Italian Serie A

Empoli vs AC Milan, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 90'+2': Nedim Bajrami
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AC Milan
  • 79': Ante Rebic
  • 90'+3': Fodé Ballo-Touré
  • 90'+6': Rafael Leão

Milan beat Empoli 3-1 in a stoppage-time thriller

AC Milan snatched a dramatic 3-1 win at Empoli in Serie A on Saturday as three goals in the game were scored in second half stoppage time.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
  • 2': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 4': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 18': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
  • 18': Offside, Empoli. Liam Henderson tries a through ball, but Nicolas Haas is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  • 23': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 23': Sam Lammers (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 24': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Sam Lammers (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Pjaca with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 25': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 27': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 27': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 29': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 29': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Alexis Saelemaekers because of an injury.
  • 34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 36': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fodé Ballo-Touré.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Davide Calabria because of an injury.
  • 40': Offside, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi tries a through ball, but Marko Pjaca is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 45': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Substitution, Empoli. Razvan Marin replaces Alberto Grassi because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Empoli 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 49': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 49': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 54': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 54': Koni de Winter (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 55': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 55': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
  • 56': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Koni de Winter (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Marko Pjaca.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Sam Lammers (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 61': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 61': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 64': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
  • 67': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
  • 69': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Simon Kjaer because of an injury.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 74': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
  • 76': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 76': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Martín Satriano (Empoli).
  • 78': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 79': Goal! Empoli 0, AC Milan 1. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 82': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Martín Satriano.
  • 83': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Nicolas Haas.
  • 83': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Sam Lammers (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Destro.
  • 85': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Mattia Destro (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
  • 86': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 87': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Lammers.
  • 89': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
  • 90': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 90'+1': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 2. Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a headed pass.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Empoli 1, AC Milan 3. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, AC Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, AC Milan 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
57.3 Possession 42.7
19 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
298 Accurate Passes 201
375 Passes 280
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.4
72 Long Balls 50
47 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 12
14 Effective Clearances 26
14 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,497

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AC Milan 0 0 0
2 Atalanta 0 0 0
3 Bologna 0 0 0
4 Cagliari 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto Yellow Card
6 Koni De Winter Yellow Card
65 Fabiano Parisi
30 Petar Stojanovic
7 Sam Lammers
5 Alberto Grassi
14 Marko Pjaca
8 Liam Henderson
32 Nicolas Haas Yellow Card
9 Martín Satriano
Empoli Substitutes:
Sebastian Walukiewicz, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Liberato Cacace, Nedim Bajrami, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Razvan Marin, Tyronne Ebuehi, Mattia Destro, Samir Ujkani, Samuele Perisan, Jacopo Fazzini, Gabriele Guarino, Tommaso Baldanzi, Emmanuel Ekong, Filippo Bandinelli.

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
24 Simon Kjaer Yellow Card
5 Fodé Ballo-Touré
2 Davide Calabria
90 Charles De Ketelaere
4 Ismaël Bennacer Yellow Card
8 Sandro Tonali
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Andreas Jungdal, Matteo Gabbia, Yacine Adli, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Ante Rebic, Marko Lazetic, Brahim Díaz, Pierre Kalulu, Rade Krunic, Malick Thiaw, Aster Vranckx, Sergiño Dest, Antonio Mirante, Tommaso Pobega.

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