Juventus vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Juventus

61': Randal Kolo Muani
64': Randal Kolo Muani
90': Dusan Vlahovic
90'+2': Francisco Conceição

FT
4 - 1

Empoli

4': Mattia De Sciglio
84': Youssef Maleh

Kolo Muani double inspires Juventus to 4-1 win over Empoli

A quick-fire double from new signing Randal Kolo Muani helped Juventus to a comeback 4-1 home win over lowly Empoli in Serie A on Sunday and lifted them into the top four.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicolás González.
4': Goal! Juventus 0, Empoli 1. Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
6': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
6': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Nicolás González (Juventus).
10': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
14': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
14': Attempt blocked. Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
15': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus).
15': Hand ball by Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
17': VAR Decision: No Penalty Empoli.
20': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
20': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
24': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a cross.
24': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
24': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli following a corner.
25': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
25': Timothy Weah (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a set piece situation.
27': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
27': Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
29': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
31': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
31': Foul by Nicolás González (Juventus).
31': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
33': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
34': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
34': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
35': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
36': Hand ball by Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus).
37': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
37': Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
39': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
39': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
40': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
41': Timothy Weah (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Savona (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
48': Delay in match because of an injury Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Tino Anjorin because of an injury.
50': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
51': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito following a fast break.
51': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
51': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González.
53': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
54': Attempt saved. Renato Veiga (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
54': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
55': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz with a cross following a corner.
55': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
55': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
57': Hand ball by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
58': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
58': Nicolò Savona (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Devis Vásquez (Empoli).
59': Substitution, Empoli. Saba Goglichidze replaces Ardian Ismajli because of an injury.
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
60': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
61': Attempt blocked. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz with a cross.
61': Goal! Juventus 1, Empoli 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
64': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
64': Goal! Juventus 2, Empoli 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
65': Substitution, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Kenan Yildiz.
66': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
66': Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
67': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
67': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luca Marianucci.
68': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
68': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
72': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
74': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
78': Foul by Renato Veiga (Juventus).
78': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
81': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
82': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Savona with a cross.
84': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
84': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Second yellow card to Youssef Maleh (Empoli) for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Juventus. Khéphren Thuram replaces Weston McKennie.
86': Substitution, Juventus. Francisco Conceição replaces Nicolás González because of an injury.
88': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
88': Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
88': Offside, Empoli. Liam Henderson is caught offside.
90': Goal! Juventus 3, Empoli 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tosto replaces Luca Marianucci.
90'+2': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
90'+2': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Bacci replaces Liam Henderson.
90'+2': Goal! Juventus 4, Empoli 1. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram with a through ball following a fast break.
90'+4': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
90'+4': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Juventus 4, Empoli 1.
0': Match ends, Juventus 4, Empoli 1.

Statistics

EMP		JUV
13	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	2
44.1	Possession	55.9
10	SHOTS	23
3	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
217	Accurate Passes	304
306	Passes	382
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	9
12	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.4
55	Long Balls	48
19	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	18
21	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	5
24	Effective Clearances	18
24	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 40,160

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	25	+22	56
2	Internazionale	25	+34	54
3	Atalanta	25	+28	51
4	Juventus	25	+21	46

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Juventus (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
29	Michele Di Gregorio (GK)
12	Renato Veiga
4	Federico Gatti
37	Nicolò Savona
22	Timothy Weah
16	Weston McKennie
8	Teun Koopmeiners
5	Manuel Locatelli
20	Randal Kolo Muani
10	Kenan Yildiz
11	Nicolás González

Juventus Substitutes:

Alberto Costa, Douglas Luiz, Dusan Vlahovic, Vasilije Adzic, Khephren Thuram, Nicolo Fagioli, Carlo Pinsoglio, Mattia Perin, Francisco Conceição, Jonas Rouhi, Samuel Mbangula.

Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Devis Vásquez (GK)
34	Adrian Ismajli
35	Luca Marianucci
22	Mattia De Sciglio
8	Faustino Anjorin
6	Liam Henderson
13	Liberato Cacace
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
29	Lorenzo Colombo
93	Youssef Maleh
99	Sebastiano Esposito

Empoli Substitutes:

Marco Silvestri, Ismael Konaté, Jacopo Fazzini, Junior Sambia, Lorenzo Tosto, Saba Goglichidze, Jacopo Seghetti, Szymon Zurkowski, Brayan, Dawid Bembnista, Jacopo Bacci.

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