Empoli vs Lecce, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Empoli

71': Hamza Rafia (OG)

FT
1 - 1

Lecce

64': Lameck Banda

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Empoli are hosting Lecce at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, 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.
3': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
3': Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Joan González (Lecce).
4': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Joan González (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
6': Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
7': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Empoli).
7': Joan González (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Attempt saved. Marin Pongracic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Remi Oudin with a cross.
7': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
11': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Lecce).
11': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt blocked. Joan González (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remi Oudin.
13': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
13': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
13': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
13': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
14': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Sansone.
15': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko with a cross following a corner.
15': Attempt blocked. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lameck Banda.
16': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
16': Joan González (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.
22': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
22': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
22': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
26': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
26': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
27': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
28': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Lecce).
28': Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Remi Oudin (Lecce).
34': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
34': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt missed. Remi Oudin (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
37': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
37': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Lecce).
38': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
41': Substitution, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi replaces Francesco Caputo because of an injury.
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Attempt saved. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Remi Oudin.
44': Offside, Lecce. Lameck Banda is caught offside.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Roberto Piccoli.
45'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
45'+3': Offside, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Lecce 0.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Lecce 0.
45': Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Bartosz Bereszynski because of an injury.
45': Substitution, Lecce. Antonino Gallo replaces Patrick Dorgu.
47': Attempt saved. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
48': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
48': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Offside, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri is caught offside.
50': Offside, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko is caught offside.
50': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
50': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
51': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
51': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Offside, Lecce. Lameck Banda is caught offside.
55': Attempt saved. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
55': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
55': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
55': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
55': Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
57': Foul by Stiven Shpendi (Empoli).
57': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
58': Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli).
59': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Lecce. Nikola Krstovic replaces Roberto Piccoli.
60': Substitution, Lecce. Hamza Rafia replaces Remi Oudin.
61': Attempt blocked. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lameck Banda.
63': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joan González.
63': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
63': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Empoli. Razvan Marin replaces Youssef Maleh.
64': Goal! Empoli 0, Lecce 1. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joan González.
67': Attempt saved. Hamza Rafia (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
67': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
67': Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
68': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Lecce. Alexis Blin replaces Joan González.
71': Own Goal by Hamza Rafia, Lecce. Empoli 1, Lecce 1.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
74': Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
75': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
75': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto following a set piece situation.
78': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
78': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
78': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko with a headed pass.
78': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
80': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
80': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
81': Attempt missed. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
82': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Lecce).
82': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Lecce).
82': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
83': Nicola Sansone (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
83': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Hand ball by Stiven Shpendi (Empoli).
86': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
86': Substitution, Lecce. Mohamed Kaba replaces Ylber Ramadani.
87': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
88': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lameck Banda with a cross.
90'+3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
90'+5': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
90'+5': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Lecce 1.
0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Lecce 1.

Statistics

LEC		EMP
18	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	4
44.9	Possession	55.1
14	SHOTS	18
5	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
263	Accurate Passes	328
346	Passes	418
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	12
16	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.4
66	Long Balls	64
23	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	7
8	Tackles	11
1.0	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	5
16	Effective Clearances	13
16	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,152

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	34	+63	89
2	AC Milan	34	+25	70
3	Juventus	34	+21	65
4	Bologna	34	+22	63

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-3)

No.	Name
99	Etrit Berisha (GK)
33	Sebastiano Luperto
34	Adrian Ismajli
30	Simone Bastoni
19	Bartosz Bereszynski
5	Alberto Grassi
29	Youssef Maleh
8	Viktor Kovalenko
9	Francesco Caputo
20	Matteo Cancellieri
28	Nicolò Cambiaghi

Empoli Substitutes:

Mattia Destro, Steven Shpendi, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Tyronne Ebuehi, Jacopo Fazzini, Daniel Maldini, Filippo Ranocchia, Razvan Marin, Elia Caprile, Emmanuel Gyasi, Samuele Perisan, Liberato Cacace.

Lecce (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
6	Federico Baschirotto
5	Marin Pongracic
13	Patrick Dorgu
17	Valentin Gendrey
10	Rémi Oudin
20	Ylber Ramadani
16	Joan Gonzàlez
91	Roberto Piccoli
22	Lameck Banda
11	Nicola Sansone

Lecce Substitutes:

Medon Berisha, Mohamed Kaba, Jasper Samooja, Antonino Gallo, Gabriel Strefezza, Ahmed Touba, Zinedin Smajlovic, Hamza Rafia, Alexis Blin, Giacomo Faticanti, Marcin Listkowski, Nikola Krstovic, Lorenzo Venuti, Kastriot Dermaku, Federico Brancolini.

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