Italian Serie A

Hellas Verona vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Hellas Verona
  • 3': Milan Djuric
  • 56': Cyril Ngonge
  • Red Card 87': Ondrej Duda
FT
2 - 1
Empoli
  • 64': Szymon Zurkowski

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Hellas Verona are hosting Empoli at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, 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.
  • 2': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 3': Goal! Verona 1, Empoli 0. Milan Djuric (Verona) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a through ball.
  • 5': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
  • 10': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
  • 12': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
  • 14': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
  • 14': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 16': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
  • 16': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
  • 17': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Foul by Milan Djuric (Verona).
  • 20': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alberto Grassi.
  • 22': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
  • 22': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
  • 23': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 23': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
  • 24': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 24': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 25': Josh Doig (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
  • 26': Hand ball by Milan Djuric (Verona).
  • 27': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
  • 28': Milan Djuric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 29': Suat Serdar (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Folorunsho.
  • 32': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
  • 32': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
  • 33': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua with a cross.
  • 39': Cyril Ngonge (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 43': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
  • 43': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
  • 45': Suat Serdar (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Verona 1, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Verona 1, Empoli 0.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Suat Serdar (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 49': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giangiacomo Magnani.
  • 52': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
  • 52': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Milan Djuric (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
  • 54': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
  • 55': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 56': Milan Djuric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Stiven Shpendi.
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
  • 56': Goal! Verona 2, Empoli 0. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
  • 58': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 58': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
  • 59': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Delay in match (Empoli).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Foul by Milan Djuric (Verona).
  • 62': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Goal! Verona 2, Empoli 1. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski with a cross.
  • 65': Foul by Josh Doig (Verona).
  • 65': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Folorunsho (Verona).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
  • 67': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
  • 67': Substitution, Verona. Riccardo Saponara replaces Michael Folorunsho because of an injury.
  • 68': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 68': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
  • 68': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 71': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Cancellieri.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Saponara (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
  • 73': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Coppola.
  • 76': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
  • 76': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Diego Coppola (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Razvan Marin replaces Alberto Grassi.
  • 78': Cyril Ngonge (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 78': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
  • 80': Substitution, Verona. Thomas Henry replaces Milan Djuric.
  • 80': Substitution, Verona. Pawel Dawidowicz replaces Diego Coppola.
  • 82': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
  • 82': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Foul by Thomas Henry (Verona).
  • 85': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Giacomo Corona replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Sodero replaces Youssef Maleh.
  • 87': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
  • 87': Giacomo Corona (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Second yellow card to Ondrej Duda (Verona) for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross.
  • 90': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Giacomo Corona (Empoli).
  • 90'+1': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Verona. Jordi Mboula replaces Cyril Ngonge.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Verona. Bruno Amione replaces Tomás Suslov.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
  • 90'+4': Jordi Mboula (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Verona 2, Empoli 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Verona 2, Empoli 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Verona 2, Empoli 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 20
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 0
60.4 Possession 39.6
14 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 7
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
366 Accurate Passes 212
443 Passes 283
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 6
20 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 73
16 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 6
15 Effective Clearances 21
15 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 15,737

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 10 +13 25
2 Internazionale 9 +8 18
3 Juventus 9 +10 17
4 Fiorentina 9 +11 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

VER Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
42 Diego Coppola Yellow Card
23 Giangiacomo Magnani
3 Josh Doig
38 Jackson Tchatchoua Yellow Card
31 Tomás Suslov
25 Suat Serdar
33 Ondrej Duda
11 Milan Djuric
90 Michael Folorunsho
26 Cyril Ngonge
Hellas Verona Substitutes:
Bruno Amione, Pawel Dawidowicz, Charlys, Alessandro Berardi, Thomas Henry, Juan Cruz, Jordi Mboula, Riccardo Saponara, Simone Perilli, Juan Cabal, Federico Bonazzoli.

EMP Empoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 Elia Caprile (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
4 Sebastian Walukiewicz
13 Liberato Cacace
19 Bartosz Bereszynski
5 Alberto Grassi
29 Youssef Maleh
21 Jacopo Fazzini
7 Steven Shpendi
28 Nicolò Cambiaghi Yellow Card
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
Empoli Substitutes:
Gabriele Indragoli, Andrea Sodero, Szymon Zurkowski, Etrit Berisha, Filippo Ranocchia, Razvan Marin, Giacomo Corona, Matteo Cancellieri, Samuele Perisan.

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