Italian Serie A

Sampdoria vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sampdoria
  • 14': Fabio Quagliarella
  • 29': Fabio Quagliarella
FT
2 - 0
Empoli

    About

    Sampdoria are hosting Empoli at Luigi Ferraris, Genova, 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': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria).
    • 2': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru tries a through ball, but Fabio Quagliarella is caught offside.
    • 6': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
    • 7': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
    • 9': Foul by Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria).
    • 9': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Goal! Sampdoria 1, Empoli 0. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
    • 17': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Morten Thorsby.
    • 18': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Murru.
    • 19': Offside, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella.
    • 20': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Omar Colley (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Murru with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski with a through ball.
    • 24': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 25': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
    • 27': Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 29': Goal! Sampdoria 2, Empoli 0. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski with a cross.
    • 31': Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
    • 31': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdelhamid Sabiri.
    • 34': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 34': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
    • 34': Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Murru.
    • 39': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
    • 42': Foul by Nicola Murru (Sampdoria).
    • 42': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria).
    • 42': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Marco Benassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Empoli).
    • 43': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
    • 45': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': First Half ends, Sampdoria 2, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 2, Empoli 0.
    • 47': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria).
    • 47': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria).
    • 49': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria).
    • 49': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
    • 51': Foul by Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria).
    • 51': Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria).
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria).
    • 56': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
    • 57': Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia Viti.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 60': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
    • 61': Substitution, Sampdoria. Andrea Conti replaces Fabio Quagliarella.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Patrick Cutrone.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Marco Benassi.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 64': Hand ball by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 65': Offside, Sampdoria. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Abdelhamid Sabiri is caught offside.
    • 65': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria).
    • 65': Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 66': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Omar Colley.
    • 69': Substitution, Sampdoria. Tomás Rincón replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
    • 70': Substitution, Sampdoria. Tommaso Augello replaces Nicola Murru.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 74': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Andrea Conti (Sampdoria).
    • 74': Andrea Conti (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Nedim Bajrami.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 78': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Fabiano Parisi.
    • 79': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
    • 79': Hand ball by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
    • 82': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
    • 86': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Albin Ekdal.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sampdoria 2, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sampdoria 2, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 2
    57.7 Possession 42.3
    10 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    397 Accurate Passes 275
    470 Passes 358
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    34 Crosses 9
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    32 Long Balls 63
    19 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 14
    13 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 7
    7 Effective Clearances 19
    7 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Luigi Ferraris
    Location: Genova, Italy
    Attendance: 9,609

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 2 +3 6
    2 Juventus 2 +3 6
    3 Cremonese 2 +2 6
    4 AS Roma 2 +2 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SAM Sampdoria (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    33 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
    15 Omar Colley
    25 Alex Ferrari
    29 Nicola Murru
    24 Bartosz Bereszynski
    10 Francesco Caputo
    6 Albin Ekdal Yellow Card
    11 Abdelhamid Sabiri
    2 Morten Thorsby
    87 Antonio Candreva
    27 Fabio Quagliarella
    Sampdoria Substitutes:
    Simone Trimboli, Ronaldo Vieira, Andrea Conti, Nicola Ravaglia, Vladyslav Supriaha, Tommaso Augello, Giangiacomo Magnani, Tomás Rincón, Emil Audero, Daniele Montevago.

    EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
    42 Mattia Viti
    6 Simone Romagnoli
    65 Fabiano Parisi
    30 Petar Stojanovic
    99 Andrea Pinamonti
    23 Kristjan Asllani Yellow Card
    10 Nedim Bajrami Yellow Card
    27 Szymon Zurkowski
    15 Marco Benassi
    9 Patrick Cutrone
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Lorenzo Tonelli, Adrian Ismajli, Leo Stulac, Andrea La Mantia, Liam Henderson, Samir Ujkani, Liberato Cacace, Jacopo Furlan, Filippo Bandinelli, Sebastiano Luperto, Federico Di Francesco, Riccardo Fiamozzi.

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