Empoli vs Fiorentina, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
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
 FIO |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 13,053
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 7 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | Juventus | 7 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Lazio | 7 | +3 | 13 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 43 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 6 | Luca Ranieri |
| 15 | Pietro Comuzzo  |
| 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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