Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Juventus, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
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Misfiring Juventus held to goalless draw at Empoli

Juventus were held to a 0-0 Serie A draw at Empoli on Saturday as Thiago Motta's side dropped more points after their goalless home stalemate against AS Roma before the international break.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 5': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 5': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
  • 8': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 10': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
  • 12': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 15': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 18': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 18': Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 25': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 36': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Bremer (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
  • 38': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Mattia Viti (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
  • 41': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 42': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
  • 42': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Douglas Luiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 45': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 45': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Juventus 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Juventus 0.
  • 46': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 49': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
  • 49': Pierre Kalulu (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González with a through ball.
  • 51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
  • 54': Pierre Kalulu (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Bremer (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 58': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
  • 58': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 59': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
  • 62': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Bremer (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (Juventus).
  • 63': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Pietro Pellegri replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 64': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
  • 64': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Juventus. Khéphren Thuram replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  • 66': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Mbangula replaces Kenan Yildiz.
  • 67': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Nicolás González.
  • 67': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 72': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
  • 72': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Mbangula.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 74': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Gatti (Juventus).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Tino Anjorin replaces Alberto Grassi.
  • 79': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli.
  • 80': Foul by Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus).
  • 80': Tino Anjorin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli.
  • 84': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 86': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
  • 86': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
  • 87': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
  • 89': Foul by Samuel Mbangula (Juventus).
  • 89': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Juventus 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Juventus 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
65.9 Possession 34.1
15 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
593 Accurate Passes 265
653 Passes 340
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 45
20 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 14
16 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 5
5 Effective Clearances 21
5 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,715

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 14 +7 27
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Devis Vásquez (GK)
34 Adrian Ismajli
21 Mattia Viti
2 Saba Goglichidze
5 Alberto Grassi
6 Liam Henderson
3 Giuseppe Pezzella
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
29 Lorenzo Colombo
93 Youssef Maleh
99 Sebastiano Esposito
Empoli Substitutes:
Emmanuel Ekong, Junior Sambia, Ismael Konaté, Saba Sazonov, Federico Brancolini, Liberato Cacace, Mattia De Sciglio, Luca Marianucci, Jacopo Seghetti, Faustino Anjorin, Nicolas Haas, Pietro Pellegri.

JUV Juventus (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mattia Perin (GK)
3 Bremer Yellow Card
4 Federico Gatti
27 Andrea Cambiaso
15 Pierre Kalulu
8 Teun Koopmeiners
26 Douglas Luiz
5 Manuel Locatelli
9 Dusan Vlahovic
10 Kenan Yildiz
11 Nicolás González
Juventus Substitutes:
Carlo Pinsoglio, Khephren Thuram, Nicolò Fagioli, Nicolò Savona, Jonas Rouhi, Weston McKennie, Danilo, Juan Cabal, Michele Di Gregorio, Samuel Mbangula, Timothy Weah, Vasilije Adzic.

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