Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Atalanta, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
    FT
    0 - 2
    Atalanta
    • 32': Hans Hateboer
    • 59': Ademola Lookman

    Atalanta back in second place after 2-0 win over Empoli

    Atalanta regained second place in Serie A with goals from defender Hans Hateboer and Ademola Lookman giving them a 2-0 away win over Empoli.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 5': Offside, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
    • 6': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Koni de Winter.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high.
    • 9': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
    • 10': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 10': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 12': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
    • 18': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
    • 22': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
    • 24': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta).
    • 24': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Offside, Empoli. Liam Henderson tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
    • 25': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 32': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 1. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koni de Winter.
    • 36': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 37': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Koni de Winter (Empoli).
    • 37': Koni de Winter (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Penalty conceded by Mattia Destro (Empoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 39': Mattia Destro (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 42': Penalty saved! Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 43': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
    • 44': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 44': Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Marko Pjaca.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Marko Pjaca (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Atalanta 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Atalanta 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a through ball.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mattia Destro.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 49': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
    • 50': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Joakim Maehle.
    • 51': Offside, Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
    • 52': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Giorgio Scalvini because of an injury.
    • 55': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Koni de Winter because of an injury.
    • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Marko Pjaca.
    • 59': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 2. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 63': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
    • 63': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
    • 65': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Éderson.
    • 65': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Rasmus Højlund.
    • 65': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
    • 65': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 67': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
    • 67': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 71': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
    • 73': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 75': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
    • 75': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Filippo Bandinelli because of an injury.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 80': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
    • 80': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
    • 82': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Mattia Destro (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
    • 83': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
    • 83': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Duván Zapata.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Mattia Destro (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 84': Offside, Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz tries a through ball, but Tyronne Ebuehi is caught offside.
    • 86': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
    • 86': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Mattia Destro (Empoli).
    • 86': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ademola Lookman following a fast break.
    • 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Memeh Okoli replaces Ademola Lookman.
    • 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Nadir Zortea replaces Joakim Maehle.
    • 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nadir Zortea.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Atalanta 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Atalanta 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 4
    48.1 Possession 51.9
    20 SHOTS 13
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    342 Accurate Passes 357
    412 Passes 434
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    10 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    53 Long Balls 35
    26 Accurate Long Balls 10
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    11 Blocked Shots 6
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    19 Tackles 18
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    15 Interceptions 6
    19 Effective Clearances 11
    19 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
    Location: Empoli, Italy
    Attendance: 8,740

    Line-Ups

    EMP Empoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
    33 Sebastiano Luperto
    6 Koni De Winter Yellow Card
    3 Liberato Cacace
    24 Tyronne Ebuehi
    18 Razvan Marin
    25 Filippo Bandinelli
    8 Liam Henderson
    23 Mattia Destro Yellow Card
    14 Marko Pjaca
    10 Nedim Bajrami
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Samir Ujkani, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Sam Lammers, Samuele Perisan, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Emmanuel Ekong, Fabiano Parisi, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Nicolas Haas, Adrian Ismajli, Jacopo Fazzini, Petar Stojanovic, Tommaso Baldanzi, Martín Satriano.

    ATA Atalanta (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Juan Musso (GK)
    28 Merih Demiral
    42 Giorgio Scalvini
    2 Rafael Tolói
    7 Teun Koopmeiners
    88 Mario Pasalic
    13 Éderson
    3 Joakim Maehle
    33 Hans Hateboer
    17 Rasmus Højlund
    11 Ademola Lookman
    Atalanta Substitutes:
    Brandon Soppy, Caleb Okoli, Marco Sportiello, Francesco Rossi, Nadir Zortea, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Jérémie Boga, Berat Djimsiti, Matteo Ruggeri, Duván Zapata.

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