Italian Serie A

Juventus vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Juventus
  • Red Card 18': Arkadiusz Milik
  • 50': Dusan Vlahovic
FT
1 - 1
Empoli
  • 70': Tommaso Baldanzi

Ten-man Juventus held to home draw by lowly Empoli

Juventus squandered the chance to increase their lead over second-placed Inter Milan when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Empoli in Serie A on Saturday after playing most of the game with 10 men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Filip Kostic (Juventus).
  • 1': Attempt saved. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
  • 4': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 6': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
  • 10': Alberto Cerri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 13': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
  • 13': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 15': Hand ball by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
  • 16': Alberto Cerri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
  • 17': Delay in match (Juventus). VAR checking.
  • 18': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) is shown the red card.
  • 19': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
  • 19': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
  • 23': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
  • 28': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 42': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
  • 42': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
  • 44': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Empoli 0.
  • 48': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Cerri is caught offside.
  • 50': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Miretti with a cross.
  • 50': Goal! Juventus 1, Empoli 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 54': Bremer (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 56': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Alberto Grassi.
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Alberto Cerri.
  • 59': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Fabio Miretti.
  • 59': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
  • 59': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
  • 64': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Hand ball by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 70': Goal! Juventus 1, Empoli 1. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 76': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Alex Sandro (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
  • 78': Substitution, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz replaces Filip Kostic.
  • 78': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Bremer.
  • 80': Delay in match (Empoli).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 82': Offside, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
  • 83': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
  • 88': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Bremer (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus).
  • 90'+2': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Timothy Weah (Juventus).
  • 90'+3': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Timothy Weah (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Empoli. Razvan Marin replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Empoli 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Juventus 1, Empoli 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 4
61 Possession 39
16 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
567 Accurate Passes 333
634 Passes 404
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
23 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 35
27 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 6
19 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 6
25 Effective Clearances 17
25 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 39,518

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

JUV Juventus (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
3 Bremer
12 Alex Sandro
4 Federico Gatti
20 Fabio Miretti
16 Weston McKennie
5 Manuel Locatelli
11 Filip Kostic
27 Andrea Cambiaso
14 Arkadiusz Milik Red Card
9 Dusan Vlahovic
Juventus Substitutes:
Kenan Yildiz, Joseph Nonge, Carlo Pinsoglio, Samuel Iling-Junior, Mattia Perin, Timothy Weah, Danilo, Daniele Rugani, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia.

EMP Empoli (3-5-2)

No. Name
25 Elia Caprile (GK)
4 Sebastian Walukiewicz Yellow Card
33 Sebastiano Luperto
34 Adrian Ismajli
29 Youssef Maleh
27 Szymon Zurkowski
5 Alberto Grassi
13 Liberato Cacace
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
28 Nicolò Cambiaghi
17 Alberto Cerri
Empoli Substitutes:
Samuele Perisan, Gabriele Indragoli, Steven Shpendi, Giuseppe Pezzella, Tommaso Baldanzi, Jacopo Fazzini, Bartosz Bereszynski, Etrit Berisha, Matteo Cancellieri, Razvan Marin, Saba Goglichidze.

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