Italian Serie A

Empoli vs AS Roma, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
    FT
    0 - 1
    AS Roma
    • 1': Matìas Soulè

    About

    Empoli are hosting AS Roma at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, 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': Goal! Empoli 0, Roma 1. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine with a cross.
    • 3': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Roma).
    • 3': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Roma).
    • 4': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 7': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
    • 13': Offside, Roma. Manu Koné is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 16': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov following a fast break.
    • 25': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
    • 25': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Manu Koné (Roma).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
    • 30': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
    • 33': Victor Nelsson (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
    • 39': Manu Koné (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matías Soulé with a through ball.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 42': Saud Abdulhamid (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Soulé with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Roma).
    • 45': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Roma 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Roma 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Christian Kouamé replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Mattia De Sciglio.
    • 46': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
    • 46': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Hand ball by Junior Sambia (Empoli).
    • 47': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
    • 47': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
    • 48': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Victor Nelsson (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Roma).
    • 49': Junior Sambia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
    • 55': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
    • 60': Offside, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
    • 62': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
    • 62': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
    • 63': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 63': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Roma. Devyne Rensch replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 65': Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Anass Salah-Eddine.
    • 65': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Leandro Paredes.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
    • 65': Foul by Matías Soulé (Roma).
    • 65': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
    • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 70': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
    • 70': Victor Nelsson (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
    • 72': Substitution, Roma. Artem Dovbyk replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Foul by Matías Soulé (Roma).
    • 74': Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
    • 75': Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
    • 76': Victor Nelsson (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
    • 78': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Roma).
    • 81': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Matías Soulé.
    • 82': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
    • 82': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 83': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ismael Konaté.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Thomas Campaniello replaces Saba Goglichidze.
    • 87': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
    • 87': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Angeliño (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi with a through ball.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Roma 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Roma 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 5
    63.8 Possession 36.2
    15 SHOTS 3
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    566 Accurate Passes 280
    643 Passes 359
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 57
    36 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 13
    10 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 7
    17 Effective Clearances 29
    17 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
    Location: Empoli, Italy
    Attendance: 12,393

    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

    EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marco Silvestri (GK)
    35 Luca Marianucci
    2 Saba Goglichidze
    22 Mattia De Sciglio
    6 Liam Henderson
    5 Alberto Grassi
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    99 Sebastiano Esposito
    13 Liberato Cacace
    29 Lorenzo Colombo
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Thomas Campaniello, Junior Sambia, Devis Vásquez, Lorenzo Tosto, Jacopo Seghetti, Federico Brancolini, Jacopo Bacci, Tyronne Ebuehi, Anders Asmussen, Ismael Konaté, Viktor Kovalenko, Christian Kouamé.

    ROMA AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    99 Mile Svilar (GK)
    15 Mats Hummels
    5 Evan Ndicka
    25 Victor Nelsson
    17 Manu Koné
    16 Leandro Paredes
    34 Anass Salah-Eddine
    12 Saud Abdulhamid
    14 Eldor Shomurodov
    7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
    18 Matìas Soulè
    AS Roma Substitutes:
    Alexis Saelemaekers, Angeliño, Artem Dovbyk, Bryan Cristante, Giorgio De Marzi Giorgio, Niccolò Pisilli, Tommaso Baldanzi, Devyne Rensch, Lucas Gourna Douath, Pierluigi Gollini, Stephan El Shaarawy, Buba Sangaré.

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