
Monza 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.
- 2': Hand ball by Gianluca Caprari (Monza).
- 3': Offside, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini is caught offside.
- 4': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 6': Attempt saved. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 8': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
- 10': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 15': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 15': Tomás Palacios (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 18': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 18': Keita Baldé (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Kevin Zeroli (Monza).
- 19': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 20': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samuele Birindelli.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Luca Marianucci (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 28': Andrea Carboni (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 30': Goal! Monza 1, Empoli 0. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a through ball following a fast break.
- 32': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 32': Tomás Palacios (Monza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 34': Tomás Palacios (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 37': Attempt saved. Keita Baldé (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 37': Attempt saved. Andrea Carboni (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 37': Offside, Monza. Keita Baldé is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 38': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Offside, Monza. Kevin Zeroli is caught offside.
- 41': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 42': Attempt missed. Gianluca Caprari (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 43': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Arvid Brorsson.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Monza 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monza 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Liam Henderson.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Saba Goglichidze replaces Luca Marianucci.
- 46': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kevin Zeroli.
- 47': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 49': Goal! Monza 1, Empoli 1. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 50': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Monza).
- 50': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samuele Birindelli.
- 51': Goal! Monza 1, Empoli 2. Mattia Viti (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Substitution, Monza. Dany Mota replaces Kevin Zeroli.
- 55': Substitution, Monza. Luca Caldirola replaces Tomás Palacios.
- 55': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keita Baldé.
- 58': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
- 59': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a through ball.
- 59': Own Goal by Semuel Pizzignacco, Monza. Monza 1, Empoli 3.
- 62': Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
- 62': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Dany Mota (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keita Baldé with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 66': Attempt missed. Andrea Carboni (Monza) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 69': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Carboni.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Tino Anjorin replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
- 70': Substitution, Monza. Patrick Ciurria replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 71': Substitution, Monza. Andrea Petagna replaces Keita Baldé.
- 72': Arvid Brorsson (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 74': Foul by Alessandro Bianco (Monza).
- 74': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Monza. Stefano Sensi replaces Alessandro Bianco.
- 81': Hand ball by Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
- 82': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 83': Substitution, Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
- 84': Offside, Monza. Samuele Birindelli is caught offside.
- 85': Arvid Brorsson (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 86': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 87': Attempt blocked. Patrick Ciurria (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 87': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 87': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt saved. Luca Caldirola (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza).
- 90'+1': Tino Anjorin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Monza 1, Empoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, Monza 1, Empoli 3.
Statistics
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16 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
9 | SHOTS | 12 |
4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
230 | Accurate Passes | 588 |
294 | Passes | 653 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
17 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
40 | Long Balls | 54 |
14 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
13 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 5 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
20 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 7,742
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
Monza (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
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21 | Semuel Pizzignacco (GK) |
2 | Arvid Brorsson |
22 | Tomas Palacios |
44 | Andrea Carboni |
7 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro |
18 | Kevin Zeroli |
42 | Alessandro Bianco |
77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
19 | Samuele Birindelli |
10 | Gianluca Caprari |
17 | Keita Baldé |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
34 | Adrian Ismajli ![]() |
21 | Mattia Viti |
35 | Luca Marianucci |
5 | Alberto Grassi |
6 | Liam Henderson |
3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
99 | Sebastiano Esposito |
13 | Liberato Cacace |
10 | Jacopo Fazzini |
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