Empoli vs Juventus, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AChiesa and Danilo on target as wasteful Juventus win at Empoli
Goals from Danilo and Federico Chiesa earned Juventus a 2-0 victory at Empoli in Serie A on Sunday, with the visitors squandering several other chances and missing a penalty.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 4': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
- 4': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 7': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a headed pass.
- 7': Attempt missed. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 9': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 10': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 10': Etrit Berisha (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 15': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 15': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 15': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 17': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 17': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Miretti following a corner.
- 18': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
- 19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 21': Filip Kostic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
- 23': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Goal! Empoli 0, Juventus 1. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 26': Delay in match (Empoli).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Offside, Empoli. Youssef Maleh tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 32': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 33': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 33': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
- 35': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
- 37': Penalty Juventus. Federico Gatti draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Penalty conceded by Youssef Maleh (Empoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty saved! Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Etrit Berisha (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 41': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 41': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 43': Filip Kostic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
- 43': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 45'+1': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 45'+1': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
- 45'+3': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Juventus 1.
- 47': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 47': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 47': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 48': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 49': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
- 49': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 55': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
- 59': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
- 61': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 61': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 62': Substitution, Juventus. Paul Pogba replaces Fabio Miretti.
- 64': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 66': Offside, Juventus. Federico Chiesa tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 67': Offside, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri tries a through ball, but Nicolò Cambiaghi is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a through ball.
- 71': Delay in match (Juventus).
- 71': Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Filip Kostic.
- 71': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Razvan Marin.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Paul Pogba (Juventus).
- 75': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 76': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 78': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 82': Goal! Empoli 0, Juventus 2. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik with a through ball following a fast break.
- 83': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 84': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Weston McKennie.
- 86': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Moise Kean (Juventus).
- 86': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 86': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 89': Mattia Destro (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moise Kean.
- 90'+1': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 90'+1': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Moise Kean (Juventus) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Danilo.
- 90'+7': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Mattia Destro (Empoli).
- 90'+7': Mattia Destro (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Juventus 2.
- 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Juventus 2.
Statistics
JUV |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 398 | Accurate Passes | 391 |
| 469 | Passes | 449 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,702
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 4 | +2 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Empoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 4 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 19 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh |
| 21 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 36 | Mattia Perin (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 20 | Fabio Miretti |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 11 | Filip Kostic |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 7 | Federico Chiesa |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
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