Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Fiorentina, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

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Empoli are hosting Fiorentina at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, 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': Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Dodô.
  • 4': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • 6': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina).
  • 6': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 11': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Fiorentina).
  • 11': Tino Anjorin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Ranieri.
  • 16': Offside, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo is caught offside.
  • 18': Delay in match (Fiorentina).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Foul by Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina).
  • 18': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edoardo Bove.
  • 22': Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
  • 25': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dodô with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 35': Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Danilo Cataldi (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moise Kean.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito following a fast break.
  • 39': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
  • 39': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
  • 42': Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 43': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson following a fast break.
  • 49': Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 50': Offside, Fiorentina. Moise Kean is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Grassi.
  • 51': Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 53': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 58': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 59': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina).
  • 59': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tino Anjorin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • 63': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 63': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 66': Foul by Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina).
  • 66': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 69': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • 70': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
  • 71': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Beltrán replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 71': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Andrea Colpani.
  • 71': Substitution, Fiorentina. Yacine Adli replaces Danilo Cataldi.
  • 72': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
  • 72': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 75': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
  • 75': Tino Anjorin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 76': Substitution, Empoli. Pietro Pellegri replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 76': Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 76': Foul by Ola Solbakken (Empoli).
  • 76': Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Christian Kouamé.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edoardo Bove.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dodô with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Tino Anjorin.
  • 86': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina).
  • 86': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a headed pass.
  • 88': Substitution, Fiorentina. Fabiano Parisi replaces Robin Gosens.
  • 90': Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina).
  • 90': Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Fiorentina 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Fiorentina 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 0
62.9 Possession 37.1
13 SHOTS 8
0 ON GOAL 1
0.0 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
455 Accurate Passes 235
534 Passes 311
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.1
90 Long Balls 45
52 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 10
11 Effective Clearances 19
11 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 13,053

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 20 +20 47
2 Internazionale 19 +31 44
3 Atalanta 20 +23 43
4 Lazio 20 +6 36
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
23 Devis Vásquez (GK)
34 Adrian Ismajli
21 Mattia Viti
2 Saba Goglichidze
5 Alberto Grassi
6 Liam Henderson
8 Faustino Anjorin
3 Giuseppe Pezzella
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
29 Lorenzo Colombo
99 Sebastiano Esposito

FIO Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
43 David de Gea (GK)
6 Luca Ranieri
15 Pietro Comuzzo Yellow Card
21 Robin Gosens
2 Dodô
10 Albert Gudmundsson
32 Danilo Cataldi
4 Edoardo Bove
20 Moise Kean
99 Christian Kouamé
23 Andrea Colpani

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