Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Bologna, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
    FT
    0 - 1
    Bologna
    • 90'+4': Giovanni Fabbian

    Bologna cement top four spot with last-gasp win over Empoli

    Bologna's Giovanni Fabbian scored in added time to snatch a 1-0 win at lowly Empoli and consolidate their hold on fourth spot in Serie A on Friday as they battle for a Champions League place.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
    • 2': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
    • 2': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna).
    • 3': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elia Caprile.
    • 4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
    • 4': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
    • 4': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
    • 5': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 9': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Sam Beukema (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
    • 10': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
    • 10': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Hand ball by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 13': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 13': Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
    • 15': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Sam Beukema (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 18': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Sam Beukema (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Empoli).
    • 23': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lewis Ferguson.
    • 24': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Bologna).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by M'Baye Niang.
    • 27': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
    • 27': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
    • 28': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 30': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kacper Urbanski.
    • 35': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna).
    • 35': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Bologna).
    • 37': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
    • 40': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
    • 40': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 45': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 45': Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Bologna 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Bologna 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Baye Niang with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
    • 51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
    • 53': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
    • 56': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Dan Ndoye.
    • 57': Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
    • 57': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 57': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
    • 63': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Bologna).
    • 63': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
    • 65': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 66': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Bologna).
    • 66': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 69': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 69': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
    • 71': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Bologna. Santiago Castro replaces Jens Odgaard.
    • 72': Substitution, Bologna. Tommaso Corazza replaces Sam Beukema.
    • 74': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 74': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Francesco Caputo replaces M'Baye Niang.
    • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Cerri replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
    • 76': Offside, Empoli. Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 77': Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Tommaso Corazza.
    • 79': Substitution, Bologna. Giovanni Fabbian replaces Kacper Urbanski.
    • 79': Substitution, Bologna. Michel Aebischer replaces Lewis Ferguson.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Fabbian.
    • 81': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Santiago Castro (Bologna) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a through ball.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 85': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 85': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 90'+1': Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli).
    • 90'+1': Tyronne Ebuehi went off injured after Empoli had used all subs.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
    • 90'+1': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Empoli. Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
    • 90'+3': Tommaso Corazza (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Empoli 0, Bologna 1. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 90'+5': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
    • 90'+7': Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Remo Freuler (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Bologna 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Bologna 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 19
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 8
    71.4 Possession 28.6
    20 SHOTS 10
    9 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    612 Accurate Passes 184
    683 Passes 251
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    16 Crosses 24
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    63 Long Balls 52
    43 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    9 Tackles 16
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 4
    23 Effective Clearances 16
    23 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
    Location: Empoli, Italy
    Attendance: 11,185

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 11 +10 25
    2 Internazionale 11 +12 24
    3 Atalanta 11 +15 22
    4 Fiorentina 11 +13 22
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    25 Elia Caprile (GK)
    4 Sebastian Walukiewicz
    33 Sebastiano Luperto Yellow Card
    19 Bartosz Bereszynski
    29 Youssef Maleh Yellow Card
    18 Razvan Marin
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella Yellow Card
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    10 M'Baye Niang
    28 Nicolò Cambiaghi
    27 Szymon Zurkowski
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Tyronne Ebuehi, Alberto Cerri, Viktor Kovalenko, Simone Bastoni, Francesco Caputo, Samuele Perisan, Etrit Berisha, Steven Shpendi, Liberato Cacace, Mattia Destro, Saba Goglichidze.

    BOL Bologna (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    28 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
    33 Riccardo Calafiori
    26 Jhon Lucumí
    15 Victor Kristiansen
    31 Sam Beukema
    8 Remo Freuler Yellow Card
    82 Kacper Urbanski
    19 Lewis Ferguson
    21 Jens Odgaard
    56 Alexis Saelemaekers
    11 Dan Ndoye
    Bologna Substitutes:
    Mihajlo Ilic, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Santiago Castro, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Tommaso Corazza, Giovanni Fabbian, Oussama El Azzouzi, Nikola Moro, Nicola Bagnolini, Federico Ravaglia, Michel Aebischer, Riccardo Orsolini.

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