Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Empoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A
Spezia
  • 36': M'Bala Nzola
FT
1 - 0
Empoli

    About

    Spezia are hosting Empoli at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, 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': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kevin Agudelo.
    • 4': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 12': Offside, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca tries a through ball, but Kevin Agudelo is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 14': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
    • 18': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Mattia Destro (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 26': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
    • 26': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Mattia Destro (Empoli).
    • 27': Mattia Caldara (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 29': Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Sam Lammers (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Sam Lammers (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
    • 33': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Mattia Caldara (Spezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia).
    • 34': Sam Lammers (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 36': Goal! Spezia 1, Empoli 0. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a through ball.
    • 38': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
    • 38': Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
    • 39': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 40': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Spezia).
    • 42': Hand ball by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 45': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
    • 45': Sam Lammers (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mattia Destro (Empoli).
    • 45'+1': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Spezia. Bartlomiej Dragowski tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Empoli 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 48': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Sam Lammers (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 52': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 54': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 55': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 56': Offside, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Sam Lammers (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 60': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
    • 60': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Substitution, Spezia. Albin Ekdal replaces Daniele Verde.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 63': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 65': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
    • 65': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Offside, Spezia. Mehdi Bourabia tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Sam Lammers (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 67': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia.
    • 72': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
    • 72': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Mattia Destro.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a headed pass.
    • 76': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 76': Substitution, Spezia. Emil Holm replaces Arkadiusz Reca.
    • 77': Hand ball by Emil Holm (Spezia).
    • 78': Emil Holm (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 83': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
    • 83': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by David Strelec (Spezia).
    • 85': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Sam Lammers (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 88': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a headed pass.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Sam Lammers (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Spezia. Mikael Ellertsson replaces Kevin Agudelo.
    • 90'+2': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Emil Holm (Spezia).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
    • 90'+3': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jacopo Sala (Spezia).
    • 90'+4': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 5
    59.3 Possession 40.7
    18 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    416 Accurate Passes 275
    519 Passes 355
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    28 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    64 Long Balls 57
    38 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 23
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    10 Interceptions 17
    16 Effective Clearances 27
    16 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Alberto Picco
    Location: La Spezia, Italy
    Attendance: 8,360

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 1 +2 3
    2 Cremonese 1 +1 3
    3 AS Roma 1 +1 3
    4 Genoa 1 0 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SPE Spezia (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
    14 Jakub Kiwior
    43 Dimitris Nikolaou
    29 Mattia Caldara
    20 Simone Bastoni
    33 Kevin Agudelo
    6 Mehdi Bourabia
    13 Arkadiusz Reca Yellow Card
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi Yellow Card
    18 M'Bala Nzola
    10 Daniele Verde
    Spezia Substitutes:
    Jacopo Sala, David Strelec, Jeroen Zoet, Daniel Maldini, Suf Podgoreanu, Petko Hristov, Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Petar Zovko, Emil Kornvig, Albin Ekdal, Emil Holm, Nicolò Bertola, Elio Capradossi.

    EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
    33 Sebastiano Luperto
    34 Adrian Ismajli
    65 Fabiano Parisi
    30 Petar Stojanovic
    23 Mattia Destro
    18 Razvan Marin
    10 Nedim Bajrami
    25 Filippo Bandinelli
    8 Liam Henderson Yellow Card
    7 Sam Lammers
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Martín Satriano, Leo Stulac, Samuele Perisan, Gabriele Guarino, Jacopo Fazzini, Giovanni Crociata, Emmanuel Ekong, Liberato Cacace, Gian Marco Fantoni, Tommaso Baldanzi, Davide Merola, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Gabriele Indragoli, Nicolò Cambiaghi.

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