Italian Serie A

Atalanta vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Atalanta
    FT
    0 - 1
    Empoli
    • 79': Leo Stulac

    About

    Atalanta are hosting Empoli at Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Empoli. Liberato Cacace tries a through ball, but Filippo Bandinelli is caught offside.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 2': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 2': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
    • 6': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
    • 6': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 13': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
    • 13': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 16': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
    • 17': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
    • 19': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
    • 21': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
    • 22': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
    • 23': Offside, Atalanta. Remo Freuler tries a through ball, but Jérémie Boga is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
    • 24': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
    • 31': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross.
    • 31': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
    • 34': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 34': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 40': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 43': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 44': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
    • 44': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
    • 45': Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Andrea La Mantia.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 47': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
    • 51': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
    • 55': Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 57': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Hans Hateboer.
    • 58': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
    • 58': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
    • 62': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
    • 63': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
    • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 72': Offside, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
    • 73': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 74': Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Patrick Cutrone.
    • 74': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Liberato Cacace.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Davide Zappacosta.
    • 79': Goal! Atalanta 0, Empoli 1. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
    • 82': Offside, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini tries a through ball, but Joakim Maehle is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Mario Pasalic.
    • 83': Substitution, Atalanta. Merih Demiral replaces Remo Freuler.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
    • 84': Hand ball by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Pessina with a cross.
    • 88': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Luis Palomino with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Luis Palomino with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Empoli 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Empoli 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 15
    9 Saves 2
    37.7 Possession 62.3
    7 SHOTS 40
    3 ON GOAL 11
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    291 Accurate Passes 505
    369 Passes 586
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 14
    6 Crosses 34
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    60 Long Balls 35
    22 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 17
    9 Effective Tackles 13
    14 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    12 Interceptions 11
    34 Effective Clearances 10
    34 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Gewiss Stadium
    Location: Bergamo, Italy
    Attendance: 17,654

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 10 +13 25
    2 Internazionale 10 +11 21
    3 Atalanta 10 +12 19
    4 Juventus 10 +10 18
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Juan Musso (GK)
    6 José Palomino
    19 Berat Djimsiti
    15 Marten de Roon
    11 Remo Freuler Yellow Card
    7 Teun Koopmeiners
    88 Mario Pasalic
    77 Davide Zappacosta
    33 Hans Hateboer
    10 Jérémie Boga
    91 Duván Zapata
    Atalanta Substitutes:
    Marco Sportiello, Matteo Pessina, Francesco Rossi, Alexey Miranchuk, Moustapha Cissé, Merih Demiral, Giorgio Scalvini, Joakim Maehle, Valentin Mihaila, Giorgio Cittadini, Josip Ilicic.

    EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
    33 Sebastiano Luperto
    42 Mattia Viti
    21 Liberato Cacace
    30 Petar Stojanovic Yellow Card
    9 Patrick Cutrone
    23 Kristjan Asllani
    8 Liam Henderson
    25 Filippo Bandinelli
    27 Szymon Zurkowski
    19 Andrea La Mantia
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Nedim Bajrami, Leo Stulac, Federico Di Francesco, Jacopo Furlan, Fabiano Parisi, Adrian Ismajli, Marco Benassi, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Simone Romagnoli, Samir Ujkani, Jacopo Fazzini, Tommaso Baldanzi.

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