Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Cagliari, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
FT
0 - 0
Cagliari

About

Empoli are hosting Cagliari 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.
  • 2': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
  • 2': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Cagliari).
  • 3': Luca Marianucci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
  • 10': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
  • 10': Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 14': Elia Caprile (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
  • 15': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
  • 15': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
  • 16': Nicolas Viola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Michel Adopo.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Kouamé with a headed pass.
  • 22': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
  • 22': Luca Marianucci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
  • 24': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
  • 25': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Cagliari).
  • 25': Luca Marianucci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
  • 29': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 29': Nicolas Viola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 38': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 38': Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Offside, Empoli. Liberato Cacace is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
  • 43': Matteo Prati (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
  • 45'+1': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Cagliari 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Cagliari 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Viola (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli with a headed pass.
  • 48': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 48': Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Nicolas Viola (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 49': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
  • 49': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mattia Viti with a headed pass.
  • 55': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito following a fast break.
  • 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Nicolas Viola.
  • 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Florinel Coman replaces Zito Luvumbo.
  • 61': Foul by José Palomino (Cagliari).
  • 61': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': José Palomino (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 63': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Florinel Coman (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 65': Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Junior Sambia.
  • 66': Foul by Florinel Coman (Cagliari).
  • 66': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
  • 70': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Christian Kouamé because of an injury.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces José Palomino.
  • 74': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
  • 74': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
  • 77': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
  • 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Roberto Piccoli.
  • 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Matteo Prati.
  • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 86': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
  • 86': Ola Solbakken (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
  • 88': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 90'+3': Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Cagliari 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Cagliari 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 1
55 Possession 45
7 SHOTS 7
1 ON GOAL 1
0.1 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
234 Accurate Passes 187
343 Passes 287
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.1
73 Long Balls 57
21 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 12
23 Effective Clearances 40
23 Clearances 40

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 16,284

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
23 Devis Vásquez (GK)
35 Luca Marianucci
21 Mattia Viti
2 Saba Goglichidze
6 Liam Henderson
5 Alberto Grassi
3 Giuseppe Pezzella
7 Junior Sambia
99 Sebastiano Esposito
13 Liberato Cacace
18 Christian Kouamé
Empoli Substitutes:
Ismael Konaté, Jacopo Seghetti, Lorenzo Colombo, Mattia De Sciglio, Viktor Kovalenko, Lorenzo Tosto, Tyronne Ebuehi, Jacopo Bacci, Federico Brancolini, Ola Solbakken.

CAG Cagliari (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
25 Elia Caprile (GK)
26 Yerry Mina
6 Sebastiano Luperto Yellow Card
24 José Palomino Yellow Card
16 Matteo Prati
8 Michel Adopo
3 Tommaso Augello Yellow Card
19 Nadir Zortea
91 Roberto Piccoli
77 Zito Luvumbo
10 Nicolas Viola
Cagliari Substitutes:
Alen Sherri, Gianluca Gaetano, Adam Obert, Antoine Makoumbou, Gabriele Zappa, Mattia Felici, Florinel Coman, Jakub Jankto, Leonardo Pavoletti, Kingstone Mutandwa, Alessandro Deiola, Giuseppe Ciocci, Razvan Marin.

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