Italian Serie A

Lazio vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Lazio
  • 45'+3': Patric
  • 89': Matías Vecino
FT
2 - 0
Empoli

    About

    Lazio are hosting Empoli at Stadio Olimpico, Roma, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
    • 1': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
    • 3': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Empoli).
    • 6': Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Delay in match (Lazio).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
    • 7': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 9': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
    • 9': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
    • 14': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 17': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
    • 17': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Offside, Empoli. Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Simone Bastoni (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
    • 19': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 22': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
    • 24': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 27': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Patric.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 29': Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Lazio).
    • 31': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
    • 32': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Cancellieri.
    • 35': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Christos Mandas.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youssef Maleh following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a through ball.
    • 38': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Marusic.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
    • 45'+1': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
    • 45'+1': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 45'+3': Goal! Lazio 1, Empoli 0. Patric (Lazio) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lazio 1, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lazio 1, Empoli 0.
    • 46': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Lazio).
    • 46': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 47': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Lazzari.
    • 49': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
    • 49': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Offside, Empoli. Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
    • 55': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Simone Bastoni.
    • 56': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Lazzari.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 58': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
    • 58': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
    • 58': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Marusic.
    • 59': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 60': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 60': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Francesco Caputo.
    • 61': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 61': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
    • 61': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 65': Substitution, Lazio. Nicolò Rovella replaces Felipe Anderson.
    • 65': Substitution, Lazio. Matías Vecino replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
    • 65': Substitution, Lazio. Valentín Castellanos replaces Ciro Immobile.
    • 66': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
    • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 67': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Francesco Caputo.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patric.
    • 69': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
    • 69': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
    • 72': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
    • 72': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
    • 73': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
    • 76': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
    • 76': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Youssef Maleh.
    • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 77': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
    • 77': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Lazio).
    • 78': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Lazio).
    • 79': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Lazio).
    • 80': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
    • 82': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
    • 82': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 85': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Lazio).
    • 85': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Nicolò Rovella (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross.
    • 88': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Daichi Kamada.
    • 89': Goal! Lazio 2, Empoli 0. Matías Vecino (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro.
    • 90': Foul by Matías Vecino (Lazio).
    • 90': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
    • 90'+1': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Mattia Destro (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
    • 90'+4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
    • 90'+5': Mattia Destro (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Christos Mandas.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lazio 2, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lazio 2, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 18
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    40.2 Possession 59.8
    16 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    233 Accurate Passes 409
    302 Passes 482
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    26 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    39 Long Balls 53
    15 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    11 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 8
    16 Effective Clearances 20
    16 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico
    Location: Roma, Italy
    Attendance: 54,000

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 12 +10 26
    2 Atalanta 12 +16 25
    3 Fiorentina 12 +15 25
    4 Internazionale 12 +12 25
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LAZ Lazio (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    35 Christos Mandas (GK)
    13 Alessio Romagnoli Yellow Card
    23 Elseid Hysaj
    4 Patric
    6 Daichi Kamada
    8 Matteo Guendouzi
    77 Adam Marusic
    29 Manuel Lazzari Yellow Card
    17 Ciro Immobile
    20 Mattia Zaccagni
    7 Felipe Anderson
    Lazio Substitutes:
    Gustav Isaksen, Davide Renzetti, Diego González, Danilo Cataldi, Luca Pellegrini, Ivan Provedel, Nicolo Rovella, Valentín Castellanos, Pedro, Nicolo Casale, Matías Vecino.

    EMP Empoli (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    25 Elia Caprile (GK)
    34 Adrian Ismajli
    33 Sebastiano Luperto
    19 Bartosz Bereszynski
    29 Youssef Maleh
    30 Simone Bastoni
    18 Razvan Marin
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi Yellow Card
    20 Matteo Cancellieri
    9 Francesco Caputo
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Alberto Cerri, Saba Goglichidze, Jacopo Seghetti, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Samuele Perisan, Alberto Grassi, M'Baye Niang, Mattia Destro, Steven Shpendi, Liberato Cacace, Szymon Zurkowski, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jacopo Fazzini, Viktor Kovalenko.

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