Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Genoa, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 63': Giovanni Di Lorenzo
FT
1 - 3
Genoa
  • 18': Christian Kouamé
  • 70': Darko Lazovic
  • 73': Antonio Sanabria

About

Empoli are hosting Genoa at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Offside, Empoli. Ismael Bennacer tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
  • 4': Hand ball by Miguel Veloso (Genoa).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Manuel Pasqual.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Daniel Bessa (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Esteban Rolón.
  • 11': Foul by Esteban Rolón (Genoa).
  • 11': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Miguel Veloso (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rômulo.
  • 15': Miha Zajc (Empoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Miha Zajc (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 18': Goal! Empoli 0, Genoa 1. Christian Kouamé (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Criscito.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Darko Lazovic (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Criscito with a through ball.
  • 23': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miha Zajc.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
  • 28': Offside, Empoli. Rade Krunic tries a through ball, but Hamed Junior Traore is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Daniel Bessa (Genoa).
  • 29': Rade Krunic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Rômulo (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Esteban Rolón.
  • 32': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
  • 33': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
  • 33': Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Christian Kouamé (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 36': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Daniel Bessa.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Silvestre.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Manuel Pasqual (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Daniel Bessa (Genoa).
  • 39': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Daniel Bessa (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esteban Rolón.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Provedel following a fast break.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Genoa 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Genoa 1.
  • 46': Christian Kouamé (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli).
  • 52': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Empoli).
  • 52': Rômulo (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Darko Lazovic (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rômulo.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Darko Lazovic (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Offside, Empoli. Miha Zajc tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Esteban Rolón (Genoa).
  • 57': Miha Zajc (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Esteban Rolón (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Levan Mchedlidze replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 59': Esteban Rolón (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Davide Biraschi (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Foul by Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli).
  • 60': Rômulo (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Offside, Genoa. Davide Biraschi tries a through ball, but Rômulo is caught offside.
  • 63': Goal! Empoli 1, Genoa 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Biraschi.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Miha Zajc (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore with a through ball.
  • 66': Foul by Manuel Pasqual (Empoli).
  • 66': Rômulo (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Genoa. Darko Lazovic tries a through ball, but Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Genoa. Antonio Sanabria replaces Rômulo.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Darko Lazovic (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Kouamé with a through ball.
  • 70': Goal! Empoli 1, Genoa 2. Darko Lazovic (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Bessa following a fast break.
  • 72': Cristian Romero (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Empoli).
  • 73': Goal! Empoli 1, Genoa 3. Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
  • 74': Substitution, Empoli. Salih Ucan replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
  • 78': Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Salih Ucan (Empoli).
  • 80': Substitution, Empoli. Afriyie Acquah replaces Miha Zajc.
  • 87': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Genoa).
  • 87': Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Genoa. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Esteban Rolón.
  • 89': Substitution, Genoa. Pedro Pereira replaces Darko Lazovic.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Manuel Pasqual (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Genoa 3.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Empoli 1, Genoa 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 4
41.8 Possession 58.2
15 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
321 Accurate Passes 484
420 Passes 594
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
17 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.4
63 Long Balls 68
21 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 6
20 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 16
22 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,675

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 10 +13 25
2 Internazionale 10 +11 21
3 Atalanta 10 +12 19
4 Fiorentina 10 +12 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Ivan Provedel (GK)
26 Matías Silvestre
32 Jacob Rasmussen Yellow Card
5 Frederic Veseli
23 Manuel Pasqual
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
10 Ismaël Bennacer
8 Hamed Traoré
33 Rade Krunic
11 Francesco Caputo
6 Miha Zajc
Empoli Substitutes:
Samuel Mráz, Nikola Pejovic, Joel Untersee, Salih Ucan, Alejandro Rodriguez, Afriyie Acquah, Eduardo Bubacar Baldé, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Levan Mchedlidze, Michal Marcjanik, Luca Antonelli, Matteo Brighi.

GEN Genoa (4-3-3)

No. Name
97 Andrei Radu (GK)
87 Ervin Zukanovic
17 Cristian Romero
4 Domenico Criscito
14 Davide Biraschi
44 Miguel Veloso
18 Esteban Rolón Yellow Card
8 Rômulo
11 Christian Kouamé
24 Daniel Bessa Yellow Card
22 Darko Lazovic
Genoa Substitutes:
Iuri Medeiros, Antonio Sanabria, Rok Vodisek, Giuseppe Pezzella, Pedro Pereira, Ivan Lakicevic, Jandrei, Stefano Sturaro, Nicola Dal Monte, Koray Günter, Goran Pandev.

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