Empoli vs SPAL, 2022-23 Coppa Italia, First Round

· Coppa Italia
Empoli
  • 80': Nicolò Cambiaghi
FT - ET
1 - 2
SPAL
  • 82': Lorenzo Dickmann
  • 120'+1': Matteo Arena

About

Empoli are hosting SPAL at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Coppa Italia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 2': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 2': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (SPAL).
  • 7': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Biagio Meccariello.
  • 9': Foul by Raffaele Celia (SPAL).
  • 9': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Hand ball by Alessandro Murgia (SPAL).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 15': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
  • 15': Gabriele Moncini (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 19': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Gabriele Moncini (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia with a headed pass.
  • 19': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 21': Foul by Biagio Meccariello (SPAL).
  • 21': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 23': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Alessandro Murgia (SPAL).
  • 24': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Biagio Meccariello (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriele Moncini following a corner.
  • 25': Offside, SPAL. Biagio Meccariello tries a through ball, but Salvatore Esposito is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 30': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Enrico Alfonso.
  • 31': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Dickmann.
  • 33': Andrea La Mantia (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
  • 34': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (SPAL).
  • 34': Niccolò Zanellato (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Offside, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
  • 36': Offside, SPAL. Raffaele Celia tries a through ball, but Alessandro Murgia is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 37': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Alessandro Murgia (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 40': Offside, Empoli. Liam Henderson tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 44': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (SPAL).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (SPAL) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Dickmann with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
  • 45'+3': Gabriele Moncini (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, SPAL 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, SPAL 0.
  • 45': Substitution, SPAL. Fabio Maistro replaces Alessandro Murgia.
  • 47': Offside, SPAL. Marco Mancosu tries a through ball, but Andrea La Mantia is caught offside.
  • 49': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Salvatore Esposito.
  • 50': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 50': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 52': Marco Mancosu (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Dickmann.
  • 54': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 54': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Biagio Meccariello.
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Dickmann.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Fabio Maistro (SPAL) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Niccolò Zanellato (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Mancosu.
  • 65': Foul by Marco Mancosu (SPAL).
  • 65': Mattia Destro (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (SPAL).
  • 69': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Mattia Destro.
  • 70': Substitution, SPAL. Federico Viviani replaces Salvatore Esposito.
  • 70': Substitution, SPAL. Mattia Finotto replaces Andrea La Mantia.
  • 71': Lorenzo Dickmann (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Martín Satriano (Empoli).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  • 73': Federico Viviani (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Martín Satriano (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  • 77': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Raffaele Celia.
  • 77': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Ardian Ismajli is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Matteo Arena (SPAL).
  • 78': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 80': Goal! Empoli 1, SPAL 0. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 82': Goal! Empoli 1, SPAL 1. Lorenzo Dickmann (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Finotto.
  • 83': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 83': Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Mattia Finotto (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
  • 84': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (SPAL).
  • 85': Substitution, SPAL. Simone Rabbi replaces Gabriele Moncini.
  • 86': Foul by Simone Rabbi (SPAL).
  • 86': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Mattia Finotto (SPAL).
  • 86': Mattia Finotto (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Federico Viviani (SPAL).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Biagio Meccariello.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Viviani.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Raffaele Celia.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Biagio Meccariello.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi tries a through ball, but Martín Satriano is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, SPAL 1.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Empoli 1, SPAL 1.
  • 90': Substitution, SPAL. Christian Dalle Mura replaces Biagio Meccariello.
  • 91': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 91': Simone Rabbi (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 92': Hand ball by Fabio Maistro (SPAL).
  • 92': Foul by Marco Mancosu (SPAL).
  • 92': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 92': Marco Mancosu (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 94': Foul by Federico Viviani (SPAL).
  • 94': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 94': Federico Viviani (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 97': Foul by Raffaele Celia (SPAL).
  • 97': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 97': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Arena.
  • 98': Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross following a corner.
  • 99': Substitution, Empoli. Duccio Degli Innocenti replaces Nicolas Haas because of an injury.
  • 99': Substitution, SPAL. Nicola Rauti replaces Fabio Maistro.
  • 100': Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 100': Foul by Christian Dalle Mura (SPAL).
  • 100': Christian Dalle Mura (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 105': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 105': Attempt missed. Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Empoli 1, SPAL 1.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Empoli 1, SPAL 1.
  • 107': Foul by Matteo Arena (SPAL).
  • 107': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 108': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 108': Attempt missed. Christian Dalle Mura (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Arena with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 109': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 109': Niccolò Zanellato (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 109': Leo Stulac (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 110': Foul by Raffaele Celia (SPAL).
  • 110': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 112': VAR Decision: No Penalty Empoli.
  • 114': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Christian Dalle Mura.
  • 116': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 116': Nicola Rauti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 117': Attempt missed. Nicola Rauti (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Mancosu.
  • 118': Foul by Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli).
  • 118': Raffaele Celia (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 120': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 120'+1': Goal! Empoli 1, SPAL 2. Matteo Arena (SPAL) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Viviani with a cross following a corner.
  • 120'+2': Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, Empoli 1, SPAL 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, SPAL 2.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 17
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 12
5 Saves 1
46.1 Possession 53.9
12 SHOTS 23
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
424 Accurate Passes 495
520 Passes 603
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.2
81 Long Balls 84
48 Accurate Long Balls 51
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 5
24 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
20 Interceptions 10
28 Effective Clearances 15
28 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Coppa Italia

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

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
34 Adrian Ismajli
65 Fabiano Parisi
30 Petar Stojanovic Yellow Card
10 Nedim Bajrami
18 Razvan Marin
8 Liam Henderson
25 Filippo Bandinelli Yellow Card
32 Nicolas Haas
23 Mattia Destro
Empoli Substitutes:
Gabriele Guarino, Jacopo Fazzini, Koni De Winter, Emmanuel Ekong, Martín Satriano, Tyronne Ebuehi, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Tommaso Baldanzi, Giovanni Crociata, Liberato Cacace, Leo Stulac, Samuele Perisan, Jacopo Furlan, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Davide Merola.

SPA SPAL (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Enrico Alfonso (GK)
6 Biagio Meccariello
18 Matteo Arena
21 Raffaele Celia
24 Lorenzo Dickmann
9 Gabriele Moncini
5 Salvatore Esposito
10 Niccolò Zanellato Yellow Card
23 Alessandro Murgia
8 Marco Mancosu Yellow Card
19 Andrea La Mantia
SPAL Substitutes:
Alberto Almici, Ludovico D'Orazio, Luca Martelli, Simone Rabbi, Fabio Maistro, Mattia Finotto, Patryk Peda, Georgi Tunjov, Federico Viviani, Alberto Pomini, Christian Dalle Mura, Nicola Rauti, Alessandro Tripaldelli, Matteo Prati.

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