Lazio vs Empoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ALazio stumble again as Empoli earn last-gasp draw
A goal from Razvan Marin four minutes into stoppage time earned Empoli a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 1': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 2': Goal! Lazio 1, Empoli 0. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) header from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 4': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Mattia Zaccagni is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 8': Attempt missed. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adam Marusic following a corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 10': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
- 14': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 14': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
- 14': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
- 15': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 18': Attempt missed. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 23': Attempt saved. Adam Marusic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
- 27': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
- 31': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 31': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 32': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Dangerous play by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
- 35': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Martín Satriano (Empoli).
- 37': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
- 37': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
- 43': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 45': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lazio 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 1, Empoli 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 47': Attempt missed. Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 47': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 48': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 48': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Martín Satriano (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 49': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 52': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 54': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 0. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 56': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 56': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 57': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
- 58': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Lazio).
- 59': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini with a cross.
- 60': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
- 62': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 62': Offside, Lazio. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 64': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
- 67': Foul by Luis Alberto (Lazio).
- 67': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Empoli. Marko Pjaca replaces Martín Satriano.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Petar Stojanovic.
- 68': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 68': Marko Pjaca (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 69': Marko Pjaca (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Pedro (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Substitution, Lazio. Matías Vecino replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 70': Substitution, Lazio. Elseid Hysaj replaces Manuel Lazzari.
- 71': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 72': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
- 76': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 78': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 79': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 81': Offside, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 82': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 83': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 1. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi following a fast break.
- 85': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
- 86': Foul by Matías Vecino (Lazio).
- 86': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Luis Alberto.
- 88': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
- 90': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 90': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
- 90': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Matías Vecino (Lazio).
- 90'+2': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Matías Vecino (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Toma Basic.
- 90'+3': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 2. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lazio 2, Empoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 2, Empoli 2.
Statistics
 EMP |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 524 |
| 506 | Passes | 589 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 16 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 35,000
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 35,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli  |
| 15 | Nicolo Casale |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 32 | Danilo Cataldi |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
Empoli (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 9 | Martín Satriano |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
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