Genoa vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.
- 5': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 5': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Fabio Miretti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 13': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 14': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 14': Junior Messias (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 16': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
- 19': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 19': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Genoa).
- 21': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 29': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Patrizio Masini.
- 35': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 36': Goal! Genoa 0, Empoli 1. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 37': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 39': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 41': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
- 42': Fabio Miretti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 43': Foul by Koni De Winter (Genoa).
- 43': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Alessandro Zanoli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Patrizio Masini.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Christian Kouamé replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 48': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 48': Mattia Bani (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 51': Substitution, Genoa. Jeff Ekhator replaces Alessandro Zanoli.
- 52': Substitution, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet replaces Fabio Miretti.
- 54': Foul by Jeff Ekhator (Genoa).
- 54': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Genoa. Stefano Sabelli replaces Mattia Bani because of an injury.
- 56': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
- 57': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 57': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a through ball.
- 60': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 60': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
- 61': Hand ball by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 62': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 66': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 66': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Junior Messias.
- 67': Substitution, Genoa. Jean Onana replaces Patrizio Masini.
- 68': Offside, Empoli. Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
- 70': Foul by Jean Onana (Genoa).
- 70': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
- 72': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 72': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Morten Frendrup with a cross.
- 77': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Jean Onana (Genoa).
- 78': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 79': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
- 81': Goal! Genoa 1, Empoli 1. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Jeff Ekhator (Genoa).
- 82': Luca Marianucci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Offside, Empoli. Saba Goglichidze is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Jean Onana (Genoa).
- 84': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Liam Henderson.
- 88': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Koni De Winter (Genoa).
- 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Stefano Sabelli.
- 90': Foul by Jeff Ekhator (Genoa).
- 90': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 90'+3': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 90'+3': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 90'+5': Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ismael Konaté (Empoli).
- 90'+5': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Genoa 1, Empoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 1, Empoli 1.
Statistics
EMP |
GEN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 39.4 | Possession | 60.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 151 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 259 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 48 |
| 31 | Clearances | 48 |
Game Information
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 31,295
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 7 | +7 | 16 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | Napoli | 7 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 7 | +4 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Leali (GK) |
| 13 | Mattia Bani |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 4 | Koni De Winter |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 73 | Patrizio Masini |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 59 | Alessandro Zanoli |
| 19 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 23 | Fabio Miretti |
| 10 | Junior Messias |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Silvestri (GK) |
| 35 | Luca Marianucci |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 2 | Saba Goglichidze |
| 6 | Liam Henderson |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 93 | Youssef Maleh |
| 99 | Sebastiano Esposito |
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