Atalanta vs Empoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ALate Hojlund goal earns Atalanta 2-1 win over Empoli
A late goal by striker Rasmus Hojlund earned Atalanta a 2-1 win over Empoli in Serie A on Friday, ending their four-match winless streak.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
- 2': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 2': Samuele Perisan (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Éderson.
- 3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Samuele Perisan.
- 3': Foul by Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli).
- 3': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 4': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 8': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 8': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 8': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 14': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 16': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 17': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
- 19': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
- 19': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 19': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 27': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 29': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
- 30': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
- 33': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
- 34': Offside, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic tries a through ball, but Giorgio Scalvini is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 35': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 39': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 39': Offside, Empoli. Samuele Perisan tries a through ball, but Martín Satriano is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 43': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 44': Goal! Atalanta 0, Empoli 1. Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
- 45'+3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Empoli 1.
- 46': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Ruggeri.
- 47': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini following a corner.
- 52': Offside, Atalanta. Luis Muriel tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 55': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
- 56': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Goal! Atalanta 1, Empoli 1. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 59': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 61': Attempt missed. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Duván Zapata with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Martín Satriano (Empoli).
- 62': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 65': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
- 65': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 66': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 69': Attempt missed. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Duván Zapata with a headed pass.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
- 78': Attempt missed. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Rasmus Højlund replaces Duván Zapata.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Luis Muriel.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz replaces Ardian Ismajli because of an injury.
- 80': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 80': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 80': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 82': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
- 85': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 86': Goal! Atalanta 2, Empoli 1. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 88': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 88': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Merih Demiral replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
- 90'+3': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+6': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, Empoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 2, Empoli 1.
Statistics
 EMP |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.4 | Possession | 69.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 200 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 296 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 16 |
| 9 | Crosses | 56 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 46 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 17,864
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 17,864
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| # | 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
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino  |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Perisan (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 6 | Koni De Winter |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 11 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro |
| 9 | Martín Satriano |
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