Juventus vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus' post-Cristiano Ronaldo era begins with shock loss to Empoli
Lacklustre Juventus began life without Cristiano Ronaldo by suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at home to promoted Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 4': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 4': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 4': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
- 5': Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 12': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 14': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 18': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
- 19': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
- 21': Goal! Juventus 0, Empoli 1. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 22': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 22': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 23': Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 28': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 28': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
- 32': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 36': Offside, Empoli. Nicolas Haas tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
- 37': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
- 37': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 37': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 40': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Luperto tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Empoli).
- 44': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Álvaro Morata replaces Weston McKennie.
- 46': Attempt saved. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
- 47': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 48': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
- 48': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 50': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
- 50': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 52': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Danilo.
- 55': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 56': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 56': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 59': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 59': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Ricci with a cross.
- 63': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
- 63': Offside, Juventus. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 65': Attempt saved. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 65': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 66': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 66': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 67': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 67': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Offside, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 71': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 72': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
- 73': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 81': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus).
- 81': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 82': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 85': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 85': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Szymon Zurkowski.
- 88': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 89': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 90'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
Statistics
 EMP |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.8 | Possession | 55.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 346 |
| 342 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 26 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 17,584
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 17,584
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 35 | +51 | 82 |
| 2 | Napoli | 35 | +19 | 70 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 35 | +19 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 35 | +28 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 6 | Danilo  |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 9 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 7 | Leonardo Mancuso |
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