Atalanta vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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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
EMP | ATA | |
---|---|---|
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
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 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
6 | José Palomino |
19 | Berat Djimsiti |
15 | Marten de Roon |
11 | Remo Freuler |
7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
88 | Mario Pasalic |
77 | Davide Zappacosta |
33 | Hans Hateboer |
10 | Jérémie Boga |
91 | Duván Zapata |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
42 | Mattia Viti |
21 | Liberato Cacace |
30 | Petar Stojanovic |
9 | Patrick Cutrone |
23 | Kristjan Asllani |
8 | Liam Henderson |
25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
19 | Andrea La Mantia |
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