
AS Roma vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Soulé.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Artem Dovbyk (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 6': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 7': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Viti.
- 9': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
- 10': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
- 11': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
- 12': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
- 20': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a fast break.
- 20': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Mattia Viti (Empoli) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ola Solbakken following a fast break.
- 23': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
- 24': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 25': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 25': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
- 26': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 26': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ola Solbakken.
- 32': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 32': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Angeliño (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 37': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 42': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 45': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 45': Goal! Roma 0, Empoli 1. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Zeki Çelik.
- 46': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 46': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 51': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bryan Cristante following a corner.
- 51': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 55': Foul by Matías Soulé (Roma).
- 55': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
- 58': Ola Solbakken (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Ola Solbakken.
- 59': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 59': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Penalty Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty conceded by Leandro Paredes (Roma) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Goal! Roma 0, Empoli 2. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Roma. Enzo Le Fée replaces Bryan Cristante.
- 63': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
- 66': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 67': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 67': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Matías Soulé (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 69': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
- 71': Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 72': Attempt saved. Enzo Le Fée (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 74': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 74': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 76': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 77': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Matías Soulé.
- 78': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Roma).
- 78': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 79': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross.
- 80': Goal! Roma 1, Empoli 2. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi with a cross.
- 82': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
- 82': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 83': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 84': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 85': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Roma) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
- 87': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 88': Substitution, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 90'+4': Paulo Dybala (Roma) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 90'+4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.
- 90'+5': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 90'+5': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Ekong.
- 90'+6': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mile Svilar (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Empoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Roma 1, Empoli 2.
Statistics
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ROMA![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
6 | Saves | 2 |
27.2 | Possession | 72.8 |
14 | SHOTS | 27 |
4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
171 | Accurate Passes | 547 |
230 | Passes | 614 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
9 | Crosses | 35 |
0.6 | Cross % | 0.4 |
45 | Long Balls | 27 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
21 | Tackles | 12 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
6 | Interceptions | 6 |
34 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
34 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 67,517
Serie A Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Internazionale | 26 | +35 | 57 |
2 | Napoli | 26 | +21 | 56 |
3 | Atalanta | 26 | +33 | 54 |
4 | Juventus | 26 | +22 | 49 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-3-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
5 | Evan Ndicka |
23 | Gianluca Mancini |
3 | Angeliño |
19 | Zeki Çelik |
16 | Leandro Paredes |
7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
4 | Bryan Cristante |
11 | Artem Dovbyk |
18 | Matìas Soulè |
21 | Paulo Dybala |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
34 | Adrian Ismajli |
21 | Mattia Viti |
4 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
93 | Youssef Maleh ![]() |
6 | Liam Henderson |
3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
10 | Jacopo Fazzini |
17 | Ola Solbakken ![]() |
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