Sassuolo vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Sassuolo

54': Andrea Pinamonti (P)
77': Gian Marco Ferrari

FT
2 - 3

Empoli

11': Sebastiano Luperto
64': M'Baye Niang (P)
90'+4': Simone Bastoni

About

Sassuolo are hosting Empoli at Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia, 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 Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
3': Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
6': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
6': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
8': Alberto Cerri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
10': Foul by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
10': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Empoli 1. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
11': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Attempt missed. Josh Doig (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
15': Attempt missed. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
18': Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
19': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
20': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
23': Hand ball by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
29': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
32': Alberto Cerri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
34': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
34': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti following a corner.
36': Attempt blocked. Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
36': Delay in match (Sassuolo).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Attempt saved. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alberto Cerri with a headed pass.
42': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli).
45': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko with a cross.
45': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
45': Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Alberto Cerri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
45'+2': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Doig with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Empoli 1.
45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Empoli 1.
45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami replaces Daniel Boloca.
48': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
50': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
50': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Josh Doig (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
51': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
52': Penalty Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi draws a foul in the penalty area.
52': Penalty conceded by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
53': VAR Decision: Penalty Sassuolo.
54': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 1. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
55': Substitution, Empoli. M'Baye Niang replaces Alberto Cerri.
56': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
56': Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by M'Baye Niang.
59': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
60': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
61': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
62': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ruan Tressoldi.
63': Attempt blocked. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
63': Attempt blocked. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Penalty conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
64': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 2. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
66': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
66': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
67': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Attempt missed. Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Cristian Volpato.
70': Attempt blocked. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
70': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Cancellieri.
72': Hand ball by M'Baye Niang (Empoli).
74': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Empoli).
74': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Offside, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri is caught offside.
77': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
77': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Empoli 2. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a set piece situation.
79': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Mulattieri.
79': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
80': Substitution, Empoli. Simone Bastoni replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
82': Delay in match (Empoli).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
83': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
84': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen.
85': Offside, Empoli. M'Baye Niang is caught offside.
86': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari.
87': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by M'Baye Niang.
87': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
88': Substitution, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
88': Substitution, Empoli. Bartosz Bereszynski replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
88': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Liberato Cacace.
88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Armand Laurienté.
90': Offside, Empoli. M'Baye Niang is caught offside.
90': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
90': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Mattia Destro (Empoli).
90'+1': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo).
90'+4': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3. Simone Bastoni (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+5': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari with a headed pass.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3.
0': Match ends, Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3.
0': Match ends, Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3.

Statistics

EMP		SAS
14	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
46.2	Possession	53.8
13	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
283	Accurate Passes	322
363	Passes	398
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	32
0.4	Cross %	0.2
74	Long Balls	39
32	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	7
12	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	5
34	Effective Clearances	6
34	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,774

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Roma	4	+11	12
2	Internazionale	4	+7	12
3	Como	4	+5	10
4	Lazio	4	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
13	Gian Marco Ferrari
44	Ruan
43	Josh Doig
3	Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
42	Kristian Thorstvedt
24	Daniel Boloca
7	Matheus Henrique
9	Andrea Pinamonti
45	Armand Laurienté
23	Cristian Volpato

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Pedro Obiang, Nedim Bajrami, Samu Castillejo, Grégoire Defrel, Luca Lipani, Emil Konradsen Ceïde, Samuele Mulattieri, Marash Kumbulla, Uros Racic, Alessio Cragno, Gianluca Pegolo, Filippo Missori, Jeremy Toljan.

Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
25	Elia Caprile (GK)
4	Sebastian Walukiewicz
33	Sebastiano Luperto
34	Adrian Ismajli
29	Youssef Maleh
18	Razvan Marin
13	Liberato Cacace
20	Matteo Cancellieri
17	Alberto Cerri
28	Nicolò Cambiaghi
8	Viktor Kovalenko

Empoli Substitutes:

Samuele Perisan, Etrit Berisha, Saba Goglichidze, Bartosz Bereszynski, Giuseppe Pezzella, Simone Bastoni, Steven Shpendi, M'Baye Niang, Mattia Destro.

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