Lecce vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Lecce are hosting Empoli
at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
- 4': Hand ball by Elia Caprile (Empoli).
- 5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alberto Cerri (Empoli) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 9': VAR Decision: No Goal Lecce 0-0 Empoli.
- 10': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rémi Oudin.
- 15': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
- 15': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
- 18': Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
- 19': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 20': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross.
- 21': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Lecce).
- 23': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
- 23': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Lecce).
- 23': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Rémi Oudin (Lecce).
- 24': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
- 26': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
- 26': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 28': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 29': Offside, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella is caught offside.
- 30': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Empoli).
- 31': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
- 32': Attempt saved. Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
- 32': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 34': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alberto Cerri with a headed pass.
- 35': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
- 35': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Rémi Oudin (Lecce).
- 36': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rémi Oudin.
- 37': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
- 40': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
- 41': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 42': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Offside, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 44': Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a corner.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Elia Caprile (Empoli).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
- 45'+2': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
- 45'+2': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Cerri is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Empoli 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 46': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 46': Attempt missed. Alexis Blin (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Offside, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Lecce).
- 50': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Cerri is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 55': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 57': Attempt saved. Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli with a headed pass.
- 58': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 59': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 59': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. Youssef Maleh replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. M'Baye Niang replaces Alberto Cerri.
- 61': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Rémi Oudin (Lecce).
- 62': Substitution, Lecce. Nicola Sansone replaces Pontus Almqvist.
- 63': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Rémi Oudin (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
- 64': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
- 69': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
- 69': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Simone Bastoni.
- 71': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
- 71': Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, Lecce. Joan González replaces Patrick Dorgu.
- 74': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
- 74': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Lecce).
- 74': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
- 76': Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
- 77': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 79': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 80': Joan González (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 84': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 88': Substitution, Lecce. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Valentin Gendrey.
- 89': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Rémi Oudin.
- 89': Goal! Lecce 1, Empoli 0. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
- 90': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
- 90'+2': Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Empoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 1, Empoli 0.
Statistics
 EMP |
LEC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,957
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,957
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 11 | +14 | 24 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 11 | +7 | 24 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 11 | +8 | 22 |
| 4 | Napoli | 11 | +6 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 5 | Marin Pongracic |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 10 | Rémi Oudin |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 29 | Alexis Blin |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu |
| 7 | Pontus Almqvist  |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 19 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 30 | Simone Bastoni |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 17 | Alberto Cerri |
| 20 | Matteo Cancellieri |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
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