AC Milan vs Empoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AUninspired Milan held to goalless draw by Empoli
AC Milan were well below par on Friday as they were held to a goalless stalemate by Empoli in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 8': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 12': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a through ball.
- 13': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 13': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Divock Origi (AC Milan).
- 15': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 16': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 16': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Dangerous play by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
- 19': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 22': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 26': Foul by Divock Origi (AC Milan).
- 26': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
- 31': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 34': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 36': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 38': Delay in match (AC Milan).
- 38': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
- 40': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 40': Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Offside, Empoli. Samuele Perisan tries a through ball, but Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori with a through ball.
- 45': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Empoli 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
- 49': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 51': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Roberto Piccoli.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 52': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
- 53': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 54': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
- 60': VAR Decision: No Penalty AC Milan.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
- 63': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 63': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
- 64': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 65': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 66': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Divock Origi.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
- 70': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 71': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 71': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 73': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Razvan Marin.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 85': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 87': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 88': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Roberto Piccoli.
- 89': Hand ball by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 89': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+1': VAR Decision: No Goal AC Milan 0-0 Empoli.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 90'+1': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Martín Satriano (Empoli).
- 90'+4': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Martín Satriano (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+6': Foul by Martín Satriano (Empoli).
- 90'+6': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martín Satriano.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Empoli 0.
- 90'+9': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 0, Empoli 0.
Statistics
 EMP |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.8 | Possession | 70.2 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 600 |
| 299 | Passes | 677 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 5 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 57 | Effective Clearances | 1 |
| 57 | Clearances | 1 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,286
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,286
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Roma | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Lazio | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 | Como | 3 | +4 | 7 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori  |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 32 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Perisan (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 6 | Koni De Winter |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
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