AS Roma vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AS Roma

42': Lorenzo Pellegrini
48': Henrikh Mkhitaryan

FT
2 - 0

Empoli

Pellegrini sets Roma on their way to comfortable win over Empoli

Carlo Ancelotti fumes at Espanyol [150x100]

Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrated signing a new contract by setting AS Roma on their way to a comfortable win over Empoli.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
1': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
2': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Matias Viña is caught offside.
6': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
7': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo with a cross.
7': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
8': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
8': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
11': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a cross.
12': Offside, Roma. Nicolò Zaniolo tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
15': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
15': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
16': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt missed. Ebrima Darboe (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
20': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
21': Attempt saved. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
21': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
22': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
24': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
24': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
26': Foul by Ebrima Darboe (Roma).
26': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco with a cross.
29': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
29': Substitution, Empoli. Leonardo Mancuso replaces Andrea Pinamonti because of an injury.
33': Hand ball by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
33': Offside, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
34': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
38': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matias Viña with a cross.
38': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
39': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
39': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
42': Goal! Roma 1, Empoli 0. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
44': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
44': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
44': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
45': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
45'+1': First Half ends, Roma 1, Empoli 0.
45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Empoli 0.
45': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
45': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
46': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
46': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
48': Goal! Roma 2, Empoli 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
52': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
52': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
53': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Marchizza tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
54': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
54': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
56': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
57': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Offside, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
60': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
60': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
61': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
63': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
64': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Ebrima Darboe because of an injury.
65': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
65': Attempt blocked. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
65': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
68': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
68': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
70': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Federico Di Francesco.
70': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Liam Henderson.
71': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
72': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
72': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
74': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
75': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
75': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
77': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
80': Hand ball by Patrick Cutrone (Empoli).
83': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
83': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Matias Viña.
84': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
85': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
86': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
86': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
86': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
88': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
90': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
90': Substitution, Roma. Ibañez replaces Chris Smalling because of an injury.
90': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Empoli).
90': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Nicola Zalewski is caught offside.
90'+1': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Offside, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Empoli 0.
0': Match ends, Roma 2, Empoli 0.

Statistics

EMP		ROMA
15	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	3
35.9	Possession	64.1
11	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
273	Accurate Passes	562
330	Passes	617
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	7
19	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.4
33	Long Balls	50
21	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	7
16	Effective Clearances	16
16	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 31,946

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	29	+42	68
2	AC Milan	29	+23	60
3	Napoli	29	+15	59
4	Como	29	+26	54

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Roma (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
23	Gianluca Mancini
5	Matías Viña
2	Rick Karsdorp
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
55	Ebrima Darboe
17	Jordan Veretout
9	Tammy Abraham
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
22	Nicolò Zaniolo

AS Roma Substitutes:

Riccardo Calafiori, Nicola Zalewski, Stephan El Shaarawy, Daniel Fuzato, Borja Mayoral, Bryan Cristante, Carles Pérez, Eldor Shomurodov, Marash Kumbulla, Gonzalo Villar, Ibañez, Amadou Diawara.

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
42	Mattia Viti
6	Simone Romagnoli
3	Riccardo Marchizza
30	Petar Stojanovic
99	Andrea Pinamonti
28	Samuele Ricci
25	Filippo Bandinelli
27	Szymon Zurkowski
8	Liam Henderson
11	Federico Di Francesco

Empoli Substitutes:

Andrea La Mantia, Nedim Bajrami, Patrick Cutrone, Lorenzo Tonelli, Leo Stulac, Samir Ujkani, Nicolas Haas, Leonardo Mancuso, Fabiano Parisi, Kristjan Asllani, Sebastiano Luperto, Riccardo Fiamozzi.

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