella tries a through ball, but Mario Pasalic is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Atalanta 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Atalanta 4.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 6
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
52.3 Possession 47.7
22 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
375 Accurate Passes 329
465 Passes 415
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.1
80 Long Balls 47
47 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 6
5 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 15
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 14
16 Effective Clearances 18
16 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 6,214

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 29 +42 68
2 AC Milan 28 +24 60
3 Napoli 29 +15 59
4 Juventus 29 +23 53
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-3)

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

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
28 Merih Demiral
6 José Palomino Yellow Card
2 Rafael Tolói
7 Teun Koopmeiners
15 Marten de Roon
88 Mario Pasalic
3 Joakim Maehle
77 Davide Zappacosta
9 Luis Muriel
72 Josip Ilicic
Atalanta Substitutes:
Andrea Oliveri, Alexey Miranchuk, Marco Sportiello, Giorgio Scalvini, Roberto Piccoli, Giuseppe Pezzella, Duván Zapata, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Lovato, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Remo Freuler, Federico Zuccon.

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