Italian Serie A

AS Roma vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AS Roma
  • 2': Paulo Dybala (P)
  • 8': Renato Sanches
  • 35': Alberto Grassi (OG)
  • 55': Paulo Dybala
  • 79': Bryan Cristante
  • 82': Romelu Lukaku
  • 86': Gianluca Mancini
FT
7 - 0
Empoli

    Roma overpower Empoli, equal Serie A record in 7-0 victory

    Jose Mourinho's AS Roma earned their first win of the 2023-24 season after two quick-fire goals set them on their way to a 7-0 home trashing of bottom-placed Empoli in Serie A on Sunday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Penalty conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 2': Goal! Roma 1, Empoli 0. Paulo Dybala (Roma) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 8': Goal! Roma 2, Empoli 0. Renato Sanches (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
    • 10': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
    • 10': Mattia Destro (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
    • 11': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
    • 14': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
    • 16': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
    • 16': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
    • 24': Offside, Roma. Paulo Dybala tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
    • 28': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
    • 29': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
    • 30': Offside, Empoli. Bartosz Bereszynski tries a through ball, but Matteo Cancellieri is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 35': Own Goal by Alberto Grassi, Empoli. Roma 3, Empoli 0.
    • 38': Foul by Renato Sanches (Roma).
    • 38': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Paulo Dybala (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
    • 39': Renato Sanches (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Evan Ndicka (Roma).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
    • 41': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 43': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Destro.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Roma 3, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Roma 3, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Simone Bastoni replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
    • 45': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Renato Sanches.
    • 52': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
    • 52': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Goal! Roma 4, Empoli 0. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
    • 58': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 58': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Empoli. Francesco Caputo replaces Mattia Destro.
    • 60': Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
    • 61': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
    • 63': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
    • 64': Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Paulo Dybala.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
    • 67': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 70': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
    • 70': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Edoardo Bove (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 71': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
    • 71': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
    • 72': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
    • 75': Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Pagano replaces Leandro Paredes.
    • 78': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
    • 78': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Offside, Empoli. Bartosz Bereszynski tries a through ball, but Tommaso Baldanzi is caught offside.
    • 79': Goal! Roma 5, Empoli 0. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
    • 81': Foul by Riccardo Pagano (Roma).
    • 81': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Goal! Roma 6, Empoli 0. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Belotti following a fast break.
    • 83': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 84': Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
    • 85': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Pagano with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Goal! Roma 7, Empoli 0. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante following a corner.
    • 87': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
    • 90': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
    • 90': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Roma).
    • 90'+3': Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 7, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Roma 7, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Roma 7, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 2
    46.9 Possession 53.1
    8 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    433 Accurate Passes 508
    481 Passes 568
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    21 Long Balls 42
    11 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 18
    19 Tackles 25
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 5
    8 Effective Clearances 14
    8 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico
    Location: Roma, Italy
    Attendance: 61,443

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 15 +20 33
    2 AC Milan 15 +11 32
    3 Napoli 15 +9 31
    4 AS Roma 15 +8 30
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ROMA AS Roma (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Rui Patrício (GK)
    14 Diego Llorente
    5 Evan Ndicka
    23 Gianluca Mancini
    20 Renato Sanches
    4 Bryan Cristante
    16 Leandro Paredes
    37 Leonardo Spinazzola
    43 Rasmus Kristensen
    90 Romelu Lukaku
    21 Paulo Dybala
    AS Roma Substitutes:
    Andrea Belotti, Nicola Zalewski, Zeki Çelik, Edoardo Bove, Pietro Boer, Riccardo Pagano, Niccolò Pisilli, Stephan El Shaarawy, Mile Svilar, Rick Karsdorp, Sardar Azmoun.

    EMP Empoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    99 Etrit Berisha (GK)
    33 Sebastiano Luperto
    4 Sebastian Walukiewicz
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    19 Bartosz Bereszynski
    5 Alberto Grassi
    29 Youssef Maleh Yellow Card
    21 Jacopo Fazzini
    23 Mattia Destro
    28 Nicolò Cambiaghi
    20 Matteo Cancellieri Yellow Card
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Lovro Štubljar, Tommaso Baldanzi, Samuele Perisan, Tyronne Ebuehi, Emmanuel Gyasi, Steven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko, Francesco Caputo, Razvan Marin, Gabriele Guarino, Simone Bastoni, Filippo Ranocchia, Liberato Cacace, Adrian Ismajli.

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