
Empoli vs AS Roma, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
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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
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 12,393
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
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 |
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 |
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