Empoli vs Chievo Verona, 2020-21 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

13': Leonardo Mancuso
61': Leonardo Mancuso
86': Simone Romagnoli

FT
2 - 2

Chievo Verona

52': Manuel De Luca
82': Francesco Margiotta

About

Empoli are hosting Chievo Verona at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
1': Vasile Mogos (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Adrian Semper.
5': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
5': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
6': Attempt missed. Luca Garritano (Chievo) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amato Ciciretti with a cross.
7': Foul by Joel Obi (Chievo).
7': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
8': Luca Garritano (Chievo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Offside, Chievo. Vasile Mogos tries a through ball, but Manuel De Luca is caught offside.
12': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
12': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Joel Obi.
13': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
13': Goal! Empoli 1, Chievo 0. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
16': Amato Ciciretti (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
17': Offside, Chievo. Luca Garritano tries a through ball, but Manuel De Luca is caught offside.
19': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
19': Michele Rigione (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
24': Attempt missed. Joel Obi (Chievo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amato Ciciretti with a cross following a corner.
26': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
26': Guillaume Gigliotti (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Vasile Mogos.
29': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
29': Foul by Amato Ciciretti (Chievo).
29': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Amato Ciciretti (Chievo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Hand ball by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
32': Hand ball by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
32': Attempt missed. Amato Ciciretti (Chievo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vasile Mogos.
33': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
34': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Stefano Sabelli.
34': Attempt missed. Luca Palmiero (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amato Ciciretti following a corner.
36': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
36': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Adrian Semper.
36': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Palmiero.
37': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Garritano.
38': Foul by Vasile Mogos (Chievo).
38': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
39': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41': Attempt missed. Amato Ciciretti (Chievo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Palmiero.
42': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
42': Luca Palmiero (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt saved. Amato Ciciretti (Chievo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
45': Luigi Canotto (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 1, Chievo 0.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, Chievo 0.
48': Offside, Chievo. Joel Obi tries a through ball, but Luigi Canotto is caught offside.
49': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Vasile Mogos (Chievo).
49': Offside, Chievo. Luca Garritano tries a through ball, but Luigi Canotto is caught offside.
52': Goal! Empoli 1, Chievo 1. Manuel De Luca (Chievo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luigi Canotto with a cross.
55': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
55': Luca Garritano (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Luca Palmiero (Chievo).
56': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
58': Matteo Cotali (Chievo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Manuel De Luca (Chievo).
59': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Luca Garritano (Chievo).
60': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Goal! Empoli 2, Chievo 1. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a through ball.
64': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Cotali.
64': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross following a corner.
64': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia following a corner.
66': Substitution, Chievo. Antonio Di Gaudio replaces Luca Garritano.
66': Substitution, Chievo. Mattia Viviani replaces Joel Obi.
66': Substitution, Empoli. Ryder Matos replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
67': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
68': Antonio Di Gaudio (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
69': Foul by Matteo Cotali (Chievo).
69': Ryder Matos (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Matteo Cotali (Chievo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Foul by Antonio Di Gaudio (Chievo).
70': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Casale (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross.
73': Offside, Chievo. Vasile Mogos tries a through ball, but Luigi Canotto is caught offside.
74': Antonio Di Gaudio (Chievo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
75': Attempt missed. Luigi Canotto (Chievo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
75': Substitution, Chievo. Filip Djordjevic replaces Manuel De Luca.
75': Substitution, Chievo. Michael Fabbro replaces Luigi Canotto.
76': Amato Ciciretti (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
77': Substitution, Chievo. Francesco Margiotta replaces Amato Ciciretti because of an injury.
78': Offside, Chievo. Vasile Mogos tries a through ball, but Filip Djordjevic is caught offside.
78': Foul by Filip Djordjevic (Chievo).
78': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
79': Foul by Luca Palmiero (Chievo).
79': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Filip Djordjevic.
82': Goal! Empoli 2, Chievo 2. Francesco Margiotta (Chievo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vasile Mogos.
82': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Andrea La Mantia.
82': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Olivieri replaces Nedim Bajrami.
83': Antonio Di Gaudio (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
84': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Michael Fabbro (Chievo).
85': Foul by Luca Palmiero (Chievo).
85': Ryder Matos (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Filip Djordjevic (Chievo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
86': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) is shown the red card.
87': Substitution, Empoli. Dimitris Nikolaou replaces Nicolas Haas.
90': Offside, Chievo. Vasile Mogos tries a through ball, but Michael Fabbro is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
90'+1': Luca Palmiero (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Stefano Sabelli.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Luca Palmiero (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Ryder Matos (Empoli).
90'+3': Matteo Cotali (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Michael Fabbro (Chievo) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
90'+4': Michael Fabbro (Chievo) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Foul by Luca Palmiero (Chievo).
90'+5': Marco Olivieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, Chievo 2.
0': Match ends, Empoli 2, Chievo 2.

Statistics

CVO		EMP
15	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
7	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	1
52.8	Possession	47.2
10	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
367	Accurate Passes	314
458	Passes	403
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
81	Long Balls	54
42	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	6
15	Effective Tackles	7
22	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	10
20	Effective Clearances	19
20	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

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

Italian Serie B Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Pisa	13	+14	30
2	Sassuolo	13	+13	28
3	Spezia	13	+11	27
4	Cesena	13	+4	21

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
16	Nicolo Casale
6	Simone Romagnoli
65	Fabiano Parisi
21	Stefano Sabelli
7	Leonardo Mancuso
5	Leo Stulac
11	Nedim Bajrami
27	Szymon Zurkowski
32	Nicolas Haas
19	Andrea La Mantia

Empoli Substitutes:

Roberto Pirrello, Giovanni Crociata, Jacopo Furlan, Marco Olivieri, Aleksa Terzic, Samuele Damiani, Dimitris Nikolaou, Filippo Bandinelli, Stefano Moreo, Samuele Ricci, Ryder Matos, Riccardo Fiamozzi.

Chievo Verona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Adrian Semper (GK)
89	Guillaume Gigliotti
5	Michele Rigione
27	Matteo Cottali
32	Vasile Mogos
18	Luigi Canotto
10	Joel Obi
14	Luca Palmiero
98	Manuel De Luca
16	Luca Garritano
99	Amato Ciciretti

Chievo Verona Substitutes:

Emanuele Zuelli, Michele Bragantini, Mattia Viviani, Michael Fabbro, Antonio Di Gaudio, Francesco Renzetti, Andrea Seculin, Sauli Väisänen, Filip Djordjevic, Daniel Pavlev, Massimo Bertagnoli, Francesco Margiotta.

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