Empoli vs Lecce, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A

Empoli

62': Francesco Caputo (P)
90': Lorenzo Tonelli

FT
1 - 0

Lecce

Empoli earns first win since January in Serie A

— Empoli earned its first win since January when it beat fellow struggler Lecce 1-0 in Serie A on Monday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli).
2': Giuseppe Pezzella (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce).
6': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
8': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
10': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
10': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Offside, Lecce. Valentin Gendrey tries a through ball, but Joan Gonzàlez is caught offside.
14': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
15': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
16': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
16': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
17': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alexis Blin.
19': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
19': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
19': Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
22': Alexis Blin (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
25': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
27': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli).
27': Giuseppe Pezzella (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
30': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Tyronne Ebuehi.
32': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
32': Attempt missed. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
33': Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli with a headed pass.
33': Hand ball by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
34': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce).
37': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
37': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli).
39': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro because of an injury.
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
41': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli.
41': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
45'+1': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
45'+1': Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Lecce 0.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Lecce 0.
45': Substitution, Lecce. Federico Di Francesco replaces Lameck Banda.
49': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
51': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyronne Ebuehi.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
56': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
58': Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
60': Penalty Empoli. Fabiano Parisi draws a foul in the penalty area.
60': Penalty conceded by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Goal! Empoli 1, Lecce 0. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
64': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Jacopo Fazzini.
66': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
67': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
67': Attempt saved. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
68': Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Alessandro Tuia (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
70': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
71': Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
72': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Roberto Piccoli.
73': Substitution, Lecce. Thórir Helgason replaces Alexis Blin.
73': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
73': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
73': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
76': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey with a cross.
78': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce).
78': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
79': Substitution, Lecce. Assan Ceesay replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
81': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Francesco Caputo.
82': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
82': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
84': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Substitution, Lecce. Antonino Gallo replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the red card.
90'+5': Offside, Lecce. Antonino Gallo tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
90'+6': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
90'+6': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Razvan Marin (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Lecce 0.
0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Lecce 0.

Statistics

LEC		EMP
15	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	0
47.2	Possession	52.8
5	SHOTS	14
0	ON GOAL	7
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
237	Accurate Passes	288
345	Passes	397
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	2
23	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.2
73	Long Balls	61
30	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
12	Interceptions	6
21	Effective Clearances	18
21	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 8,844

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	16	+21	36
2	AC Milan	16	+14	35
3	Napoli	16	+11	34
4	AS Roma	17	+9	33

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Samuele Perisan (GK)
33	Sebastiano Luperto
34	Adrian Ismajli
65	Fabiano Parisi
24	Tyronne Ebuehi
91	Roberto Piccoli
18	Razvan Marin
35	Tommaso Baldanzi
25	Filippo Bandinelli
11	Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
19	Francesco Caputo

Empoli Substitutes:

Samir Ujkani, Koni De Winter, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Marko Pjaca, Martín Satriano, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Emanuel Vignato, Nicolas Haas, Petar Stojanovic, Alberto Grassi, Liam Henderson, Lorenzo Tonelli, Mattia Destro, Jacopo Fazzini, Liberato Cacace.

Lecce (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
6	Federico Baschirotto
13	Alessandro Tuia
97	Giuseppe Pezzella
17	Valentin Gendrey
42	Morten Hjulmand
16	Joan Gonzàlez
29	Alexis Blin
9	Lorenzo Colombo
22	Lameck Banda
27	Gabriel Strefezza

Lecce Substitutes:

Tommaso Cassandro, Mattia Ciucci, Thorir Johann Helgason, Rémi Oudin, Marco Bleve, Joel Voelkerling Persson, Assan Ceesay, Federico Brancolini, Simone Romagnoli, Antonino Gallo, Pietro Ceccaroni, Federico Di Francesco, Kristoffer Askildsen.

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