Empoli vs Cittadella, 2023-24 Coppa Italia, First Round

· Coppa Italia
Empoli
  • 8': Francesco Caputo
FT
1 - 2
Cittadella
  • 61': Francesco Amatucci
  • 80': Andrea Magrassi

About

Empoli are hosting Cittadella at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Coppa Italia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Alessio Vita (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Carriero with a cross.
  • 2': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 8': Goal! Empoli 1, Cittadella 0. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli.
  • 10': Federico Giraudo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Alessio Vita (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Magrassi.
  • 13': Offside, Cittadella. Filippo Pittarello tries a through ball, but Andrea Magrassi is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Filippo Pittarello (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Foul by Giuseppe Carriero (Cittadella).
  • 15': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Empoli).
  • 16': Simone Branca (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 17': Francesco Amatucci (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Carriero (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessio Vita.
  • 21': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
  • 21': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
  • 25': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Filippo Pittarello (Cittadella).
  • 25': Delay in match (Empoli).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 29': Offside, Empoli. Liberato Cacace tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Filippo Pittarello (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Carriero with a cross.
  • 32': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Federico Giraudo (Cittadella).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Carissoni (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Filippo Pittarello (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Andrea Magrassi (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Tyronne Ebuehi.
  • 34': Foul by Giuseppe Carriero (Cittadella).
  • 34': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Giuseppe Carriero (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Federico Giraudo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Carriero (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Carissoni.
  • 43': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Filippo Pittarello (Cittadella).
  • 44': Foul by Lorenzo Carissoni (Cittadella).
  • 44': Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Francesco Amatucci.
  • 45': Federico Giraudo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Federico Giraudo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Empoli 1, Cittadella 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, Cittadella 0.
  • 46': Foul by Andrea Magrassi (Cittadella).
  • 46': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Alessio Vita (Cittadella).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Giraudo.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Francesco Amatucci (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 53': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 53': Simone Branca (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Domenico Frare (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Branca.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Foul by Nicola Pavan (Cittadella).
  • 56': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Tyronne Ebuehi.
  • 59': Substitution, Cittadella. Emil Kornvig replaces Giuseppe Carriero.
  • 59': Substitution, Cittadella. Tommy Maistrello replaces Filippo Pittarello.
  • 60': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tommy Maistrello (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emil Kornvig with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Goal! Empoli 1, Cittadella 1. Francesco Amatucci (Cittadella) right footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Branca.
  • 63': Foul by Emil Kornvig (Cittadella).
  • 63': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Steven Shpendi replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic replaces Liberato Cacace.
  • 69': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 70': Simone Branca (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Delay in match (Empoli).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Domenico Frare (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Federico Giraudo (Cittadella).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Andrea Magrassi (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Kornvig with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Andrea Magrassi (Cittadella) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Francesco Amatucci (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Branca.
  • 75': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Alessio Vita (Cittadella).
  • 75': Foul by Emil Kornvig (Cittadella).
  • 75': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 77': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 77': Tommy Maistrello (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Foul by Tommy Maistrello (Cittadella).
  • 79': Steven Shpendi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Goal! Empoli 1, Cittadella 2. Andrea Magrassi (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommy Maistrello with a headed pass.
  • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 82': Substitution, Cittadella. Valerio Mastrantonio replaces Francesco Amatucci.
  • 82': Substitution, Cittadella. Claudio Cassano replaces Alessio Vita.
  • 83': Offside, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella tries a through ball, but Steven Shpendi is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Andrea Magrassi (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 84': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Empoli).
  • 84': Nicola Pavan (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • 86': Emil Kornvig (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli).
  • 87': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Nicola Pavan (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Kornvig with a cross.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Alberto Grassi (Empoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 89': VAR Decision: Penalty Cittadella.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Penalty saved! Claudio Cassano (Cittadella) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Cittadella. Luca Pandolfi replaces Andrea Magrassi.
  • 90'+4': Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Lorenzo Carissoni (Cittadella).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Shpendi.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Emil Kornvig (Cittadella).
  • 90'+8': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9': Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Emil Kornvig (Cittadella).
  • 90'+9': Emil Kornvig (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Cittadella 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Cittadella 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Cittadella 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Cittadella 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
41.4 Possession 58.6
21 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
239 Accurate Passes 396
309 Passes 465
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
9 Accurate Crosses 2
27 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 64
25 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
11 Blocked Shots 2
17 Effective Tackles 6
24 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 21
9 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Coppa Italia

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

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Elia Caprile (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
34 Adrian Ismajli
13 Liberato Cacace
24 Tyronne Ebuehi
5 Alberto Grassi Yellow Card
18 Razvan Marin
10 Liam Henderson
9 Francesco Caputo
91 Roberto Piccoli
11 Emmanuel Gyasi Yellow Card
Empoli Substitutes:
Nicolas Haas, Steven Shpendi, Petar Stojanovic, Gabriele Guarino, Lorenzo Ignacchiti, Lovro Štubljar, Giovanni Crociata, Emmanuel Ekong, Samuele Perisan, Giuseppe Pezzella.

CIT Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
36 Elhan Kastrati (GK)
15 Domenico Frare
26 Nicola Pavan
98 Federico Giraudo Yellow Card
24 Lorenzo Carissoni
11 Filippo Pittarello
23 Simone Branca
16 Alessio Vita
8 Francesco Amatucci
20 Giuseppe Carriero Yellow Card
9 Andrea Magrassi
Cittadella Substitutes:
Andrea Danzi, Alessio Rizza, Emil Kornvig, Tommy Maistrello, Filippo Veneran, Nicholas Saggionetto, Valerio Mastrantonio, Andrea Tessiore, Alessandro Salvi, Luca Pandolfi, Claudio Cassano.

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