Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Lazio, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • Red Card 89': Nicolò Cambiaghi
FT
0 - 2
Lazio
  • 48': Alessio Romagnoli
  • 90'+2': Luis Alberto

Lazio finish 2nd in Serie A after 2-0 win at Empoli

Alessio Romagnoli and Luis Alberto emerged as the saviours for Lazio when they scored in a 2-0 win at Empoli on Saturday, giving the visitors a second-place finish in Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
  • 7': Hand ball by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
  • 8': Foul by Matías Vecino (Lazio).
  • 8': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli).
  • 14': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
  • 15': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 16': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ciro Immobile.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
  • 25': Offside, Lazio. Pedro tries a through ball, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
  • 27': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 28': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
  • 30': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 30': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
  • 35': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
  • 37': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 37': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Patric (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Matías Vecino (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
  • 39': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Vecino with a headed pass.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Lazio 0.
  • 46': Offside, Lazio. Patric tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
  • 47': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 48': Goal! Empoli 0, Lazio 1. Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
  • 49': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Grassi tries a through ball, but Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Alberto Grassi.
  • 59': Hand ball by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
  • 61': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
  • 62': Foul by Matías Vecino (Lazio).
  • 62': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Matías Vecino (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Pedro.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
  • 70': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Lazio. Nicolò Casale replaces Alessio Romagnoli.
  • 71': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Matías Vecino.
  • 72': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
  • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Roberto Piccoli.
  • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 78': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
  • 79': Hand ball by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
  • 82': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danilo Cataldi.
  • 82': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
  • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Samir Ujkani replaces Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 84': Hand ball by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
  • 86': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
  • 86': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
  • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Patric.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 89': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 89': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Empoli 0, Lazio 2. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Lazio. Marco Bertini replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 9
53.2 Possession 46.8
21 SHOTS 7
11 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
497 Accurate Passes 422
559 Passes 489
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.1
31 Long Balls 64
19 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 4
16 Effective Tackles 10
24 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 4
13 Effective Clearances 17
13 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 11,545

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
4 Sebastian Walukiewicz
3 Liberato Cacace
30 Petar Stojanovic
21 Jacopo Fazzini
25 Filippo Bandinelli
5 Alberto Grassi
91 Roberto Piccoli
28 Nicolò Cambiaghi Yellow Card
11 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro Yellow Card
Empoli Substitutes:
Mattia Destro, Martín Satriano, Emanuel Vignato, Fabiano Parisi, Marko Pjaca, Liam Henderson, Nicolas Haas, Samir Ujkani, Samuele Perisan, Lorenzo Tonelli, Alessandro Renzi, Adrian Ismajli.

LAZ Lazio (4-3-3)

No. Name
94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
13 Alessio Romagnoli
4 Patric
3 Luca Pellegrini
23 Elseid Hysaj
5 Matías Vecino Yellow Card
10 Luis Alberto
21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Yellow Card
17 Ciro Immobile
9 Pedro
7 Felipe Anderson
Lazio Substitutes:
Marius Adamonis, Matteo Cancellieri, Danilo Cataldi, Manuel Lazzari, Marcos Antonio, Toma Basic, Nicolo Casale, Mattia Zaccagni, Stefan Radu, Marco Bertini, Luís Maximiano, Mario Gila, Diego González.

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